Researcher, writer,
narrative construction worker.
Paying attention.
A community-engaged scholar and interdisciplinary practitioner, An considers curiosity her greatest asset.
Current projects
An Kosurko
Ph.D. Social Sciences
M.A. Sustainability Studies
I am a writer and researcher working across communications, knowledge mobilization, and community engagement. Drawing on a background in arts and culture, documentary, sustainability, and social research, I'm interested in how ideas take shape, how knowledge moves, and how people connect.
I hold a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and am currently a Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph. You can explore my academic research, publications, and teaching at AnKosurko.ca.
For me, strategic communication means connecting the broader picture to the everyday details, helping organizations communicate clearly while keeping what they do connected to why they do it.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT:
Exploring everyday spontaneity to support caring relationships
Kosurko, A. (Principal Investigator), Horgan, M. (Supervisor) (2025-2027). Mitacs, Musagetes Foundation Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
This arts-based project brings together artists, researchers, and people in caring relationships who live with dementia. We seek deeper understanding of our moment-to-moment interactions in the arts and with assistive technologies and how we adapt to change with each other socially.
Our work is supported by the Musagetes Foundation and hosted by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.
IMPROVISING WITH DEMENTIA
For more information and to get involved, please learn more.
Project Partners
Canadians with dementia and their carers through Sharing Dance - Trent University
Market and Managerial Research - Trent University
Caregiving Strategies Handbook - Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario
The Mount Documentary - The Mount Community Centre
Caregiving Strategies Handbook - Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario
Improving social inclusion for Canadians with dementia and their carers
A research project investigating the potential to improve social inclusion for people living with dementia and their carers.
Researcher, Writer
Provincial Geriatrics
Leadership Ontario
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Caregiving Strategies is a collection of educational resources that have been developed and/or curated for family and friend caregivers who provide care and support for seniors experiencing frailty.
Writer, Copy editor
The Mount Documentary Project
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A story about placemakers; a group of volunteers who together faced an impossible task and dared to help improve the lives of people in their community.
Researcher, Writer, Producer/Director
We are amazed by our clients and consider ourselves lucky to work with them.
