Caitlin Fisher

Caitlin Fisher is a Professor and Chair of Cinema and Media Arts at York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. She leads the Immersive Storytelling Lab and Augmented Reality Lab, focusing on digital culture, AR/VR, and electronic literature. She holds a PhD from York University and has held prestigious roles like Canada Research Chair (2004-2014) and Fulbright Research Chair.

**Education**: BA (Toronto), MA (Carleton), PhD (York).

**Research Interests**: Digital storytelling, augmented/virtual reality, electronic literature, future cinema, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Her work explores intersections of art, technology, and social justice, with projects addressing energy transition, Indigenous knowledges, and global health.

**Awards & Service**: Recipient of the Electronic Literature Award and Vinaròs Prize. Serves as President of the Electronic Literature Organization and on HASTAC's Executive Board.

**Grants & Partnerships**: SSHRC-funded projects on AI storytelling and souveillance. Collaborates on initiatives like Speculative Energy Futures (University of Alberta) and Indigenous VR co-creation. Leads interdisciplinary grants merging global health and the arts.

**Labs & Teams**: Founded the Augmented Reality Lab (2004) and co-founded York's Future Cinema Lab. Her labs train researchers in cutting-edge tools and foster international collaborations, showcased in venues like SIGGRAPH and the World Health Summit.