Lecturer
Rebecca Hughes
Dr.
(She/Her)
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Biography
Dr. Hughes’ research focuses on the ways in which youth, families, and marginalized communities navigate institutional systems, including schools, healthcare, and the growing influence of algorithmic media. In her current work teaching literacy and arts-based research, she engages students in critical examinations of literacy, emphasizing the role of media literacy in interrogating and challenging social inequities. Her critical arts-based research course draws on her cross-disciplinary work in public health and education, where she uses institutional ethnography to investigate the unique health care challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness, including barriers to primary care, substance use services, and mental health supports.
Scholarly & Creative Works
-
2026, Oxford research encyclopedia of education.Hughes, R.
-
Narrative accounts: Women living without a fixed address managing sexual and reproductive health (forthcoming).Routledge motherhood companion. (L. O’Brien Hallstein, A. O’Reilly, & M. Vandenbeld Giles, Eds.)Hughes, R.
-
2023, Beyond Media Literacy. (L. Grabbe, A. McLuhan, & T. Held Eds.)Hughes, R.
-
2022, Are the kids alright? The impact of the pandemic on children and their families. (L. Rose Ennis, Ed.)Vandenbeld Giles, M., Hughes, R.
-
2021, Gender and EducationHughes, R.
-
2019, Routledge Motherhood Companion. (L. O'Brien Hallstein, A. O'Reilly, M. Vandenbeld Giles, Eds.)Hughes, R.
-
Citizen documentary: A method to document and mobilize social justice research2019, Critical issues in education: Citizen Documentary in the Digital Age. (Cooper, K., Hughes, R., Eds.)Hughes, R.
-
A review and analysis of STEM education: A report for the Ontario Ministry of Education2018, Centre for Science, Math and Technology Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in EducationDubek, M., Reid, M., Hughes, R., Ibrahim Khan, S., Phillips, C., & Wilton, L.
-
2016, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course DesignCooper, K., Hughes, R., & Shamji, A.
-
Methodology In Action: Institutional Ethnography2015, Five Research Contexts for Understanding Interpretive and Critical Inquiry. (K. Cooper Ed)Hughes, R.
-
2015, Qualitative Health ResearchCooper, K. & Hughes, R.
-
2014, Health Care AnalysisHughes, R.
