Areas of expertise
Education researchers explore a very broad range of topics. Find a researcher by browsing through our 12 areas of expertise and associated keywords.
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Curriculum and Instruction
| Name | Area | Contact |
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Associate Professor, Additional Language Learning
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TESOL/Applied linguistics, Language socialization, English for academic purposes, Second language writing, Internationalization of higher education, Chinese as an additional language, Case study as a research method
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Office: MacLaurin A524
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Professor, Language & Literacy
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Secondary English language arts, literacy, visual literacy and media, literacy and health
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Office: MacLaurin A563
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Professor, Science Education & Curriculum Studies
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Philosophy of Science Education, Aesthetics in Science Teaching and Science Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies, Curriculum Change, Poststructuralism, Ethics
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Office: MacLaurin A566
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Associate Professor, Mathematics Education
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Secondary mathematics methodologies, elementary mathematics methodologies, mathematics curriculum, assessment as/for/of learning in mathematics,
development and use of iOS apps for learning mathematics |
Office: MacLaurin A527
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Professor, Social Studies & Curriculum Studies
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Curriculum theory, arts-based research, aesthetics and knowing, social studies and geography education, notions of identity and place, poststructural perspectives, poetic representation in writing and research
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Office: MacLaurin A558
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Assistant Professor, Educational Technology
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Educational Technology, Technology Integrated Learning, Digital Literacy, Networked and Open Learning, Open Education, Distributed online, blended, and multi-access learning, Learning Theories, Theories of Technology Adoption and Educational Change, Learning Design, Inquiry-based Learning, Assessment, Accessitiliby, K-12 and Higher Education, Teacher Education
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Office: MacLaurin A568
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Assistant Professor,
Art Education
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Art practices as research, Artistic inquiry as a way of knowing, thinking and learning, Visual & artistic inquiry in art teacher education, The relationality of places and spaces, Identity exploration in/through art, Participatory and socially engaged art practices |
Office:
MacLaurin A197 |
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Associate Professor, Philosophical Foundations
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Philosophy of Education, Moral Education, Dissent and Minority Rights, Independent and Separate Schools, Catholic Education, Religion/Spirituality in Schools *Faculty Fellowship at CSRS July 1st- December 31st, 2021 |
Office:
*Sedgewick B113 MacLaurin A556 |
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Associate Professor in Science Education and Research Methodologies
Department Chair
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Science Education, Classroom assessment, Teacher Education
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Office: MacLaurin A549
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James Nahachewsky
Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs Associate Professor, Language & Literacy, Curriculum Studies
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21st century literacies, Teacher education, Curriculum theory, e-Readers and reading processes
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Office: MacLaurin A247
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Assistant Professor, Educational Technology
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Technology integrated learning design, Digital literacies of educators, Open education resources and practices, Knowledge management, Innovation in education, Emerging technologies to support research
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Professor, Language & Literacies
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Children's and Young Adult Literature, Literature-based Language and Literacy Pedagogies, Language and Literacies Education, Multimodal Literacies, Visual Literacy
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Office: MacLaurin A364
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Associate Professor, Mathematics Education
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Mathematics education, applications of technology in education, assessment, and development of educational apps.
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Office: MacLaurin A528
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Professor, Drama Education
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Drama/Theatre education, Curriculum studies, (K-12 & Postsecondary), Applied Drama/Theatre (community-based practice), Curriculum Studies/Theory/Philosophy, Performance Theory/Performance Studies, Arts-based qualitative research methods (performative and poetic inquiry) |
Office: MacLaurin A523
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Associate Professor, Music Education
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Music education, Rural education, Indigenizing music education, Sociology of music education, Diversity in education, Culturally responsive pedagogy, School-community music education partnerships, Place-based/conscious education, Social capital, Praxialist and pragmatist music education philosophies, Qualitative and Indigenous methodologies and methods
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Office: MacLaurin A564
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Associate Professor, Social Studies
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Teacher & educational leadership preparation, Indigenous/countercultural education, Education for ecological restoration, Education for the advancement of human rights and happiness, Educational policy and governance, Peace education, Governance simulations and youth leadership
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Office: MacLaurin A561
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Associate Professor, Historical Foundations
On Leave.
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Social and Historical Foundations of Education in British Columbia, Aboriginal/ Indigenous Education, Multicultural/ Anti-Racist Education, Education Policy Studies, First Nations and Minority Education, Educational Reform |
Office: MacLaurin A365
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Professor, Social Studies
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Teacher preparation elementary, Aboriginal education, Curriculum studies, Educational change and innovation, Technology in education, Participatory research
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Office: MacLaurin A532
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Lansdowne Professor, Applied Cognitive Science
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Workplace studies (aviation, software design), cultural-historical activity theory, conversation analysis, semiotics, gesture studies, applied cognitive science, phenomenology, human-computer interaction, interaction analysis, representation in scientific practice discourse analysis, research methods (quantitative and qualitative)
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Office: MacLaurin A567
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Professor, Language & Literacy
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Teacher education, Gender and pedagogy, Multiliteracies, Digital portfolios, Assessment for learning, Feminist adult education, Community-based education, Qualitative research methodologies
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Office: MacLaurin A526
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Assistant Professor, Art Education
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Art Education, Studio practices, Painting, Arts-based research, Artistic inquiry, Elementary Teacher Education |
Office: MacLaurin A199
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Dean, Faculty of Education
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Adult and Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Literacy, Research Methods
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Office: MacLaurin A243
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Associate Professor, Language & Literacy, Early Childhood Education
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Early Childhood Education, Literacy & Multimodality, Family & Community Literacies, International Education, Outdoor & Environmental Education, Indigenous Knowledge *On study leave July 2021 – June 2022 |
Office: MacLaurin A559
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Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Teacher Education
On Leave.
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Transformative Inquiry, Pre-service teacher development, Cross-cultural understanding, Indigenous learning and teaching, Holistic education, Early childhood education, Mindfulness in education, Generous listening
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Office: MacLaurin A353
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Associate Professor, Mathematics Education & Curriculum Studies
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Mathematics education and curriculum studies; Theories of cognition and mathematical understanding; Collective learning; Spatial, numeric and geometric reasoning; Ecological, (em)bodied and culturally responsive forms of teaching, learning, and research
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Office: MacLaurin A530
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Associate Professor, Language & Literacy
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Elementary and Middle School Langauge & Literacies, Instructional practices for reluctant and struggling literacy learners, Differentiated instruction and personalized approaches to literacy-rich curriculum
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Office: MacLaurin A557
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Assistant Professor, Art Education
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Design education, Assessment in art, Creativity development, Design thinking, Empathy in art
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Office: MacLaurin A198
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Indigenous Education
| Name | Area | Contact |
Assistant Professor Indigenous Education | Indigenous education, Diversity a social justice, Second language acquisition, Indigenous early childhood education, Teacher education, Arts-based and place-based education, Formal and non-formal education, Community-engaged scholarship. |
Office: MacLaurin A270 |
Assistant Professor Indigenous Education | Indigenous education, Indigenous worldviews, online learning, Indigenous research, teacher education, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous pedagogy, Indigenous student success |
Office: MacLaurin A261 |
Professor Indigenous Education | language reclamation, digital dictionary construction, expanding community-based research methodology in language reclamation |
Office: MacLaurin |
Professor Indigenous Education | The NEȾOLṈEW̱: ‘one mind, one people’ project aims to deepen the understanding of best practices of adult Indigenous language learning (AILL), how adult Indigenous learners contribute to passing on their language to others in their communities and families, in addition to how language is linked to health and well-being. |
Office: MacLaurin A354 |
Professor and Chair Indigenous Education | Indigenous education, Indigenous worldviews, online learning, Indigenous research, teacher education, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous pedagogy, Indigenous student success |
Office: MacLaurin A260 |
Associate Professor Indigenous Education | Indigenous language revitalization; Indigenous epistemologies; Indigenous language learning and teaching; language immersion; mentor-apprentice; Kwak’wala | |
Associate Professor Indigenous Education | Indigenous language revitalization; Indigenous languages and health and wellbeing; Indigenous research methodologies; Indigenous based curriculum and pedagogy; decolonizing and Indigenizing teacher education. |
Office: MAC A259 |
Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
| Name | Area | Contact |
Assistant Professor | Gender inclusive physical activity, recreational physical activity, health promotion |
Office: MCK 134 |
Professor | Exercise physiology; pediatric sport performance; women and exercise; health benefits of exercise in cancer patients; occupational physiology; fitness and testing |
Office: MCK 128 |
Professor | Girl-friendly physical education; team building in physical education; authentic assessment in physical educations |
Office: MCK 131 |
Professor; Physical Education Teacher Education programs leader | School integrated teaching education; teacher games for understanding and electronic portfolios; action research and qualitative research genres; social constructivism and complexity theories |
Office: MCK 127 |
Associate professor; Director | Neural control of human movement and motor rehabilitation with aging and after injury and disease (e.g., stroke or Parkinson’s disease); neural control of balance during walking and coordination of limbs and trunk during rhythmic movement; assistive devices and technologies related to mobility and mobility measurement |
Office: MCK 122 |
Associate professor | Biomechanics and motor control of human movement in sport; exercise and rehabilitation |
Office: MCK 135 |
Professor | Neuroeconomics, learning, decision-making, motor learning and control |
Office: MCK 187 |
Assistant Teaching Professor; Kinesiology program leader | Effects of exercise on health and disease outcomes in cancer patients; exercise assessment and prescription; clinical exercise physiology |
Office: MCK 135 |
Associate professor | Teacher wellness; college and university student health and wellness; worklife balance; leadership |
Office: MCK 126 |
Associate Professor | Chronic disease prevention and management; eHealth/mHealth; big data and health surveillance; physical activity; health promotion |
Office: MCK 192 |
Assistant professor | Management, marketing, and service quality; understanding human relationships and the attachment to people, places and activities in a health, leisure, sport or community context |
Office: MCK 0024D |
Emeritus Professor and Scientist | Socio-ecological and setting-based approaches to health promotion; obesity and chronic disease prevention; dissemination, knowledge translation/exchange; implementation and organizational capacity |
Office: MCK 0024b |
Professor | Inclusion of people with disabilities in leisure pursuits |
Office: MCK 130 |
Professor; Graduate advisor | Psychology of physical activity and sedentary behaviour; health promotion during life transitions (e.g., early-stage family development, retirement); application of technology to health behaviour change; bridging the intention-behaviour gap; the role of affect in health behaviour; self-regulation of behaviour; physical activity habit and identity formation. |
Office: MCK 189 |
Associate Professor | Exercise and environmental mechanisms that influence cerebral and cardiovascular health. |
Office: MCK 124 |
Associate Professor | Exercise hematology and immunology; occupational physiology; development of pre-employment physical abilities tests; children and exercise; exercise prescription |
Office: MCK 132 |
Professor; Recreation and Health Education Program Leader | Physical activity among individuals with special needs and young children; motor skills |
Office: MCK 133 |
Professor; Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research (July 2021-June 2022) | Indigenous community health and development with a focus on the social and cultural determinants associated with resilience, sport, leisure, education, wellbeing and healing. |
Office: MCK 188 |
Professor | Neural control of rhythmic human movement; co-ordination of the arms and legs during locomotion; neuromuscular plasticity and motor recovery after stroke |
Office: MCK 191 |
Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
| Name | Area | Contact |
Associate Professor | Counselling Psychology | On leave until Jan. 2022
Office: MacLaurin A453 |
Associate Professor | Educational Psychology (Learning, Development, and Instructional Sciences) |
Office: MacLaurin A452 |
Assistant Teaching Professor | Educational Psychology | |
Assistant Professor and Graduate Advisor | Counselling Psychology |
Office: MacLaurin A457 |
Professor and Graduate Advisor | Leadership Studies |
Office: MacLaurin A455 |
Associate Professor | Leadership Studies |
Office: MacLaurin A470 |
Professor | Educational Psychology (Learning, Development, and Instructional Sciences) |
Office: MacLaurin A461 |
Associate Professor | Educational Psychology (Special Education) |
Office: MAC A464 |
Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology (Learning, Development, and Instructional Sciences) |
Office: MacLaurin A468 |
Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor | Educational Psychology (Special Education) |
Office: MacLaurin A427 |
Associate Professor and Associate Dean Graduate Programs and Research | Leadership Studies |
Office: MacLaurin A243 |
Assistant Professor | Counselling Psychology |
Office: MacLaurin A454 |
Associate Professor | Educational Psychology (Special Education) |
Office: MacLaurin A357 |
Professor and Chair of EPLS | Educational Psychology (Special Education) | |
Professor | Educational Psychology (Learning, Development, and Instructional Sciences) |
Office: MacLaurin A467 |
Assistant Professor | Counselling Psychology |