Researcher
Reimer is currently exploring how death-positive activists—individuals and organizations who advocate for honest discussion, alternative care options, and an end to Western death avoidance—use and challenge capitalist social media platforms, while working towards a critical MA in communication and media studies at the University of Calgary.
Conferences
2026
“How is death discourse visualized by activists on Instagram?” Film and Media Studies Association of Canada (FMSAC) Annual Conference.
“Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Newsroom: Technological Rationalization and Labour Alienation.” Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual Conference. Accepted but unable to attend.
“Too poor to die:” Analyzing TalkDeath Daily’s Instagram channel as techno-affective activist assemblage.” Film and Media Studies Association of Canada (FMSAC) Graduate Student Colloquium. Accepted but unable to attend.
2024
“Death and digital justice: A consideration of the grievable.” Digital Power and Justice: UCalgary Department of Communication, Media and Film Graduate Conference.
Awards and accolades
2025
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
2024
Barbara Schneider Student Writing Award (Graduate). University of Calgary, Department of Communication, Media and Film.
Service
2025
Organizing committee, communications sub-committee. UCalgary Department of Communication, Media and Film Graduate Conference.
2024
Marketing and event support. UCalgary Department of Communication, Media and Film, CanWest Global Lecture.
Research assistantships
2025-2026
Graduate Assistant (Research). Care Work Shortages and Shifting Cultural Expectations in Alberta's Longterm Residential Care Sector: What Can We Learn at the Limits? SSHRC IDG project. PI: Dr. Janna Klostermann.
Research interests
- Digital cultures
- Death / grief positive discourse on social media
- Community, collectivity, ritual and affect