Keith (he/him) is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher whose scholarly work lies in the intersection of digital studies, urban design, cultural heritage, and queer of colour critique. Currently, he is completing his MA in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education where his CGS-M funded thesis research explores the use of playful and -based pedagogies to engage and empower queer of colour youth and what it means to build queer futures in the now through the help of digital technologies.

Outside of his role at INQYR, he also works co-directs the Black Digital Humanities Lab at Jackson State University where he supports students in developing digital projects centred around Black history, culture, and identity. He was a trainee in the third cohort of ISTN and owes much of his early development as a scholar to the amazing opportunities provided by INQYR. More of his design work can be viewed at keithcheng.ca.