Faculty member	Research areas
Qui Alexander	Community and Collaboration Critical Theory and Approaches Pedagogy Race, Gender and Class
Jeff Bale	Language policy Comparative perspectives on education policy Critical social theory Language teacher education
Kathy Bickmore	Peacebuilding, conflict and education International comparative perspectives Democracy and citizenship education Curriculum, pedagogy, and learning environments Equity, diversity and inclusion
Jennifer Brant	Indigenous maternal pedagogies Indigenous literatures Community activism Reconciliation Indigenous feminisms
Clare Brett	Pedagogy in online learning environments Digital technologies Socio-cultural approaches to learning Educational technology and teacher development Design of online learning environments
Kathy Broad	International teacher education program design and development Mentoring Professional learning and faculty development Indigenous education and teacher education Scholarship of teaching and Learning
Cassie Brownell	Equity and educational justice Language and literacies education Early Childhood Education Multimodality and composition Play
Carol-Ann Burke	Science education Broadening participation in science Science teacher education Underrepresented youth in science Cultural context of science
Alexandre Cavalcante	Curriculum, pedagogy, and learning environments Entrepreneurship and innovation Globalization STEM Teachers, teaching and teacher education Work
Karyn Cooper	Media studies Literacy Social justice Hermeneutics and biography
Michelle Dubek	STEM education Digital technologies Teacher education Collaboration: co-plan, co-teach, co-learn, informal learning
Antoinette Gagne	Language teacher education Inclusive education Intersectionality Immigrant & refugee youth Critical action research
Kathleen Gallagher	Youth Theatre Ethnography Pedagogy Social relations
Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez	Arts in education Culture and inequality Solidarity Critical curriculum and pedagogy Decolonization
Garfield Gini-Newman	Critical thinking Nurturing creativity Wonder-based learning Authentic learning Creating thinking classrooms
Wanja Gitari	Science curriculum Access and equity in science education Inclusive pedagogy Application of school science in everyday life Integration of local knowledge into the science curriculum
Tara Goldstein	Performed ethnography Research-informed theatre Gender and sexuality in schooling Critical teacher education
Jim Hewitt	Online learning Distance education Collaboration Educational technology Knowledge building
Shawna-Kaye Tucker	Assessment Curriculum and Pedagogy Language and Literacy Socio-cultural Studies Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education
Arlo Kempf	Teachers’ work and professional lives Critical pedagogy Social justice education Critical perspectives on standardized assessment Race and decolonization in education
Julie Kerekes	Interlanguage pragmatics Language and power Sociolinguistics Institutional discourse Intercultural communication TESL
Clare Kosnik	Teacher education Teacher educators Literacy Study of teachers
Cathy Marks Krpan	Mathematics education Learning competencies Student communication Metacognition Student inquiry
Normand Labrie	Sociolinguistics Multilingualism Language politics Francophonie Postsecondary education
Tony Lam	Evaluation Measurement Self-report Rating bias
Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman	Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Global Issues Migration Language Learning STEM Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education
David Levine	Arts and media History Literacy Socio-cultural studies
Michelle Lui	Community and Collaboration Curriculum and Pedagogy Learning Environments STEM Technology
Douglas McDougall	Mathematics education Teacher education Integration of technology Mathematics learning Reciprocal learning between Canada and China
Jack Miller	Curriculum and pedagogy Learning environments
David Montemurro	Teacher education Global citizenship education Global competencies Internationalization
Cecilia Morgan	Canadian history Settler colonial history Gender history Cultural history, particularly theatre history History of commemoration and public memory
Sarfaroz Niyozov	Curriculum and pedagogy Equity, diversity and inclusion Globalization Language and literacy Sociocultural studies Teachers, teaching and teacher education
Fikile Nxumalo	Curriculum and pedagogy Decolonization and identity Race, gender and class Teachers, teaching and teacher education
Erminia Pedretti	Science education Science museums and controversy Scientific literacy Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) education Action research and teacher development
Enrica Piccardo	Plurilingualism Complexity theories The action-oriented approach as a paradigm shift The impact of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and other frameworks on language education, Creativity and emotions in language education
Mary Reid	Math content knowledge Pre-service math education Math anxiety Differentiated development for math teachers Math teaching efficacy
Carol Rolheiser	Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Educational development Teaching in higher education Mentoring for teaching Design, implementation and evaluation of instructional and assessment innovation Professional development initiatives
Ruth Sandwell	Pedagogy Educational leadership Globalization Socio-cultural studies Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education
Marlene Scardamalia	Knowledge building Learning sciences New knowledge media Child development Literacy
Rob Simon	Practitioner research Critical literacy Participatory research YPAR Social justice education
Jim Slotta	Educational technology Active learning STEM Teacher education
Elizabeth Smyth	History of education in Canada Gender and higher education Religion and education History of teachers
Shelley Stagg Peterson	Emergent writing Play-based learning Young children’s language learning Rural education Collaborative action research
Sandra Styres	Indigenous education Decolonization Teacher education
Heather Sykes	Sport Physical education Queer theory Settler colonial studies Olympics
Peter Trifonas	Philosophy Literacy Technology Cultural studies Curriculum
Harold Troper	Immigration Ethnicity Pluralism History Education
Angela Vemic	Critical Theory and Approaches Pedagogy Decolonization and Indigeneity Globalization Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education
Erica Walker

Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE)

