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Kate’s songs and lyrics for Out at School , composed to layer and share the research findings in our multi – media verbatim theatre piece, captured the essence and nuances of the testimonies of the families who participated in our project. Kate songs are often the highlight of our performances and a udience members are always taken with their beautiful voice and stunning lyrics.
About Kate Reid
Currently, Kate teaches undergraduate courses at York University in Children, Childhood & Youth Studies. Kate is also an artist researcher at the University of Guelph on a project called, “Precarious Inclusion: Studying Ontarian 2SLGBTQI+ Parents’ Experiences Childrearing in a Post-legal Parity Framework,” which investigates the inclusion and exclusion experiences of 2SLGBTQI+ parents across Ontario. As well, Kate is an artist researcher at the University of Toronto on a multi-media, theatre-based project about queer activism in history called, “The Love Booth: A Queer Arts-Based Archival Research Project.”
Recent Research



Recent Research

Making space for children to represent themselves, their own voices, and their own lives, on their own terms ...

Kate worked as a research assistant on a team of interdisciplinary researchers at ...

The Queer Across Canada Resource Kit
This free, downloadable kit ...

While doing their doctorate at the University of Toronto, Kate was also an artist ...

Kate co-composed Breast Cancer Pink with Dr. Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta ...

Kate co-composed this song with Chase McKee when Kate was the artist-in-residence for a summer leadership camp ...
Dr. Reid is an outstanding scholar who uses innovative and child-led research practices to support children and young people in sharing their stories and lived experiences through song. Their research has great impact on individuals and communities and promises to amplify the strong voices of children and young people around the world.
Upcoming Events
International Council for Traditional Music
International Council for Traditional Music
Sharing my story, singing my song: Collaborative storytelling and songwriting to support newcomer and refugee children in Canada.