Lois Klassen
Coordinator, Research Ethics
- She/Her
- lklassen@ecuad.ca
Bio
Lois Klassen has supported the work of the Emily Carr University Research Ethics Board since 2011. She has presented widely on the topic of applied ethics in art and design research (conferences of Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards, REB West, Canadian Association of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Peace Research Institute Oslo Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict, Western Washington U, and more). Her writing is found in Ethics and Visual Research Methods (Warr, et al), Forced Migration In/To Canada (Clark-Kazak, ed), Current Design Journal, and more.
Research Interests
As an artist, Lois Klassen produces artist books with Light Factory Publications alongside collaborative and participatory event-based work, which have been supported by national and provincial arts councils, public art programs, galleries and artist-run centres in Canada and beyond. As a gardener, Lois nurtures a backyard fruit and vegetable harvest that delights many.