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The Faculty of Education at UBC is advancing educational research and understanding in ways that celebrate diversity, equity, and innovation, and welcomes international collaboration in an increasingly borderless world.

UBC’s Faculty of Education, one of the world’s leading education faculties, has served the local, national, and international education community through leadership in research, teaching, service and advocacy for more than 60 years. As the largest Faculty of Education in British Columbia, it plays a critical and influential role in the advancement of education in the province, shaping and participating in education’s possibilities and potential as a social good. 

Today, the Faculty of Education creates conditions for transformative teaching, innovative learning, and leading-edge research guided by the highest standards of scholarship and the principles of collaboration, social justice, inclusion and equity. Offering undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional development opportunities, the Faculty of Education enrolls thousands of students each year on two campuses and ranks 10th in the world, according to QS World University Rankings (2021).

UBC’s Faculty of Education prepares more than 45% of the elementary and the majority of secondary educators in British Columbia, and a significant proportion of British Columbia’s school counsellors, administrators, special education professionals, and school psychologists. With more than 57,000 alum located in 100 countries, the UBC Faculty of Education truly is a global entity. 

The Faculty of Education is home to four departments (Curriculum and Pedagogy, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Educational Studies, and Language and Literacy Education) and two schools (the School of Kinesiology and the Okanagan School of Education).

Mission
To advance education's role in the well-being of people and communities.
 

Research Centres

Research Facilities

We provide outstanding research facilities for faculty and graduate students that promote leading-edge research. Our Education Library is a specialized resource with access to all of UBC’s research and special collections, including the X̱wi7x̱wa Library with materials produced by Indigenous organizations, tribal councils, schools, researchers and publishers.

The Faculty’s Education Research and Learning Commons at Ponderosa Commons features technology-enhanced teaching and learning spaces and also informal learning spaces. A number of faculty manage their own research labs, situated throughout campus. 

Many of our PhD students have been selected as UBC Public Scholars and have received other honours.

Research Highlights

https://ivet.educ.ubc.ca/Notable strengths are in literacy education and multilingualism; struggling and marginalized youth; Indigenous education, decolonization, and research; transformational program and curriculum design and inclusive pedagogies for schools, community organizations and higher education; sexual orientation and gender-identity inclusive education; social-emotional learning and well-being; autism; exercise physiology, socio-cultural aspects of health; neuromechanical studies; and multidisciplinary research in diversity, health, early childhood education, and digital media. The School of Kinesiology ranks 1st in Canada and 4th in the world by QS World University Rankings (2021).

UBC’s Faculty of Education is the national leader in the number of education graduate student fellowships received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Additionally, the Faculty of Education is home to six Canada Research Chairs, one CIHR chair and nine donor-funded research chairs and professorships. 

