Faculty

Dr. Andrew Allen
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Race,Class and Gender and Issues of Social Difference and Marginalization in Education and Schooling, Urban Education , Critical Teacher Education and Negotiating a Critical Teaching Practice, Developing Teacher Identity and Factors Contributing to and Affecting the Process of Learning to Teach.

Dr. Jonathan Bayley
Interim Director, Joint PhD Program
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Ohio State

Research Interests: Music education (advocacy, curriculum, improvisation, literacy, pedagogy), Arts Education, Survey Research & Design, Historical Research (curriculum focus), Interviewing as Qualitative Research.

Dr. Clinton Beckford
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of West Indies

Research Interests: Geography and Environmental Education, Aboriginal Education, International and Comparative Education, Global Education, Education of Marginalized Groups- racial minorities, immigrants, refugees and children of war.

Dr. Finney Cherian
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Teacher Education, Social Justice/Equity & