Jennifer Chinenye Emelife
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2021
Program: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Biography
Jennifer Chinenye Emelife is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), contributing to the Addressing Injustices and Writing and Rising projects. Her research focuses on critical literacies, peacebuilding, and transformative education for youth in contexts of violence and displacement. Formerly a secondary school teacher in Nigeria, she developed creative pedagogies for teaching the West African Literature curriculum in classrooms.
Degrees
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Master of Arts, International Education and DevelopmentUniversity of Sussex
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Postgraduate Diploma, EducationOpen University of Nigeria
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Bachelor of Arts, Literature in EnglishUsmanu Danfodiyo University
Research Interests
- critical literacies
- critical pedagogy
- education in displacement contexts
- youth agency
- participatory research
