Faculty Research Awards & Honours
November 7, 2024
Professor Erica Walker appointed Provostial Advisor on Lifelong Learning
In this role, Professor Walker will guide the further development of the University’s strategy to provide enriching educational opportunities for learners at various stages of life.
September 17, 2024
Écoute, en français: Professor Amal Madibbo hosts latest season of CREFO podcast
Dr. Amal Madibbo hosts season five of the podcast “Quoi de neuf?,” which is produced by CREFO – Le Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne.
September 3, 2024
Your Paper Sucked, and it’s on stage: new OISE-based podcast tapes live for Orientation Week
Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University is a podcast where students share insights from their first term paper for the MEd Higher Education program.
July 17, 2024
Prof. Nxumalo wins federal funding to launch a project on climate-responsive school gardening in South Africa
Fikile Nxumalo won federal funding from the NFRF’s International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation competition.
June 3, 2024
Kang Lee recognized with 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Award
OISE Professor Kang Lee recognized with 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Award
May 10, 2024
OISE co-led Indigenous collaboration to bring findings to community, Elders
A research collaboration with OISE, University of Manitoba, Lakehead University, and Simon Fraser University will present their findings publicly on May 13th.
April 2, 2024
How they will pay it forward: Here are our 2024 OISE Teaching Excellence Awards winners
OISE’s annual Teaching Excellence Awards recognize faculty and instructors who have made significant contributions to teaching and learning.
December 4, 2023
Professor Xi (Becky) Chen appointed as Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
Professor Xi (Becky) Chen has been appointed as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in literacy development of bilingual and multilingual children.
November 23, 2023
Professor Kang Lee receives 2023 SSHRC Insight Award
Professor Kang Lee has been named winner of the 2023 Insight Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
September 6, 2022
Professor Ansloos appointed to Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
April 1, 2022
Professor Kang Lee, world authority on childhood lying, wins 2022 President’s Impact Award
Dr. Kang Lee has been named one of this year’s laureates of the President’s Impact Award.
December 15, 2021
Cassie Brownell reflects on four award wins for early career work in children's literacies
Since arriving at OISE in July 2018, Assistant Professor Cassie J. Brownell has been dialled into critically considering and amplifying young children’s literacies practices.
March 31, 2021
Professor Shelley Stagg Peterson named co-winner of 2021 President’s Impact
Professor Shelley Stagg Peterson, from OISE’s Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, is one of five winners of the 2021 President’s Impact Awards.
March 25, 2021
Professor Normand Labrie received the annual award of the University of Ottawa Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture
On March 25, 2021, Normand Labrie was presented with the 2020 CRCCF Prize as part of its annual symposium.
March 21, 2021
Professor Shelley Stagg Peterson named co-winner of 2021 President’s Impact Award
Shelley Stagg Peterson is one of five winners of the 2021 President’s Impact Awards, which celebrates and honours faculty members whose research has led to significant impact beyond academia.
December 14, 2020
Closing the gap: CBIE Catalyst Award-winning book tackles international education policy in Canada
Professor Glen Jones and colleagues receive Canadian Bureau of International Education Catalyst Award.
October 13, 2020
Professor Chloe Hamza’s surprising study about postsecondary students and mental health: Toronto Star
An assistant professor in OISE’s Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development and the lead researcher on the study, concluded that there was a link between social isolation and worsening mental health among university students.
September 8, 2020
OISE professor Marlene Scardamalia named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Scardamalia and Gerin-Lajoie join several OISE-affiliated Fellows in the Royal Society.
September 8, 2020
OISE professor Diane Gérin-Lajoie named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Gérin-Lajoie, a professor with OISE’s CTL department and the former director of CREFO, joins nearly 400 Royal Society of Canada fellows from U of T – many affiliated with OISE.
July 16, 2020
OISE assistant professor Jeffrey Ansloos named as Canada Research Chair
An OISE faculty member Jeffrey Ansloos, has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health and Social Action on Suicide.
June 16, 2020
‘It became part of my life’: OISE’s Doug McDougall named JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award winner
A member of OISE’s faculty, Professor Doug McDougall, has been named one of two recipients of the 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award.
This School of Graduate Studies award recognizes outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with doctoral supervision – including Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Musical Arts and Doctor of Juridical Science programs. Two awards are offered annually: one in the Humanities and Social Sciences and one in the Physical and Life Sciences. University Professor Ted Sargent was awarded in the latter category.
Professor McDougall is the third OISE faculty recognized with this award since the honour was established in 2013. Dr. Clare Kosnik, from the department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, was recognized in 2014. Dr. Judith Wiener, from the department of Applied Psychology & Human Development, won in 2017.
This School of Graduate Studies award recognizes outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with doctoral supervision – including Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Musical Arts and Doctor of Juridical Science programs. Two awards are offered annually: one in the Humanities and Social Sciences and one in the Physical and Life Sciences. University Professor Ted Sargent was awarded in the latter category.
Professor McDougall is the third OISE faculty recognized with this award since the honour was established in 2013. Dr. Clare Kosnik, from the department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, was recognized in 2014. Dr. Judith Wiener, from the department of Applied Psychology & Human Development, won in 2017.
November 29, 2019
‘Kids aren't as naive as you might think’: Cassie J. Brownell creates the space for children to talk about serious issues
In her work at OISE, Brownell wants to amplify the voices and experiences of children in ways that shift how adults understand them to be.
September 18, 2019
Digitizing sacred knowledge: OISE scholar teams up with Indigenous communities in South and North America to bring their traditional calendar systems online
Digitizing sacred knowledge: OISE scholar teams up with Indigenous communities in South and North America to bring their traditional calendar systems online