Shannon ‘Nyn’ McAllister (she/her) is a PhD student and Vanier Scholar at the School of Interactive Arts & Technology, Simon Fraser University with Dr. Sheelagh Carpendale’s Innovis research group. Shannon works as a polar research librarian & data manager at the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary. She is a poet, artist, maker, & puppet nerd.
Shannon is a 4th generation Albertan settler. She makes her home in Calgary, Canada, traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis in the Blackfoot language.