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Biography
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Teaching & Research Interests
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Scholarship, Research & Creative Activities
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Grants
Teaching Interests
- Creativity, Innovation
Research Interests
- Creativity, Social Innovation, Community Economic Development
Book Chapters
McNamara, M., Barr, N. (2023). <span style="font-size:11pt;">Creative Cognition: From Ideation to Innovation</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>. In International Handbook of Creative Cognition.
McNamara, M., Barr, N., McFarlane, B., Lopata, J. (2022). <span style="font-size:11pt;">Learning in an Uncertain World: Adapting Higher Education for the Anthropocene</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>. In Uncertainty: A catalyst for creativity, learning and development(pp. 337-357). Springer Cham.
Journal Articles
McNamara, M., Pulis, J., Cumming, S. (2018). <span style="font-size:11pt;">Negotiating Bottom-up Participation in the Complex Game of Philanthropy: Insights from the Community Ideas Factory</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, Vol. 9 (2), 41-61.
McNamara, M. (2010). <span style="font-size:11pt;">Parental Participation and School Based Management in Nicaragua: An Analysis of Differentiated Parental Participation in School Councils by Income, Education, and Community Crime Rate</span><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership, 5(7), 1-17.
Grants
"Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Canada". NSERC. Promoscience. $50,000. 2021.
Michael McNamara (Co-Principle Investigator), Nathanial Barr."Optimizing Interventions to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation Online". NSERC. COVID Rapid Relief. $75,000. 2020.
Michael McNamara (Principle Investigator), Michael J. McNamara, Nathanial Barr."Community Ideas Factory: Behavioural Insights Unit". NSERC. College Community Social Innovation Fund. $360,000. 2020.
Michael McNamara (Principle Investigator), Michael J. McNamara, Nathanial Barr."Mobilizing Social Innovation for Theatre Entrepreneurship ". NSERC. College Community Social Innovation Fund. $360,000. 2018.
Michael McNamara (Collaborator), Brandon McFarlane, Glen Clifton, Jennifer Phenix and Michael J. McNamara, ."Community Ideas Factory". NSERC. College Community Social Innovation Fund. $174,000. 2016.
Michael McNamara (Principle Investigator), Michael J. McNamara, Sara Cumming."Does Creativity Training Make A Difference? An Analysis of Torrance Test Scores amongst College Students taking part in Creative Problem-Solving Courses ". Sheridan College. SRCA. $10,000. 2015.
Michael McNamara (Principle Investigator), Michael J. McNamara, Patrice Esson, Nathanial Barr.