Dr. Kim Sawchuk Chairing A Conference on Differential Mobilities

May 1, 2013/in News /by Constance Lafontaine

Dr. Kim Sawchuk is chairing a conference titled Differential Mobilities: Movement and Mediation in Networked Societies. The conference is hosted by Concordia University’s Mobile Media Lab and will be held from May 8th to May 11th 2013 in Montreal, Canada. More information on this conference is available on the Mobile Media Lab’s website.

CBC News Article about Seniors and Social Media

April 18, 2013/in News /by Constance Lafontaine

CBC news posted an article about seniors and social media, discussing some potential benefits on online communication on ageing populations.

Kendra Besanger wins SSHRC Storytellers Contest for her story on the A-C-M

April 3, 2013/in News /by Kim Sawchuk

Kendra Besanger SSHRC winner in the “Research for a Better Life” competition.

Blog Post About Dr. Barbara Crow and Dr. Kim Sawchuk

April 2, 2013/in News /by Constance Lafontaine

There is a post on the SocioTramas blog written about the research done by Dr. Barbara Crow and Dr. Kim Sawchuk. It has been written by Maria Collier de Mendonca, a Ph.D. student at York University.

Media and Telecommunications

March 26, 2013/in News /by ACT

New Website for “International Conference on Qualitative Research in Communication”

March 10, 2013/in News /by ACT

The International Conference on Qualitative Research in Communication has a new website. The conference will be held October 3rd-4th, 2013 in Bucharest, Romania, and abstracts of a maximum of 500 words are due by March 15th, 2013. Also, ACM member, Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol, is scheduled to present as a keynote speaker.

Dr. Barbara Crow Guest Lectures at Nipissing University

February 28, 2013/in News /by ACT

On February 25th, 2013, Dr. Barbara Crow guest lectured at Nipissing University. The title of her presentation was “I’m a G-Mom: Sociology of Ageing.”

Dr. Barbara Crow and Dr. Catherine Middleton Part of “Taking Ontario Mobile” Team

February 28, 2013/in News /by ACT

Dr. Barbara Crow and Dr. Catherine Middleton were part of a research team for the “Taking Ontario Mobile” Report. This research report provided a summary of the status of wireless communications in Ontario and prepared recommendations for the Ontario government to consider in terms of how to address and support wireless as part of an […]