Meera Govindasamy (ComCult MA '19) awarded a 2019 Ryerson Gold Medal

Meera recognized for her leadership, academic achievements as well has her many contributions to the Ryerson community. Congratulations!

October 16, 2019

Meera Govindasamy’s Master’s Thesis, "Public Legal Education Podcasting For Newcomers In Ontario: Affective Interventions In Participatory Action Research" modeled best practices in participatory research. She showed diligence, collegiality and creativity in her work with vulnerable immigrant communities. Her podcasts are available through the website to CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario) (external link) and are in use by community groups across Canada. This is an extraordinary achievement of research-creation and knowledge mobilization. In addition, she has made several outstanding contributions to Ryerson and the larger community, which include graduate student leadership, participation in The Studio for Media Activism & Critical Thought (external link) , and the founding of a weekly writing group for queer, black, Indigenous, and POC undergraduate students at Ryerson University.

From the award citation by Meera's supervisor Dr. Marusya Bociurkiw

Meera Govindasamy Awarded a 2019 Ryerson Gold Medal

Ryerson President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, presents Meera Govindasamy (ComCult MA '19) with a 2019 Ryerson Gold Medal.