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Rhonda McEwen
Rhonda McEwen is president and vice-chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto and a member of the BRN steering committee. She’s the former dean of U of T Mississauga. McEwen is also Canada Research Chair in Tactile Interfaces, Communication and is professor of emerging media and communication at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology.
McEwen’s research utilizes communication studies and behavioural sciences to explore the cognitive and social effects of technologies.
McEwen’s research interests revolve around Human-Machine Communication, Virtual Reality. Cognitive Effects of Technology and Media, Cognitive Informatics, Tablet Communication, Device Mediation, Tactile Interfaces.
Projects
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Bridging the Open Web and APIs: Alternative Social Media Alongside the Corporate Web 2022
The article considers the concentration of power on the web and how it has motivated the establishment of alternative social...
- Researcher: Rhonda McEwen
- Project Type: Journal Article
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Understanding each other when Communicating in Emerging Technology-Mediated Environments 2021
The article examines our relationship with technology and considers the shift to remote work. It raises questions around new opportunities...
- Researcher: Rhonda McEwen
- Project Type: Journal Article
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Hello, Avatar
Published in 2011, Coleman’s book, Hello, Avatar, examined the various modes of online identity and how users live on the...
- Researcher: Beth Coleman
- Project Type: Book
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Beth Coleman is the inaugural director of the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network – an Institutional Strategic Initiative and...
