Faculty
 Research Interests
Dr. Sean Blenkinsop
Professor
  • philosophy of education
  • imagination in teaching and learning
  • ecology
  • relational epistemologies
  • theories of place
  • existentialism
  • continental philosophy
  • educational theory and practice
  • experiential and outdoor education
  • care
  • gender theory
  • social/ecological justice
  • international issues
  • science education
  • drama education
Dr. Pooja Dharamshi
Assistant Professor
  • teacher education
  • critical literacy
  • social justice education
  • literacy teacher educators
Dr. Ena Lee
Assistant Professor
  • critical pedagogy
  • critical academic literacy
  • anti-racist education
  • student and teacher identity
  • teacher education
  • English as a second/additional language
Dr. Jan MacLean
Senior Lecturer
  • art and literacy
  • inclusive education
  • art and social change
Dr. Wanda Cassidy
Professor
  • cyberbullying
  • cyber-civility
  • law-related education
  • social justice education
  • human rights education
  • citizenship education
  • ethic of care
  • school culture
  • marginalized youth
Dr. Ann Chinnery
Associate Professor
  • ethics
  • teacher education
  • moral education
  • Emmanuel Levinas
  • social justice
  • diversity
Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen
Associate Professor
  • children’s digital literacies
  • digital agency
  • digital learning practices
Dr. Kevin O'Neill
Associate Professor
  • nature of historical knowledge
  • design-based research
  • usable innovations for learning
Dr. Suzanne Smythe
Associate Professor
  • adult literacy and adult education
  • digital literacy pedagogies
  • digital justice
  • equitable access to new technologies
  • community-based and relational research methods
Dr. Robyn Ilten-Gee
Assistant Professor
  • children's moral
  • social development and reasoning
  • critical and social justice pedagogy
  • digital media
Dr. Susan O'Neill
Professor
  • music and arts learning and engagement
  • youth culture and creativity
  • creative collaborations
  • arts and digital media
Dr. Özlem Sensoy
Professor
  • social justice education
  • critical multicultural education
  • critical pedagogy
  • media literacy
  • popular youth culture
  • Middle East & Islam
  • feminist postcolonial theory
  • visual research methods
Dr. Inna Stepaniuk
Assistant Professor
  • educational policy
  • educational practices
  • inclusivity, equity, and justice