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Vivek Venkatesh
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Latest papers
An IoT-Enabled Radius-Based Traffic Signal Preemption Framework for Ambulance Priority in Smart Cities
International Journal on Science and Technology · 2026 · first author
Discomfort as an Axis of Arts-Based Social Pedagogy
2025 · first author
The role of pluralism in fostering an ethic of social justice: Policy recommendations for music therapy education and training
Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $54,278
The changing face of youth violence in the digital era: Unpacking trajectories of support for violence among adolescents within a cyber-developmental framework
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $63,852
Comprendre l'écosystème de gauche radicale au Canada et son rapport à la violence: acteurs, discours et adhésion
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $823,095
Flax Fibre to Fabric: An Innovative Transition Design Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Value-Chains
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
91 publications.
An IoT-Enabled Radius-Based Traffic Signal Preemption Framework for Ambulance Priority in Smart Cities
Vivek Venkatesh, Ranjana K K, Sridevi G
Discomfort as an Axis of Arts-Based Social Pedagogy
Vivek Venkatesh
The role of pluralism in fostering an ethic of social justice: Policy recommendations for music therapy education and training
Annabelle Brault, Cynthia Bruce, Vivek Venkatesh
Changing Patterns of Mobile Phone and Social Media Use in India: Before, During, and After COVID-19 Lockdowns
Vivek Venkatesh, Afshan Rehman, Salma Begum, Dhareppa Uppar
Sport Against Development and Peace
Tegwen Gadais, Ghada Touir, Laurie Décarpentrie, Mazen Al Khatib, Alain Daou, Chirine Chamsine, Vivek Venkatesh, Olivier Arvisais
Vaccine mistrust among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of health literacy, conspiracy theories, and racial discrimination in the healthcare system.
Cénat JM, Moshirian Farahi SMM, Bakombo SM, Dalexis RD, Pongou R, Caulley L, Yaya S, Etowa J, Venkatesh V
The unsanitary other and racism during the pandemic: analysis of purity discourses on social media in India, France and United States of America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Desmarais C, Roy M, Nguyen MT, Venkatesh V, Rousseau C
Re-colonising the field of evaluation of prevention of violent radicalisation
Pablo Madriaza, David Morin, Vivek Venkatesh
A Systematic Review on Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Communities in Canada: Critical Issues and Research Failures.
Cénat JM, Noorishad PG, Bakombo SM, Onesi O, Mesbahi A, Darius WP, Caulley L, Yaya S, Chomienne MH, Etowa J, Venkatesh V, Dalexis RD, Pongou R, Labelle PR
Systematic Review on the Outcomes of Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs in the Field of Violent Radicalization
Sébastien Brouillette‐Alarie, Ghayda Hassan, Wynnpaul Varela, Sarah Ousman, Deniz Kilinc, Éléa Laetitia Savard, Pablo Madriaza, Shandon Harris-Hogan, John McCoy, Cécile Rousseau, Michael King, Vivek Venkatesh, Eugene Borokhovski, David Pickup
The changing face of youth violence in the digital era: Unpacking trajectories of support for violence among adolescents within a cyber-developmental framework
Principal investigators: Miconi, Diana
Keywords: adolescence; violence; support for violent radicalization; digital media; ideology; school climate; intensive longitudinal data; latent transition analysis; mixed-method research
Comprendre l'écosystème de gauche radicale au Canada et son rapport à la violence: acteurs, discours et adhésion
Principal investigators: Morin, David A.
Keywords: Radicalisation; extrémisme; violence politque; gauche radicale
Flax Fibre to Fabric: An Innovative Transition Design Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Value-Chains
Principal investigators: Green, Jennifer
Keywords: Flax; Linen; Value Chain; Sustainability; Biochar; Agronomy; Life-Cycle Assessment; Circular Economy; Transition Design; Building Materials
Dialogues extrêmes et résilience démocratique : Comprendre pour mieux agir
Principal investigators: Morin, David
Voix de la colère et de l'espoir: Stratégies narratives numériques et ethnographiques de gestion de la colère et de l'espoir par les jeunes musulmanes et musulmans au Canada, en Europe et au Maghreb
Keywords: Jeunes; Islam; Religiosité; Colère; Espoir; Action; Stratégies narratives; Stratégies d'adaptation; Hip-hop/Rap/Slam; Médias sociaux
Landscape of Hope: Magnifying Narratives of Resilience and Ensuring Wellbeing of Marginalised Québecois Youth
Principal investigators: Venkatesh, Vivek
Keywords: community resilience; mental health; youth-led community programs; multi-stakeholder interventions; youth mental health; digital art; sound studies; inclusive practices; hate speech; critical digital literacy; prevention of discrimination
No Outsides: Underground Arts as a Catalyst for Pluralism in an Era of Polarization
Principal investigators: Venkatesh, Vivek
Keywords: metal music studies; underground arts; dystopia; visual arts; music; research-creation; speculative pedagogies; racial justice; postcolonial; media studies; cultural studies
Social polarization in high schools during COVID-19: A mixed-method Positive Youth Development research to inform how to promote well-being and reduce violence among adolescents
Principal investigators: Miconi, Diana
Keywords: social polarization; adolescence; wellbeing; violence prevention; positive youth development
