Kelly Jazvac, Concordia University

Research

visual arts interdisciplinary plastics pollution earth sciences art history philosophy environmental impacts plastic pollution

Latest papers

A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution.
The Science of the total environment · 2020 · senior author
Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to plastics pollution awareness and action.
Ambio · 2019

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Art, Science and Industrial Plastic Pollution: Long-term monitoring and art-making in the Great Lakes Watershed
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$94,556
Plastic Heart: Art and Museum as Catalyst in Tackling Plastic Pollution
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,647
Understanding plastics pollution: interdisciplinary collaboration and forensic methodology
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$273,315

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution.

Corcoran PL, de Haan Ward J, Arturo IA, Belontz SL, Moore T, Hill-Svehla CM, Robertson K, Wood K, Jazvac K

The Science of the total environment2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141227 PMID: 32781316

02

Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to plastics pollution awareness and action.

Belontz SL, Corcoran PL, Davis H, Hill KA, Jazvac K, Robertson K, Wood K

Ambio2019

DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1126-8 PMID: 30448996

Art, Science and Industrial Plastic Pollution: Long-term monitoring and art-making in the Great Lakes Watershed

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jazvac, Kelly E.

Keywords: plastic pollution; research creation; visual arts; museum studies; interdisciplinary; sustainability research

$94,556

Plastic Heart: Art and Museum as Catalyst in Tackling Plastic Pollution

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Jazvac, Kelly E.

Keywords: plastics pollution; waste; visual arts; earth sciences; interdisciplinary; art history; philosophy; environmental impacts

$24,647

Understanding plastics pollution: interdisciplinary collaboration and forensic methodology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jazvac, Kelly E.

Keywords: plastics pollution; visual arts; earth sciences; interdisciplinary; art history; philosophy; environmental impacts

$273,315

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

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: visual arts Dear Professor Jazvac, 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]. I read your paper "A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution." (2020), and it 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 "Art, Science and Industrial Plastic Pollution: Long-term monitoring and art-making in the Great Lakes Watershed" (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]