Schools / Departments

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Graduate Degree Programs

Research Supervisors in Faculty

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Name Academic Unit(s) Research Interests
De Oliveira Andreotti, Vanessa Department of Educational Studies Education for/about international development, Social accountability in local and global engagements, Global Citizenship Education
Dobson, Teresa Department of Language & Literacy Education Media and communications; Literary Education; Digital Literacy; Digital Humanities; Text Visualization
Duff, Patricia Department of Language & Literacy Education applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, multilingualism and work, sociocultural and sociopolitical aspects of languages in education, Adolescent issues, adult education issues, English and French as second languages, international perspecives
Early, Margaret Department of Language & Literacy Education Adolescent issues, English as a second Language, language education, literacy, teacher research
Ellis, Jason Department of Educational Studies Canadian history; Specialized studies in education; Educational policy; Education policy; history of education
Ervin, Ruth Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Systems Change, Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Special Education
Eryigit Madzwamuse, Suna Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Curriculum, pedagogy and didactics
Fallon, Gerald Department of Educational Studies Indigenous Studies, International and Comparative Education, Leadership and Organizations, Policy, Research methodologies
Faulkner, Guy School of Kinesiology Kinesiology; Community Health / Public Health; behavioral medicine; Exercise Psychology; mental health; physical activity and public health; physical activity interventions
Ford, Laurie Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Early Childhood Assessment, Youth and Families
Forde, Shawn Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Forsyth, Janice School of Kinesiology Kinesiology; History of Physical Culture and Sport; Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology; Socio-Cultural Studies
Fundelius, Erika Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Special education and disability; Self-determination within and beyond the Expanded core curriculum; Professional development including pre-service and in-service teacher preparation
Galla, Candace Department of Language & Literacy Education, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies what types of technology initiatives (low-, mid-, or high) Indigenous language communities are using to revitalize, maintain, and promote their language
Gerofsky, Susan Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy Curriculum Studies Research, Mathematics, Media, Semiotics, Text Studies, Pedagogy, Research Design and Method, Technology; gesture; genre; mathematics and the arts; Performance Theory
Gibson, Lindsay Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy assessment; Curriculum Studies Research; Democracy and Citizenship; History Education; Historical Consciousness; history of education; Pedagogy; Social Studies Education Research; Teacher Education Research; Teacher Research; Historical Thinking; Inquiry
Gill, Hartej Department of Educational Studies Cultural studies, Leadership and Organizations, Post-colonial studies, Teaching and Practice
Gladwin, Derek Department of Language & Literacy Education Other languages and literature; Cultural Studies; Digital & Media Literacy; Environmental & Energy Literacy; Environmental Humanities; Food Literacy; Literary Education; Sustainability Education; Writing & Rhetoric
Gleason, Mona Department of Educational Studies History, archaeology and related studies
Goble, J. Scott Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy music and history; music education; conducting; choral music, Expressed an interest in chairing music exams, music education
Gouzouasis, Peter Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy early childhood music education; computer literacy through fine arts and new media; music in mass media; especially jazz, guitar, Music education, Action Research, Artistic and Aesthetic Development, Arts Education, Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technologies, Literacy, Media, Semiotics, Text Studies, Music, Music Education Research, Non-Formal Learning, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Research Design and Method, Sociological Issues, Teacher Education Research, Teacher Research, Technology
Gunderson, Lee Paul Department of Language & Literacy Education Languages and literature; reading-research; immigrant-achievement; home literacy environment
Hare, Jan Department of Language & Literacy Education Aboriginal youth mobility, Aboriginal family and community perspectives on early literacy, literature, identity construction and urban Aboriginal youth, Cultural studies, early childhood, first nations education
Haverkamp, Beth Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Counselling Process Research, Ethics and Professional Issues, Research Design
Hodges, Nicola School of Kinesiology Sport and exercise psychology; Behavioural neuroscience of learning and memory; action anticipation and observation; coaching and motor skill expertise; skill acquisition; Motor learning; observational learning and instruction; sports skill development

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Graduate Student Stories

Stef Atkinson

Master of Arts in Kinesiology (MA)

Trust in the coach-athlete relationship

Rachel Moylan

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Teaching in the age of algorithms: Resisting the algorithmic order through co-created sociotechnical experiments

Charu Gupta

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Language Ideologies and Attitudes Among Japanese Study Abroad Students

Claire Valeria Hein-Salvi

Master of Arts in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (MA)

The impact of social media on adolescent body image dissatisfaction

Yu Tong (Emily) Tang

Master of Arts in Kinesiology (MA)

Influences of Social Media on Sexual Health for Chinese Immigrant Women

Laen Hershler

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Exploring Holocaust Survivor Reflections Through Community-Based Performative Inquiry

Frances Macapagal Maddalozzo

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

Relational Listening: Podcasts as social scholarship to equip pre-service teachers with reconciliatory, decolonial, and committed listening

Stéphanie La France

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)

Imagining future assessment practices in mathematics using speculative fiction with phenomenology
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Alumni on Success

Lucía Terra

Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD) [2009]

Job Title
Owner

Employer
Language and Communication Services

Kaela Jubas

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) [2009]

Job Title
Associate Professor

Employer
University of Calgary

Anita Cote

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD) [2013]

Job Title
Assistant Professor

Employer
Trinity Western University

Carla Peck

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD) [2009]

Job Title
Associate Professor

Employer
University of Alberta

Vanessa Lapointe

Job Title
Registered Psychologist, Clinic Founder, Parenting Educator, Author

Employer
Self-Employed

Katharine Popejoy

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD) [2007]

Job Title
Research Program Development Officer

Employer
Lehigh University

Suzanne Scott

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) [2012]

Job Title
Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Engagement

Employer
The University of British Columbia

Georgina Martin

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD)

Job Title
Instructor, Community Health Promotion for Aboriginal Communities

Employer
Vancouver Island University
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Recent Publications

This is an incomplete sample of recent publications in chronological order by UBC faculty members with a primary appointment in the Faculty of Education.

