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Jennifer Roberts-Smith is an award-winning artist-researcher whose trans-disciplinary, design-based work focuses on performance, digital media, history, education, and social justice. As the co-director of qCollaborative, the critical feminist design research lab at the University of Waterloo’s Games Institute, she leads SSHRC-funded Theatre Relationality Design Peace projects and is the creative director of the Digital Oral Histories Reconciliation (DOHR) project. Her recent publications delve into methods and design research to deepen interdisciplinary understanding and explore the relational approach to design in community partnerships. Currently, her creative work investigates the integration of aesthetics and the relationship between virtual reality and performative realities influenced by medieval and early modern theatre. Jennifer has been part of the University of Waterloo since 2007 and has a background in acting and directing within Canadian theatres. Her contributions have received support from SSHRC, MITACS, the Canada Council for the Arts, and various other organizations, reflecting her commitment to fostering immersive educational experiences through innovative approaches in the humanities and digital storytelling.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.