Miranda Campbell

Dr. Miranda Campbell is an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Industries at Toronto Metropolitan University. She serves as the Graduate Program Director for the York/TMU Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture. Her research focuses on creative employment, youth culture, and small-scale creative practices, with a particular emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the creative industries. She holds a Ph.D. from McGill University, an MA from Concordia University, and a BA from the University of British Columbia.

Her research employs qualitative methods including phenomenological analysis, oral histories, and cultural mapping, alongside participatory action research and arts-based methodologies. Key areas of investigation include organizational structures in creative industries, cultural policy impacts, and emerging creative labor trends. Campbell is committed to bridging academic research with community engagement, collaborating with organizations like Rock Camp for Girls Montreal and WhipperSnapper Gallery.

Her scholarly outputs include notable books such as Out of the Basement: Youth Cultural Production in Practice and in Policy (2013), shortlisted for the Donner Prize, and Reimagining the Creative Industries: Youth Creative Work, Communities of Care (2022). She has received awards including the 2020 Ryerson University YSGS Award for Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Education.

Campbell leads research projects funded by SSHRC, including studies on mapping Canadian arts-service organizations and analyzing comic-cons as urban media industries. Her work emphasizes fostering inclusive environments and innovative pedagogical approaches in creative sectors.