Faculty member	Research areas
Nina Bascia	Teacher unions Teacher policy Education policy Teachers’ work School organization
Elizabeth Buckner	Higher education Globalization Privatization Internationalization Middle East And North Africa
Carol Campbell	Professional learning Educational leadership Educational change System improvement Knowledge mobilization
Ruth Childs	Measurement Evaluation Access Admissions Assessment
Anna Chmielewski	International assessments Socio-economic achievement gaps School segregation Curriculum differentiation/streaming Inter-generational social mobility
Daniel Corral	Assessment and Evaluation Global issues (migration) Higher education Policy and politics Race, gender and class
Scott Davies	Academic achievement Research methods Education policy Organizations Social stratification
Claudia Diaz Rios	Comparative education policy Education governance School improvement Global-local relationships Education politics
Katherine Entigar	Community and collaboration Curriculum and pedagogy Pedagogy Global issues Migration Language and literacy Language Philosophy and ethics Race, gender and class
Joseph Flessa	Principalship School leadership development Educational policy and politics Comparative school leadership
Whitneé Garrett-Walker	Curriculum and Pedagogy Pedagogy Learning Environments Decolonization and Indigeneity Educational Leadership Equity, Diversity and Inclusion History Policy and Politics Race, Gender and Class
Ruth Hayhoe	Internationalization Higher education Philosophy and ethics Curriculum Evaluation Language
Katharine Janzen	Admission policies for graduate students Innovation in admission policies Graduate program admissions Group work in graduate education Innovative curricula
Glen Jones	University governance Higher education policy Academic work Higher education systems Professors
Hye-Su Kuk	Critical Theory and Approaches Decolonization and Indigeneity Globalization Race, Gender and Class Work
Eric Lavigne	Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation Higher Education Policy and Politics Professional Learning Work
Ann Lopez	School leadership Culturally responsive leadership Diversity and equity in education Critical multicultural education Tensions and possibilities of equity education
Jamie Magnusson	Illegal economies & financialization Sex work Queer anti-capitalism Marxist feminist perspectives Community self-defence and prefigurative politics
Francine Menashy	Global issues Migration Policy and Politics
Carly Manion	Gender and education Educational change and school improvement Education governance Teacher development Comparative and international education
Lance McCready	Black students Identity Community Sexualities Intersectionality
Kiran Mirchandani	Immigration Processes of racialization and gendering in workplaces Economic globalization and the transnationalization of service work Labour standards and their enforcement in Ontario Youth labor market transitions
Shahrzad Mojab	Youth, war, and migration Women, war, migration, and learning Critical learning Pedagogy and the aesthetic of resistance Policy & politics of social justice
Karen Mundy	Educational Leadership Internationalization Globalization
James Ryan	Leadership Inclusion Social justice Micro politics Equity
Creso Sa	Research policy Science & technology policy Innovation Entrepreneurship Research Universities
Peter Sawchuk	Cultural historical activity theory Marxism Labour studies Workplace learning Occupational studies
Jennifer Sumner	Food and sustainable food systems Critical pedagogy Globalization Rural communities Sustainability
Marcelo Vieta	Economic democracy Worker cooperatives Informal learning Workplace learning and social economy
Stephanie Waterman	Post-secondary students Indigenous students Student services Indigenous feminist theories Critical race theories
Jennifer Wemigwans	Decolonizing technology Institutional violence & indigenous women Indigenous knowledge Indigenous protocol Transference & dissemination
Leesa Wheelahan	Postsecondary education policy Relations between colleges and universities Vocational and higher education Pathways between education and the labour market Knowledge and the curriculum

Social Justice Education (SJE)

Faculty member	Research areas
Sandra Acker	Women and academic leadership The social production of research Gender and higher education Teacher educators’ work Evaluative cultures and academic work (e.g., tenure and promotion; journal editors' decisions; research council funding)
Abigail Bakan	Anti-racism Gender and politics Anti-oppression politics Human rights United States/Canada
Lauren Bialystok	Philosophy of education Ethics Sexuality education Identity Authenticity
Megan Boler	Social media Affect & emotion Media Politics and Social movements
Martin Cannon
George Dei	Decolonization Inclusion Race and anti-racism Indigeneity Knowledge
Diane Farmer	Canadian Francophone studies Sociology of education and school ethnography Childhood social studies Young peoples journeys through movements Migration and mobility Creative visual methods in researching along with children
rosalind hampton	Ethnography Black radical thought Anticolonialism
Devon Healey	Arts and Media Community and Collaboration Critical Theory and Approaches Disability Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Monica Heller	Linguistic anthropology/sociolinguistics Francophone Canada Bi/multilingualism Nationalism/postnationalism Language and political economy
Amal Madibbo	Critical Theory and Approaches Pedagogy Decolonization and Indigeneity Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Migration Language Race, Gender and Class
John Portelli	Social justice education Equity and policy Critical leadership Student engagement Anti-oppressive pedagogy
Vannina Sztainbok	Indigenous and Afro-descendant movements in Latin America Gender, race, and nation in Latin America Race Race and violence Anti-racist feminism
Tanya Titchkosky	Disability Studies In(ex)clusion Philosophy of Embodiment Phenomenology & Hermeneutics Interpretive methods of social inquiry
Miglena Todorova	Women Transnational feminism Sexual violence Media Media literacy
Eve Tuck	Indigenous research Participatory research Research ethics Youth research Settler colonialism
Njoki Wane	Black feminisms: The role of Spirituality in leadership Black women in leadership positions in higher education Anti-colonial thought Decolonizing ways of teaching: researching and writing African Indigenous studies Indigenous Healing Practices

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