 

Digital Devices Use and Chinese-Canadian First Graders’ Early English Literacy Development: A Mixed-Methods Study
Publication: Education Sciences
UBC Author(s): Guofang Li (Language & Literacy Education / Faculty of Education)
Volume: 15
Publication Date: January 2025

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A Multiple Case Study Analysis of Clinical Counseling or Psychotherapy With Indian Punjabi Sikhs
Publication: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
UBC Author(s): Robinder Bedi (Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 07357028
Publication Date: 2025

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Habituation of vestibular-evoked balance responses after repeated exposure to a postural threat
Publication: Journal of Physiology
UBC Author(s): Mark Carpenter (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 00223751
Publication Date: 2025

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Daily Path Areas and Location Use During and After Cardiac Rehabilitation
Publication: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
UBC Author(s): Darren Warburton (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 19327501
Publication Date: 2025

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A wearable system for experimental knee pain during real-world locomotion: Habituation and motor adaptation
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
UBC Author(s): Jean-Sebastien Blouin (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 15344320
Publication Date: 2025

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Dreaming the life: international students and the temporal complexity of employability
Publication: Journal of Youth Studies
UBC Author(s): Alison Taylor (Educational Studies / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 13676261
Volume: 28
Page Range: 446-461
Publication Date: 2025

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Within-person associations between daily stress and physical activity during working and non-working hours
Publication: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
UBC Author(s): Eli Puterman (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 14690292
Volume: 76
Publication Date: January 2025

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The Detrimental Effect of Stroke on Motor Adaptation
Publication: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
UBC Author(s): Hyosub Kim (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 15459683
Publication Date: 2025

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Using Multilabel Neural Network to Score High-Dimensional Assessments for Different Use Foci: An Example with College Major Preference Assessment
Publication: Journal of Educational Measurement
UBC Author(s): Amery Wu (Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 00220655
Publication Date: 2025

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Evidence for the dependence of visual and kinesthetic motor imagery on isolated visual and motor practice
Publication: Consciousness and Cognition
UBC Author(s): Nicola Hodges (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 10538100
Volume: 127
Publication Date: January 2025

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Team resilience in high-performance women’s football: Contextual stressors and opportunities for development
Publication: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
UBC Author(s): Desmond McEwan (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 10413200
Volume: 37
Page Range: 23-48
Publication Date: 2025

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Conceptualizing culture critically: Examining perspectives from additional language teachers
Publication: Foreign Language Annals
UBC Author(s): Rachel Kunnas (Faculty of Education / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 0015718X
Publication Date: 2025

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‘Your rent is due, higher education’: beyond apologies and towards reparations
Publication: Comparative Education
UBC Author(s): Sharon Rebekah Stein (Educational Studies / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 03050068
Publication Date: 2025

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Adult family members’ roles in mediating children’s visits at a Chinese science museum
Publication: Museum Management and Curatorship
UBC Author(s): David Anderson (Curriculum & Pedagogy / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 09647775
Publication Date: 2025

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The sound localization ability of students with visual impairment in goalball players, non-goalball players, and their peers with typical vision
Publication: British Journal of Visual Impairment
UBC Author(s): Kim Zebehazy (Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 02646196
Volume: 43
Page Range: 205-212
Publication Date: January 2025

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Multidimensional assessment of exertional dyspnea in young healthy males and females who select unsatisfied inspiration at peak exercise
Publication: Journal of Applied Physiology
UBC Author(s): William Sheel (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 87507587
Volume: 138
Page Range: 73-88
Publication Date: January 2025

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Navigating the SLA/T conceptual landscape and investing in transdisciplinary practices
Publication: Modern Language Journal
UBC Author(s): Ron Darvin (Language & Literacy Education / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 00267902
Volume: 109
Page Range: 104-106
Publication Date: January 2025

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The longitudinal evaluation of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults: lessons learned and considerations for future research
Publication: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
UBC Author(s): Guy Faulkner (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 17155312
Volume: 50
Publication Date: January 2025

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Cultivating legacies and connections: A narrative analysis of Instagram stories of retired elite athlete mothers through an ethic of care lens
Publication: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
UBC Author(s): Andrea Bundon (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 10413200
Publication Date: 2025

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Income inequality and adherence to 24-hour movement guideline recommendations among adolescents: a multilevel growth curve analysis using longitudinal data from three waves of the Cannabis, Obesity, Mental health, Physical activity, Sedentary behaviour...
Publication: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
UBC Author(s): Guy Faulkner (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 0143005X
Publication Date: 2025

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Educational transformation through ethical relationality in education change networks
Publication: Curriculum Inquiry
UBC Author(s): Leyton Schnellert (Curriculum & Pedagogy / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 03626784
Publication Date: 2025

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“In a Holding Pattern”: Experiences of Gay Men in Binational Relationships Living in Asia
Publication: Human Arenas
UBC Author(s): Anusha Kassan (Educational & Counselling Psychology & Special Education / Faculty of Education)
Publication Date: 2025

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Turning over new ideas in human skeletal muscle proteostasis: What do we know and where to from here?
Publication: Experimental Physiology
UBC Author(s): Cameron Mitchell (School of Kinesiology / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 09580670
Publication Date: 2025

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Educational homogamy, values, activities, and inequality: an intergenerational perspective
Publication: Journal of Youth Studies
UBC Author(s): Lesley Coral Andres (Educational Studies / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 13676261
Volume: 28
Page Range: 118-136
Publication Date: 2025

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Breaking the Silence on How Visitors and Educators Perceive Quiet Spaces in Museums
Publication: Visitor Studies
UBC Author(s): David Anderson (Curriculum & Pedagogy / Faculty of Education)
ISSN: 10645578
Publication Date: 2025

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Recent Thesis Submissions

Doctoral Citations

A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
Year Citation Program
2024 Dr. Trainor explored elite athlete well-being. Her research demonstrates the critical role of sport culture and the high-performance environment in comprising athlete well-being. After interviewing Olympic and Paralympic athletes, she identified eight sport-specific components that make up athlete well-being, which can help support elite athletes. Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD)
2024 Dr. Gist explored how high school teachers who teach online build positive relationships with their students. This research informs both policy and practice by providing schools and teachers a deeper understanding of the factors that help, hinder or are needed for supportive student-teacher relationships online. Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (PhD)
2024 Dr. Sauve explored the experiences that early-career teachers had with social and emotional learning (SEL) as they completed their teacher preparation programs in Oregon. Her research contributes to the limited understanding of the degree to which teachers receive preparation in SEL as they complete their teacher preparation programs in the U.S. Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (PhD)
2024 Dr. Cho explored the transformative learning process among the 'Education Beyond Borders' members in Canada and Kenya in their collaboration. Her research helps to understand how the educators from the Global North and South navigated the issues of power and privilege in the postcolonial setting and adds to the conversation of decolonizing pedagogy. Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD)
2024 Dr. Skinner examined inter-professional collaborative practices of education professionals when the focus of collaboration was to include students with extensive support needs in a general education science unit. Her research illustrates how multi-disciplinary collaboration can promote equitable access to education for students with disabilities. Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD)
2024 Dr. Morales looked into the views and experiences of young Colombian adults concerning violence on social media. His research underscores the pivotal role of digital platforms in shaping our relationship with violence, emphasizing education as a valuable strategy for promoting and sustaining cultures of peace. Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)
2024 Dr. Dean illustrated how participation in adaptive skateboarding and wheelchair motocross may offer health benefits and social benefits to physically disabled people and illuminated how larger social, cultural, political, economic, and structural forces may influence disabled riders' participation in different sporting spaces. Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (PhD)
2024 Dr. Isherwood's work considers how the exploration of LGBTQI2S+ artworks can cultivate queer aesthetic sensibilities that help educators rethink normative assumptions of gender and sexuality. Their dissertation provides practical, arts-based methods that educators can adopt now to create supportive and inclusive learning environments for all students. Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)
2024 Dr. Hamilton explored how Grade 10 students drew on spatial frameworks to analyze young adult literature and creatively reimagine their movements and engagements across home, school, and public spaces. Her findings open up possibilities for critical and civic-oriented literature education research and pedagogy. Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)
2024 Dr. Horst employed innovative digital arts-based methods to inquire into the futures literacies of a group of teacher candidates. Her study found that futures literacies pedagogy can provide teacher candidates with creative outlets to express their extant feelings and narratives about the future in generative ways that enable new possibilities to emerge. Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD)

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2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject – Faculty of Education

March 12, 2025 The UBC Faculty of Education is ranked 2nd in Canada and 11th in North America according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings has released its 21st annual edition, featuring over 1,500 institutions across 105 locations...

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2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject – School of Kinesiology

March 12, 2025 The UBC School of Kinesiology, together with the UBC Okanagan School of Health and Exercise Sciences, are ranked 2nd in North America and 5th globally for sports-related subjects according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University...

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Dr. Sharon Stein Receives 2024 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship

March 18, 2025 Dr. Sharon Stein has been selected as a 2024 Killam Faculty Research Fellow Dr. Sharon Stein has received a 2024 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding research and scholarly achievements across diverse disciplines. This prestigious award, which is...

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Community Update | March 2025

March 2025 | published once each term Message from Dean Hare Dear community members, As spring approaches, it is a meaningful time to reflect on our shared progress and welcome the new opportunities this season of renewal brings. The strength of our Faculty lies in the connections we build, the...

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Call for Nominations: 2024–25 Dean’s Awards for Staff Excellence

About The Dean’s Awards for Staff Excellence were created in 2001 as an annual celebration of the Faculty’s appreciation for the valuable contributions of our staff. These awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence in personal and professional achievements and contributions to the vision,...

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Dr. Guofang Li Named a Fellow by the 2025 American Educational Research Association

March 6, 2025 Dr. Guofang Li has been selected as a 2025 American Educational Research Association Fellow Dr. Guofang Li, Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Transnational/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth, has been selected as a 2025 American...

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