Karen Barbour, PhD
University of Waikato
Embodiment, embodied ways of knowing, wellbeing and somatic practices.
Creative practice research in dance via community, professional and digital performance.
Site dance, environmental and ecological activism.
Marianne Clark, PhD
Acadia University
Girls’ and women’s experiences of dance and the dancing body.
Recreational dance cultures in contemporary society.
Intersections of dance with fitness and health.
Janita Frantsi, MA
University of Alberta
Individuals' experiences of dance and the dancing body from a sociocultural perspective.
Intersections of exercise, Pilates, and dancers' technical training.
Developing ethical dance practices.
Performance Ethnography.
Stephanie Lilley, MA Student
University of Alberta
Returning to professional dance following bilateral hip replacement surgery.
Contemporary professional dance.
Pirkko Markula, PhD
University of Alberta
Foucauldian and Deleuzian analyses of popular and recreational dance forms.
Intersections of sport, exercise, and dance.
Research creation in collaboration with Initial 6 Dance Research Group.
Emily Noton, PhD student
University of Alberta
Digital dance.
Choreographic process.
Ballet training.
Danielle Peers, PhD
University of Alberta
The study of integrated dance as activist practice.
Crip (performance) art and social justice.
Sara Sereda, MA Student
University of Alberta
Dancers' experiences on social media.
Intersection of inury, identity, and dance.
Competitive and professional dancers.
Jodie Vandekerkhove, MA
University of Alberta
Ethical practices of teaching beginner dance.
Memory work within dance.