Kate Tilleczek is full Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (Youth, Education & Global Good) in the Faculty of Education at York University. Her CRC is funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Professor Tilleczek is the Director of the Young Lives Research Laboratory which is a unique inter-generational and intercultural space that links the university with youth-serving communities to understand, research, support and work with/by/for young people as they navigate challenges such as: social and climate injustice, ecological degradation and the paradox of digital technology. Professor Tilleczek works with large teams across countries to record, engage, amplify and support the work that youth are doing to overcome these challenges. She has recently been awarded funds from both SSRHC and from York University to continue her program of research on youth in the digital age and to develop am international Partnership for Youth and Planetary Well-being.
Experience
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2018–presentProfessor, York University
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2016–presentEditor in Chief, Youth: A Global Archive by Bloomsbury Publishing
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2009–presentScientific Director, Young Lives Research Laboratory (CANADA)
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2009–2018Professor, University of Prince Edward Island
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2012–2018Co-Director, Wekimun School Project (CHILE)
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2005–2016Senior Adjunct Scientists, Hospital for Sick Children
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2003–2009Associate Professor, Laurentian University
Honours
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair; Visiting Fellow Oxford University
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