Faculty of Education Research Expert Directory
Faculty Member |
Contact |
Research Expertise |
Research Area |
CSSH Themes |
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 |