Elizabeth Patitsas, McGill University

Research

computer science education higher education professional education ethics education science and technology studies science and technology studies education ethics in technology sociology of computer science

Latest funding

Disability Rights and Climate Adaptation in Low and Middle Income Countries: Insights from India
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$124,451
Want Ethical Technologists? Start With Their Educators
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$69,976
Disability Rights and Climate Adaptation in Low and Middle Income Countries: Insights from India
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$265,189

All 3 grants and awards

Disability Rights and Climate Adaptation in Low and Middle Income Countries: Insights from India

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jodoin, Sebastien

Keywords: climate change; climate adaptation; disability rights; rights-based approaches; climate policy

$124,451

Want Ethical Technologists? Start With Their Educators

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Patitsas, Elizabeth

Keywords: computer science education; higher education; professional education; ethics education; science and technology studies; science and technology studies education; ethics in technology; sociology of computer science; educator practices; sociology of technology

$69,976

Disability Rights and Climate Adaptation in Low and Middle Income Countries: Insights from India

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jodoin, Sébastien

Keywords: climate change; climate adaptation; disability rights; rights-based approaches; climate policy

$265,189

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: computer science education Dear Professor Patitsas, 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 computer science education 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 "Want Ethical Technologists? Start With Their Educators" (2020), 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]