Confronting Nationalist Narratives: Educating Newcomers about Indigenous Canada
Principal investigators: Lugosi-Schimpf, Nicole
Keywords: Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Critical Indigenous Studies; Qualitative Methods; Immigrant Integration; Public Policy; Racism; Stereotypes
Landscape of Hope: Magnifying Narratives of Resilience and Ensuring Wellbeing of Marginalised Québecois Youth
Principal investigators: Venkatesh, Vivek
Keywords: community resilience; mental health; youth-led community programs; multi-stakeholder interventions; youth mental health; digital art; sound studies; inclusive practices; hate speech; critical digital literacy; prevention of discrimination
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Cecile Rousseau and Ghayda Hassan: 39 shared papers
- Cecile Rousseau and Diana Miconi: 37 shared papers
- Cecile Rousseau and Jude Cénat: 23 shared papers
- Olivier Arvisais and Patrick Charland: 20 shared papers
- Josephine Etowa and Sanni Yaya: 14 shared papers
- Roland Pongou and Sanni Yaya: 12 shared papers
- Kamran Shaikh and Vivek Venkatesh: 10 shared papers
- Olivier Arvisais and Chirine Chamsine: 8 shared papers
- Cecile Rousseau and Vivek Venkatesh: 7 shared papers
- Wynnpaul Varela and Vivek Venkatesh: 7 shared papers
- Josephine Etowa and Jude Cénat: 6 shared papers
- Jude Cénat and Sanni Yaya: 6 shared papers
- Julien Mercier and Patrick Charland: 6 shared papers
- Ghayda Hassan and Wynnpaul Varela: 6 shared papers
- Steven Shaw and Vivek Venkatesh: 6 shared papers
- Steven Shaw and Dennis Dicks: 4 shared papers
- Dennis Dicks and Vivek Venkatesh: 4 shared papers
- Jude Cénat and Roland Pongou: 3 shared papers
- Jude Cénat and Vivek Venkatesh: 3 shared papers
- Olivier Arvisais and Vivek Venkatesh: 3 shared papers
- Ghayda Hassan and Diana Miconi: 3 shared papers
- Ghayda Hassan and Vivek Venkatesh: 3 shared papers
- Chirine Chamsine and Vivek Venkatesh: 3 shared papers
- Wynnpaul Varela and Philip Abrami: 3 shared papers
- Philip Abrami and Vivek Venkatesh: 3 shared papers
- Cecile Rousseau and Christian Desmarais: 2 shared papers
- Josephine Etowa and Roland Pongou: 2 shared papers
- Josephine Etowa and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Roland Pongou and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Magda Fusaro and Wynnpaul Varela: 2 shared papers
- Magda Fusaro and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Patrick Charland and Chirine Chamsine: 2 shared papers
- Patrick Charland and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Anne-Marie Croteau and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Sanni Yaya and Vivek Venkatesh: 2 shared papers
- Julien Mercier and Wynnpaul Varela: 1 shared paper
- Julien Mercier and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Ghayda Hassan and Christian Desmarais: 1 shared paper
- Helena Osana and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Elisabeth Kaine and Carmen Dionne: 1 shared paper
- Elisabeth Kaine and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Cynthia Bruce and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Diana Miconi and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Diana Miconi and Christian Desmarais: 1 shared paper
- Carmen Dionne and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Philip Abrami and David Waddington: 1 shared paper
- David Waddington and Vivek Venkatesh: 1 shared paper
- Vivek Venkatesh and Christian Desmarais: 1 shared paper
- Department of Education
- Department of Psychiatry
- Département de didactique
- Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE)
- Dan School of Drama and Music
- About the Department
- École de langues
- Other
Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Kamran Shaikh
Department of Education
10 shared papers, latest 2016
Wynnpaul Varela
Dan School of Drama and Music
7 shared papers, latest 2022
Cecile Rousseau
Department of Psychiatry
7 shared papers, latest 2023
Steven Shaw
Department of Education
6 shared papers, latest 2007
Dennis Dicks
About the Department
4 shared papers, latest 2005
Jude Cénat
Psychology
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Philip Abrami
Centre for the Study of Learning & Perfromance
3 shared papers, latest 2013
Ghayda Hassan
Département de psychologie
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Olivier Arvisais
Département de didactique
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Chirine Chamsine
École de langues
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Sanni Yaya
Violence
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Magda Fusaro
Département d’analytique, opérations et technologies de l’information
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Patrick Charland
Département de didactique
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Roland Pongou
Department of Economics
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Anne-Marie Croteau
Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
2 shared papers, latest 2015
Josephine Etowa
Nursing Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Diana Miconi
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Christian Desmarais
Department of Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Norman Segalowitz
Department of Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2012
David Waddington
Department of Education
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Liette Vasseur
Biological Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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