Caitlin Janzen is the Program Manager for BIG Lab. Caitlin brings over fifteen years of research experience to this role, having worked in several universities and research institutes across Canada. Combining formal training in social sciences, sociology, and policy-based research with years of learning from the diverse communities she been honoured to partner with, Caitlin’s outputs reflect her dexterity across interdisciplinary and intersectional frameworks and methods such as feminist theory, decolonizing and Indigenizing approaches, and arts-based approaches to research and education. She is the co-editor of the recently published Contemporary Vulnerabilities: Reflections on Social Justice. Caitlin has also had the opportunity to share her passion for qualitative research methodologies with undergraduate students as a Contract Lecturer. While she continues to publish in peer-reviewed journals, Caitlin is particularly interested in innovative forms of knowledge mobilization and building partnerships with stakeholders within and well beyond the academy.
Prior to joining BIG Lab, Caitlin worked in research administration at the University of Calgary where she supported postdocs and faculty members from all disciplines in applying for Federal and international funding. This experience has further her development as a successful grant writer.
Caitlin is thrilled to contribute to the vibrant culture of inquiry at CFGS by supporting high-impact and policy-relevant research in BIG Lab. She is also extremely grateful to return to the beautiful territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples.