Faculty of Education Research Expert Directory

 

Faculty of Education Research Expert Directory

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mabbott@ualberta.ca English language learners, Second language and self-regulated learning strategies, Teacher learning and development, Technology enhanced language learning, Second language reading and assessment Education Literacy & numeracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
caadams@ualberta.ca Digital technology and AI in education, Ethical issues in digital media and AI, K-12 computer science curriculum, Phenomenology and postphenomenology Education Technology, culture & society, Changing world of work & labour
allard@ualberta.ca Information practices of newcomer and migrant communities, Community and activist archives, Gender-based violence and sexual harassment in libraries, Critical information studies, Feminist and community-led research methods Library and Information Studies Changing world of work & labour, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Intersectionality, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Technology, culture & society
anuik@ualberta.ca Indigenous peoples' education, Higher education, History of education, Mid career faculty, University student achievement Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
dpauger@ualberta.ca Traditional Indigenous Parenting Philosophy and Practice, Wiwipson (swing) Healing Therapy and Teachings; practitioner and trainer, Nehiyaw (Cree) Ways of Being and Knowing, Cree Language Speaker, SRO & Syllabic Reader and Writer, Author of the Little Women’s Lodge Kit Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Cultural literacy & exchange
abecker@ualberta.ca Intersections of language, migration, and trauma, Pluralingualism, Discourse analysis, Visual and sonic research methods, Applied linguistics Education Cultural literacy & exchange, Intersectionality, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Research creation
jbranch@ualberta.ca Teacher-librarianship education, Online teaching and learning, Information literacy, Information-seeking processes Education Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations, Changing world of work & labour
hbrown2@ualberta.ca Autism research, Neurodivergent students, Academic achievement and student well-being, Participatory research methods Psychology Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Intersectionality
kbrubach@ualberta.ca Multilingual newcomers, Elementary education, Print literacy, Translanguaging Education Cultural literacy & exchange, Literacy & numeracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
bulut@ualberta.ca Educational data mining, Learning analytics, Educational measurement, Artificial intelligence, Computational psychometrics Education Technology, culture & society
tmcardin@ualberta.ca Teacher education, Relational pedagogies, Indigenous research, Indigenous Ways of Being and Knowing, Literacy & assessment in Indigenous contexts, Interrelational narrative inquiry Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Cultural literacy & exchange, Literacy & numeracy, Building strong organizations
caso@ualberta.ca Intersectionality, Health disparities and global mental health, Transgender and gender diverse inclusive service provision, Identity-based marginalization, Systemic and structural oppression Psychology Black futures, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Intersectionality, Law, governance & democracy, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Technology, culture & society
dchorney@ualberta.ca Physical education teacher education (PETE), Physical education curriculum, Technology integration in PE and education, Physical literacy, Health and wellness research Education Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations
dhconrad@ualberta.ca Applied theatre, Drama education, Youth justice and advocacy, Participatory arts-based research, Ethnodrama Education Law, governance & democracy, Research creation, Technology, culture & society
dcormier@ualberta.ca Ethics in professional psychology, Psychological assessment practices, Assessment of gifted learners, Training in school and clinical child psychology Psychology Mental Health, wellness & well-being, Literacy & numeracy, Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations
yc@ualberta.ca Educational measurement, Statistics, Educational data mining, Data literacy assessment, AI in education Education Technology, culture & society, Literacy & numeracy
adacosta@ualberta.ca Police and policing in schools, Racism, discrimination, and anti-racism, Sociology of education, Education policy and equity Education Law, governance & democracy, Intersectionality, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
jdacosta@ualberta.ca Teacher professional development, School leader professional development, Educational leadership Education Building strong organizations, Intersectionality, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
lia1@ualberta.ca Motivation, Emotion, Well-being, Assessment practices, Achievement contexts Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Building strong organizations, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
kdenheye@ualberta.ca Curriculum theory, Agency and social change, Literature and media studies, Social studies education Education Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Technology, culture & society
ddonald@ualberta.ca Indigenous wisdom traditions, Curriculum and pedagogy, Innovative teaching practices Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Cultural literacy & exchange, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Building strong organizations
wdunn@ualberta.ca Second language education, Second language teacher education, Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), Sociocultural theory Education Literacy & numeracy, Cultural literacy & exchange, Building strong organizations, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
eppert@ualberta.ca English language arts education, Literary/cultural studies in education, Curriculum studies, Philosophy of education, Witness/trauma/remembrance studies Education Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Sustainable cities & communities, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Literacy & numeracy
fidyk@ualberta.ca Transdisciplinary studies, Trauma, Analytical Psychology, Forms of inquiry (poetic, lyric, hermeneutic, ontological, and traditional wisdom), Expressive arts (research, pedagogy, and therapy) Education Research creation, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Intersectionality, Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations
jfoote@ualberta.ca Pronunciation, Second language speech perception, Intelligibility, Computer assisted pronunciation instruction Education Literacy & numeracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Technology, culture & society
kdgariepy@ualberta.ca Academic freedom, Foucauldian philosophy, Intellectual freedom, Public libraries Library and Information Studies Law, governance & democracy, Technology, culture & society
georgiou@ualberta.ca Literacy, reading, and spelling acquisition, Learning disabilities, Dyslexia, Executive functioning and intelligence, Reading intervention Education Literacy & numeracy
mgierl@ualberta.ca Educational and psychological testing, Automatic item generation, Automated essay scoring, Technology and testing Education Technology, culture & society, Mental health, wellness & well-being
dgleddie@ualberta.ca Meaningful physical education, Physical education teacher education (PETE), Healthy school communities, School sport, Graduate education Education Mental health, wellness & well-being, Literacy & numeracy, Building strong organizations
jhuber@ualberta.ca Children and families as co-researchers, Indigenous and relational approaches to assessment making, Inquiry- and intergenerational- and intercultural-learning with children, families, and communities, Narrative understandings of children's, families', and teacher's identity making, curriculum making and assessment making in family, community, and school contexts, (Research for) Teacher education and development Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Cultural literacy & exchange, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
dhunter2@ualberta.ca Policy formation and implementation, Statistical and financial literacy, Canadian educational case law, Policy and program evaluations Education Law, governance & democracy
dkapoor@ualberta.ca International Development Education, Anti-dispossession, Resistance and Social Movement Learning in the Global South, Critical Social Foundations of Education, Engaged Research, Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Critical Ethnography, Critical Adult Education Education Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Law, governance & democracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
mijung@ualberta.ca Teaching science as inquiry, Scientific reasoning and communication, Sustainability education, STSE/STEM education, Pedagogical reflection and practice Education Sustainable cities & communities, Building strong organizations
kotelnik@ualberta.ca Temperament, Personality, Measure development, Dimensional models of psychopathology, Developmental psychopathology Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society
djlarsen@ualberta.ca Hope as it relates to counselling psychology, education practices, and healthcare interactions with children, youth, and adults/professional practices, Effective use of hope individual, group, couples, career, peer counselling contexts Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Building strong organizations, Sustainable cities & communities
kklee1@ualberta.ca English language learners, Teacher professional learning and development, Literacy, Self-regulated learning, Computer-assisted language learning Education Literacy & numeracy, Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
jleighto@ualberta.ca Human development and cognition, Freedom of expression, Critical thinking, Educational assessment practices, Educational measurement Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society
slessard@ualberta.ca Indigenous education and teacher education, Inter-generational Indigenous youth leadership, Indigenous youth wellness, physical literacy, and sport, Land-based approaches to wellness within Indigenous communities Education, Indigenous-focus Building strong organizations, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Cultural literacy & exchange, Mental health, wellness & well-being
lewkowic@ualberta.ca Teacher education and teacher identity, Young adult literature, comics, and graphic novels, Reading experience and literary theory, Popular culture and cultural studies, Psychoanalytic theory Education Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society, Research creation
jmarkle@ualberta.ca Mathematics education, Task design, Mathematical modelling, Spatial reasoning, Mathematics curriculum Education Building strong organizations, Literacy & numeracy, Sustainable cities & communities, Changing world of work & labour
mcfeetor@ualberta.ca Mathematics education, Mathematical reasoning, Games for mathematical learning, Teacher professional learning, Interpretive, qualitative inquiry Education Technology, culture & society, Literacy & numeracy, Building strong organizations
lmcg@ualberta.ca Mathematics education, Spatial reasoning, Early mathematics learning, Teacher education Education Changing world of work & labour, Building strong organizations, Literacy & numeracy
mmcnally@ualberta.ca Information policy, Telecommunications, Open education/open educational resources, Advocacy Library and Information Studies Law, governance & democracy, Technology, culture & society, Sustainable cities & communities, Building strong organizations
lmm5@ualberta.ca Deaf education, Reading acquisition in deaf dual language learners (American Sign Language and English), Sign language (ASL) phonological awareness, Bimodal bilingual inclusive education Education Literacy & numeracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
nmerali@ualberta.ca Multicultural counselling, Immigrant and refugee Mental health, Cross-cultural transition and adaptation, Individual and family immigration experiences, Refugee Experiences Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Cultural literacy & exchange, Law, governance & democracy
jamiles@ualberta.ca History education, Memory, Historical injustice, Social studies, Historical thinking Education Technology, culture & society
hjmorris@ualberta.ca Inclusive and adaptive physical education, Physical education teacher education (PETE), Professional learning and development, Health and wellness, Physical literacy Education Building strong organizations, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Literacy & numeracy
mrazik@ualberta.ca Clinical neuropsychology, Sports-related concussions, Traumatic brain injury, Athelete mental performance and well-being Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being
toliphan@ualberta.ca Library and information studies, Social information practices, Epistemic justice, Public libraries, Patron-perpetrated sexual harassment LIbrary and Information Studies Changing world of work & labour, Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society, Intersectionality, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Law, governance & democracy
peck1@ualberta.ca History education, Social studies education, Citizenship education, Democratic concepts, Identity and belonging Education Cultural literacy & exchange, Intersectionality, Building strong organizations, Law, governance & democracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
jerine@ualberta.ca Science education, Teacher professional learning, Literacy in science, Educational technology, Curriculum Education Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society, Literacy & numeracy
jpei@ualberta.ca Brain-based contributions to functioning for children and youth, Developmental trajectories of mental health, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) interventions Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being
pente@ualberta.ca Art education, Artificial intelligence ethics, Studio art, Posthuman theory, Theories of space and place Education Intersectionality, Research creation, Building strong organizations
cpoth@ualberta.ca Mixed methods and qualitative research, Program evaluation, Classroom assessment, Health sciences education, Education and educational psychology Education, Psychology Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society
prochner@ualberta.ca Early childhood education, Teacher education, History of education, International and comparative education Education Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society
lranta@ualberta.ca Second language learning, Second language teaching, Teaching grammar, Bilingualism Education Literacy & numeracy, Technology, culture & society
drathi@ualberta.ca Knowledge management, Non-profit organizations (NPOs), Soft skills in academia, Open source software (OSS) LIbrary and Information Studies Technology, culture & society
crinaldi@ualberta.ca Social and emotional development, learning, assessment and intervention, Early childhood, child and adolescent 0-18, Parent-child relationships, Parent support, Child and youth mentoring relationships Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society
ssachar@ualberta.ca Multilingual education, Heritage language maintenance, Language socialization, Language ideologies, Language planning and policy Education Cultural literacy & exchange, Literacy & numeracy
asamek@ualberta.ca Information ethics, Free expression, Intellectual freedom and librarianship, Academic freedom and academic librarianship Library and Information Studies Cultural literacy & exchange, Technology, culture & society
ashiri@ualberta.ca Digital libraries, Digital cultural heritage preservation and access, Generative AI and higher education, Information retrieval interaction, Learning analytics Library and Information Studies Technology, culture & society, Cultural literacy & exchange, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation
lshultz@ualberta.ca Educational policy studies, Human rights and education, Education leadership and social justice, Climate justice education, Global citizenship education Education Law, governance & democracy, Sustainable cities & communities
vs2@ualberta.ca Early childhood development,  Relationship Strength-based (RSB) parent coaching, Program evaluation and implementation science, Early intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders or delays Psychology Sustainable cities & communities, Technology, culture & society, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
sousa@ualberta.ca Adult education and higher education, Social and solidarity economy, Community development and education, Housing policy and practice, Public and social policy Adult Education Building strong organizations, Sustainable cities & communities, Law, governance & democracy
evelyn@ualberta.ca Indigenous learner experiences from kindergarten through post-secondary education, Government policies affecting Indigenous communities/peoples, Indigenous teacher education programming, Indigenous epistemologies and research approaches, Oral traditions as fundamental knowledge systems Education, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Law, governance & democracy, Building strong organizations, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Research creation, Cultural literacy & exchange
bonnies@ualberta.ca K-12 education, Qualitative research, Rural school innovation, Parent involvement, School leadership Education Technology, culture & society, Sustainable cities & communities, Law, governance & democracy, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Changing world of work & labour
makere@ualberta.ca Climate change policy and practice, Indigenous knowledges, Multi-species justice, Freshwater governance and planetary health, Global transformations Education, Indigenous-focus Sustainable cities & communities, Law, governance & democracy, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation
lsulz@ualberta.ca Healthy school communities, Curriculum and pedagogy in health and physical education, Physical and health literacy, School sport, Teacher retention and wellbeing Education Mental health, wellness & well-being, Building strong organizations, Literacy & numeracy
gthomas1@ualberta.ca Science education, Metacognition, Learning environments, Curriculum studies, Research methodologies Education Building strong organizations, Literacy & numeracy, Technology, culture & society
gthomps1@ualberta.ca Sociologies of race, education, gender, diaspora, political economy, and international development, Black studies, Caribbean studies, Colonialism and racial capitalism, Learning and education of Black children, youth, and diasporic groups, Black motherwork Education Black futures, Intersectionality, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society
mkd@ualberta.ca Relational, community-based research, Strengths, resilience, and mental health of Indigenous children, Qualitative and arts-based methods, Indigenous child development, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder research Psychology, Indigenous-focus Mental health, wellness & well-being, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Research creation, Social cohesion & inclusive societies
jatupper@ualberta.ca Treaty education, Truth and reconciliation, Critical citizenship, Anti-oppressive teaching and learning, Teacher education Education, Indigenous-focus Building strong organizations, Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Social cohesion & inclusive societies, Law, governance & democracy
jvvliet@ualberta.ca Counselling psychology, Psychotherapy, Compassion and self-compassion, Mindfulness, Trauma Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Changing world of work & labour
gvillebr@ualberta.ca Indigenous women, Historical trauma, Indigenous resurgence, Indigenous psychology Psychology, Indigenous-focus Indigenous peoples & reconciliation, Mental health, wellness & well-being
wadewool@ualberta.ca Reading and writing development, Dyslexia and developmental language disorder, The role of prosody in reading, Teacher professional development in literacy, Literacy screening, Supporting struggling readers, Collaboration between educators and SLPs Education Literacy & numeracy, Building strong organizations, Technology, culture & society
jjwallin@ualberta.ca Media studies (horror, ecohorror, sci-fi), Popular and niche culture pedagogy, Youth culture, Art and art education, Curriculum theory Education Technology, culture & society, Building strong organizations
bwatt@ualberta.ca Career and technology studies (CTS), School to work transitions, Apprenticeships, Education, training, and work policy Education Building strong organizations, Changing world of work & labour, Law, governance & democracy
wwhelton@ualberta.ca Process and outcome in psychotherapy, Approaches to therapy, Self-criticism, Nature of the self, History of psychology Psychology Mental health, wellness & well-being, Technology, culture & society
kyaro@ualberta.ca Mathematics education, Culturally responsive education, Immigrant families and mathematics learning, African ways of knowing, Mathematics education for sustainable futures/social justice Education Black futures, Literacy & numeracy, Cultural literacy & exchange, Social cohesion & inclusive societies