Dr. Anne Pasek (she/her)
Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment
Assistant Professor, Trent University
BA (University of Alberta), MA (McGill), PhD (New York University)
Email: annepasek@trentu.ca
Research Interests: climate change, energy/environmental humanities, science communication, visual culture, new materialisms, infrastructure, cultural politics
Personal Website: annepasek.com
Swati Mehta (she/her)
PhD Candidate – Department of Cultural Studies, Trent University
BA (Loreto College, Calcutta University), MA (CIM, University of Warwick)
Email: swatimehta@trentu.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/swatimehta-0678938
Research Interests: digital media and culture, climate activism and communication, environmental justice, platform studies, social networks, sociology of data and quantification, qualitative research
Kees Schuller (they/them)
PhD Candidate – Department of Cultural Studies, Trent University
BA (University of Windsor), MA (Queen’s University)
Email: keesschuller@trentu.ca
Research Interests: genre fiction, science fiction, energy/environmental humanities, game studies, creative writing, activism, social and environmental justice, transhumanism, monster theory
Elizabet Villas (she/her)
Honours in Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering and Data Analysis, Trent University
Email: elizabetvillas@trentu.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabetvillas
Research Interests: software for sustainability, digital media systems, energy-efficient computing, interactive and experimental media, ethical data practices, eco-centric design, cloud platforms and environmental impact
Aqsa Susan Yousafzai (she/her)
Honours B.Sc. in Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization, Trent University
Email: aqsasusanyousafzai@trentu.ca
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aqsa-susan-yousafzai
Portfolio: https://asy-portfolio.netlify.app/
Research Interests: AI, data visualization, sustainable computing, community-driven tech, flight simulation, social & environmental justice
Sarah Rayner (she/they)
PhD Candidate – Department of Cultural Studies, Trent University
Email: sarahrayner@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Feminist media studies, visual culture, queer-feminist activisms, digital and print media cultures, art and politics, affect, popular culture
Lynn Vegh (she/he/they)
Honours in Environment and Resource Studies – School of the Environment, Trent University
Email: sarahvegh@trentu.ca
Research Interests: environmental humanities, community-based resource relationships, environmental communication, non-charismatic species, Indigenous rights
Sathyanarayanan Venkatakrishnan (he/him)
MSc in Big Data Analytics at Trent University, Peterborough
PG Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with University of Texas at Austin and Great Lakes Executive Learning, Online
BTech in Biotechnology at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Email: svenkatakrishnan@trentu.ca
Research Interests: Reinforcement Learning, GIS, IOT, Simulation, Artificial Intelligence