The event is supported by the Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) from the Government of Canada
- When: June 26, 2025, 1-3pm(ET)
- Where: Online
- Who: KM experts (by invitation)
Contact Info
About the Event
Academic research on controversial, sensitive, or politically charged topics presents unique challenges and opportunities for knowledge mobilization (KM). This specialist meeting will bring together a select group of academic experts to share effective KM strategies, insights, and best practices, with a focus on maximizing impact and minimizing risks associated with disseminating research findings to diverse public audiences.
This event is being convened as part of the Social Media Lab’s work developing an easy-to-use toolkit to help early-career researchers choose the right strategies for sharing their work more broadly.
FUTURE COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
This is an invitation-only event; however, please check back after the event for details about the resulting publications and opportunities to engage with the group in future research and events on this topic.
ORGANIZERS
- Anatoliy Gruzd, Professor and Co-Director Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Philip Mai, Senior Researcher and Co-Director Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Anthony Clements Haines, Research Associate, Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
PARTICIPANTS
- Aengus Bridgman, Director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory and the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN), McGill University
- Kara Brisson-Boivin, Director of Research, MediaSmarts – Canada’s centre for digital media literacy
- William Hollingshead, Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Media Lab, TMU
- Jaigris Hodson, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest, Royal Roads University
- Alberto Lusoli, Deputy Director, Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University
- Oleksandr Pankieiev, Editor-in-Chief of the Forum for Ukrainian Studies, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
- Heidi Tworek, Professor, Canada Research Chair, and Director at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, University of British Columbia
- Beatrice Wayne, Director of Research and Policy, The Samara Centre for Democracy