Kelly Bergstrom, York University

Research

time leisure work platform studies digital platform labour gig work access to leisure

Latest funding

Platforming Leisure: Navigating worker experiences of labour and leisure in the digital platform economy
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$88,623
Virtual inequality a woman's place in cyberspace
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$40,000

All 2 grants and awards

Platforming Leisure: Navigating worker experiences of labour and leisure in the digital platform economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bergstrom, Kelly

Keywords: time; leisure; work; platform studies; digital platform labour; gig work; access to leisure

$88,623

Virtual inequality a woman's place in cyberspace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Bergstrom, Kelly M.

Keywords: educational technology; EVE online; STEM fields; game studies; gender and technology; women and technology

$40,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: time Dear Professor Bergstrom, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on time connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Platforming Leisure: Navigating worker experiences of labour and leisure in the digital platform economy" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]