Research Associates

Research Associates participate in the intellectual and creative life of Sensorium, submit and administer grants through the Centre, and/or are active in a research cluster, and in organizing workshops and conferences.

Headshot image of Associate Professor Doug Van Nort.

Doug Van Nort

Canada Research Chair; Associate Professor, Computational Arts/Music

Doug Van Nort’s creative and scholarly work operates in the domains of electroacoustic, experimental and computer music, improvised and interactive performance, and the sonic arts more broadly. He creates compositions and frameworks for improvisation that integrate machine agents, immersive environments, and experiences of telepresence as boundary conditions to explore the myriad ways that performers negotiate emergent, collective meaning outside of spoken language.


Headshot of Professor Brandon Vickerd.

Brandon Vickerd

Professor, Visual Art & Art History

Brandon Vickerd is a sculptor whose site-specific interventions, public performances and object-based sculptures act as a catalyst for critical thought and engagement with the physical world. Projects such as Dance of the Cranes (Toronto and Brooklyn) transform the cityscape through choreographed dances executed by high-rise construction cranes perched upon condos developments.


Headshot of Associate Professor Graham Wakefield.

Graham Wakefield

Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor, Computational Arts

Graham Wakefield joined York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design in 2014. He is appointed to the Department of Computational Arts, and holds a Canada Research Chair in Computational Worldmaking.


Emilia White

Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator, Integrative Arts

Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator, Integrative Arts Emilia White is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in object-based performance, fiber art and animation. She draws inspiration from early avant-garde movements such as Dada, Fluxus, …


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