Amie Presley
Social Practice and Transformational Change
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, Social Practice and Transformational Change
About
My name is Amie and I am starting my second year in the SOPR PhD program. I chose the SOPR program for its critical interdisciplinary application to policy.
I hold a degree in Sociology from Western University and a Master’s in International and Intercultural Communication from Royal Roads University. My current research interests include participatory data governance and stewardship models, and relational approaches to data ethics within critical education data studies. I am particularly interested in how these perspectives challenge extractive and surveillance-oriented data practices and reimagine authority over educational data.
I have been working in applied research since 2008 and currently work as a Senior Researcher at the Toronto District School Board and as a Visiting Scholar at York University’s Faculty of Education.
I am excited to spend this next chapter learning from so many amazing folks here in the SOPR program and at U of G.