Get in Touch

Twice a week, I set aside 45 minutes to chat with people who are outside of my immediate academic circles. I think it essential that academics engage meaningfully with the public. I’d also like to ensure that opportunity is as widely distributed as possible; I would not be where I am today without the numerous chances I was given.

Possible things to chat about include but are not limited to:

• Academic/career advice
• How AI might impact your interests/field
• Social justice work and AI
• Mental health and personal advice

My expertise
I am currently a Research Scholar at GovAI and a PhD student at Mila. I also have many years of experience with social justice advocacy and support work, most recently with the U of A Sexual Assault Centre. While I certainly am not the world’s subject matter expert in anything, I have accumulated a lot of knowledge that I think my younger self would have found extremely useful, so maybe it can help you too!

Some remarks

• If you don’t know whether you exactly fit the criteria, reach out anyway! I’m glad to talk, and I’d be more than happy to point you in the right direction if I can’t help you directly.
• We often overweight hesitation and underweight the regret of not reaching out.
• I’m especially happy to talk to people from disadvantaged or marginalized groups (e.g., racialized groups, criminal background, LGBTQ2S+, etc), or those with non-traditional academic backgrounds (e.g., older, with dependents, etc).

To get in touch, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/qXMK1GmFXenuRd8Z6