Conference Agenda (All times are shown in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) unless otherwise noted)

My praxis is grounded in intersectional approaches that centre justice, equity, anti-racism and decolonization in research and research practices. My talk will share about my work in research administration at the University of British Columbia and my approaches to working in complex systems in a way that resonates and connects to the work that you do in information sciences and research.

In my work, I grapple with questions about what it means to offer, co-create and design pathways for alternative knowledges and alternative ways of being and knowing, to be weaved into research and institutional systems, policies and procedures. How do we hold space and create room for Indigenous and Black peoples, communities and collectives to set direction, to shape priorities, and to the drive the agenda on issues that relate most to themselves? How do we do all this work using decolonizing and anti-oppressive/anti-racist practices, centring justice and equity, bringing our full authentic selves to this work and our practice? How do we reimagine how success and progress is defined, measured and evaluated? How do we co-create and develop reciprocal relationships of respect and mutual accountability? I share about ways to think about equity, decolonization and anti-oppressive/anti-racist practices and experiences that give us pause to reflect on our current societal fabric; unpicking, unravelling and un/(re) learning as we go.