Helen Hayes is a doctoral student in Communication Studies at 69热视频 (supervisor: Darin Barney). Informed by science and technology studies, infrastructure studies, and environmental humanities, her research examines the material histories of oil media, emphasizing how Artificial Intelligence and other information technologies are used in oil prospecting, extraction, refining, and transport in Canada. This research is supported by both FRQSC (2020-2025) and SSHRC (2022-2024) Doctoral Fellowship Awards.
Prior to pursuing her doctoral degree, Helen completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto (Victoria College, 2018) and a Master鈥檚 degree in Communication Studies at 69热视频 (2020). As a Policy Fellow at the , Helen researches platform governance and international tech policy. She is also a co-investigator on the , under contract with 69热视频-Queens University Press.
Helen can be contacted at helen.hayes [at] mail.mcgill.ca or on Twitter at @helen__hayes.