Located in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and homeland of the Métis Nation
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP MAKE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
by studying when people are likely to become concerned about current or past human rights issues—who as well as when and why people will stand in solidarity with others—and how various “frames” of such issues affect intergroup relations. We also create interventions and design measures for things we care to track—and think you should too.
The images below represent recent, current, and representative projects and research interests led by Dr. Starzyk, graduate and undergraduate students, and collaborators.
The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer (https://www.reconciliationbarometer.ca/) is Dr. Starzyk’s largest active project.
An acknowledgement:
Currently, our primary source of funding is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant (PI Dr. Starzyk) from the Government of Canada and the Faculty of Arts (in the form of a teaching release for Dr. Starzyk). Students also hold awards that support their work. In recent years, Prairie Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Network (PIKE-Net), MITACS in a partnership with Probe Research Inc., The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, The University of Manitoba, and The University of Winnipeg have also provided funding.
We are grateful for this financial support. Without it, much of our research would not be possible.
Note about images.
All images on this website are either Katherine Starzyk’s personal photographs, others’ photographs used with permission (e.g., photo of person carrying water courtesy of Joe Bryska, Winnipeg Free Press), or purchased through stock photo providers.