Sara Bannerman, Ph.D. (Carleton University)
Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance
Professor
Sara Bannerman leads the Communications Governance Observatory. Prof. Bannerman researches traditional forms of governance such as copyright, intellectual property, and privacy law, as well as governance undertaken through non-state actors: governance by code, technologies, and private companies.
E-mail: banners[at]mcmaster[dot]ca
Ph.D Candidate (McMaster University)
Research Coordinator
Helen Beny is a Research Coordinator with TheTechLobby and a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. Helen’s research focuses on the intersection of technology and politics, specifically examining media policies, surveillance, and digital repression in both democracies and autocracies.
Fizza Kulvi Ph.D Candidate (McMaster University)
Research Coordinator
Fizza is a PhD candidate in the Communication, New Media and Cultural Studies program at McMaster University where she researches how communication processes and technologies influence citizen engagement with social life and politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences from the University of Alberta and a master’s degree in Globalization Studies from McMaster University.
E-mail: kulvif[at]mcmaster[dot]ca
Charnjot Shokar, M.A. (McMaster University)
Research Coordinator
Charnjot graduated in 2018 from the Communication and New Media M.A. program at McMaster University. He has worked closely with Sara on multiple projects; the two most pertinent being a brief to the the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on intermediary copyright enforcement and an op-ed for The Conversation on Canada’s response to the Facebook data scandal. Currently, he is conducting research for a paper on platform imperialism.
E-mail: shokac1[at]mcmaster[dot]ca