Who We Are
We are faculty members and students of the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. The aim of the Just Sustainability Design Lab is to help shift our world on a more sustainable and just course through impactful research and community-centered action. A key principle is that each project we engage in has the potential to make a real difference to that end, and some actually do.
Alumni
2023
- Shauna Douglas (MI)
2022
- Curtis McCord (PhD)
- Dawn Walker (PhD)
2020
- Dr. Fabian Fagerholm (PostDoctoral Fellow), now Assistant Professor at Aalto University
- Andres de los Rios (MI)
- Enning Zhang (MI)
- Rachel Booth (MI)
- Tara Tsang (MI)
- Jules Phillips (MI)
2019
- Aman Biswas (MI)
- Tina Deng (MI)
- Kenya Hewitt (MI)
- Allen Kwan (MI)
Prospective Students
PhD Students at UofT
Please get in touch if you’d like to get involved. We are working on multiple projects this fall and would be very happy to share them with you, and we’d love to hear about your research and interests.
Prospective PhD Students
To become a PhD student at the lab, you apply to the Faculty of Information’s PhD program. The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto offers fully funded PhD student positions to study with Prof. Christoph Becker in the areas of Human Computer Interaction, IT for sustainability, civic tech, CSCW, Computing within Limits, ethical and responsible tech, sustainable software engineering, and related areas. We are looking for outstanding students from all over the world to join our diverse network of passionate scholars in Toronto. The Faculty of Information has a unique, vibrant PhD program that studies the intersection of information, technology, people, and communities. Admissions open in fall on a competitive basis for entry in the following September. Deadline: December. Please review this information before reaching out. When you reach out, make sure to be specific about your interests and how they align with our current research or past publications.
What the Faculty of Information Offers:
- Excellent career opportunities in a dynamic international research community
- A structured PhD program with innovative curriculum
- Challenging and cutting-edge research projects
- World-leading university in the heart of a vibrant, diverse city
- Individual supervision and mentoring by globally recognized faculty
- More than 70 distinguished and internationally recognized faculty
- Full funding for international and Canadian students
Incoming or Existing Masters Students
We like to hear from Masters students at the Faculty. There are many possibilities to get involved, through courses, projects, research assistantships, and thesis topics. When you reach out, make sure to be specific about your interests and how they align with our current research or past publications.
If any of this sounds intriguing, we invite you to get in touch with Prof. Christoph Becker.