Education
2022 – Present York University, PhD, Cinema and Media Studies.
2020 – 2022 York University, MA, Cinema and Media Studies.
2017 University of Toronto, “Leading Projects in Organizations”, School of Continuing Studies.
2012 – 2014 Concordia University, BFA with Distinction in Art History and Film Studies.
2008 – 2011 University of Ottawa, History and Theory of Art and Film Studies.
Publications & presentations
2024 Publication, “Reinventing Media: The Living Gayblevision Archive,” Found Footage Magazine. Issue 10.
Forthcoming September 2024.
2024 Conference presentation, “Geopolitics of Care and Networks of Solidarity,” Society for Cinema and
Media Studies (SCMS) in Boston, MA.
2023 Conference presentation & Exhibition curation, La femme et le film (1973), Festival international du
cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) in Moncton, NB.
2023 Conference presentation, "Archival Reflections & Revelations – Excavating the Forgotten Memories of
the Women & Film Festival (1973)," Film & Media Studies Association of Canada at York University,
Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam (NL), and IAMHIST in Montreal, QC.
2022 Conference presentation and film screening, “Sensing Borders: Mapping, Media, Migration,” A2R2 National Conference: Exploring Artistic Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2022 “Shifting and Transitory: The Soundscapes of wearehere.fm,” Article for BlackFlash Magazine, Spring issue 39.1.
2021 Screening presentation, Agnès Varda Interview at the Women & Film Festival (1973), Fantastic Finds
Online! Archive/Counter-Archive Archival Screening Event.
2021 Panelist, “Locating Lost Memories: Digitization and Media Preservation Strategies,” Archiving the
Ephemeral: Transitioning Practices, Toronto Film & Media Seminar.
2021 Panelist, Student Highlights, Archive/Counter-Archive Symposium, Toronto, ON.
2020 Presenter, Mirage Creative+, Mirage Festival 8th edition, Lyon, France.
2019 Presenter, Dream Big Digital Meetup, imagineNATIVE Festival, Toronto, ON.
2019 Exhibition Essay, Brandan Doty “What’s the best dog you ever had?” New Edward Gallery, Calgary, AB
Published by National Gallery of Saskatchewan.
2017 Panelist, Paper Local Launch, Towards Gallery, Toronto, ON.
Professional Experience
2023 – 2024 Archival Researcher, Documentary Film Production JOHANNE, Toronto, ON.
2023 Archival Researcher, TIFF Film Reference Library, Toronto, ON.
2021 Digitization & Restoration Specialist, Video Cabaret, Toronto, ON.
2018 – 2020 Education and Outreach Coordinator, InterAccess, Toronto, ON.
2019 Accessibility Coordinator, SummerWorks Performance Festival, Toronto, ON.
2018 – 2019 Membership and Professional Standards Coordinator, Editors Canada, Toronto, ON.
2015 – 2018 Arts Project Coordinator, British Council Canada, Toronto, ON.
2014 – 2015 Project Manager, Contemporary Art Galleries Association (AGAC), Montréal, QC.
Academic Experience
2024 Teaching Assistant, VCC101 – Introduction to Visual Culture. U of T Mississauga.
2022 – 2024 Teaching Assistant, FILM 1101 – Media Practice I. York University.
2022 – 2023 Research Assistant to Dr. Michael Darroch, York University.
2021 Teaching Assistant, FILM 2200 – Early Cinema to the Coming of Sound. York University.
2021 Graduate Research Associate, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology.
2020 – 2022 Research Assistant to Dr. Taien Ng-Chan, York University.
2020 – 2022 Student Researcher, Archive/Counter-Archive, York University.
Awards & Scholarships
2024 – 2027 SSHRC – Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (CGS-D).
2024 Sessional Research Award – Dept Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga.
2023 – 2024 OGS – Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
2023 Jeffrey & Sandra Lyons Canadian Film Scholarship (TIFF).
2022 OGS – Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
2021 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship – Travel research grant.
2021 SSHRC – Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Master's.
2020 York Graduate Scholarship, York University.
2013 Special Project Grant by Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA), Concordia University.
2008 Entrance Scholarship, University of Ottawa.
Membership affiliations
• Archive/Counter-Archive
• Toronto Film & Media Seminar
• Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology
• Film & Media Studies Association of Canada
• International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST)
• International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
• International Media & Nostalgia Network
• International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary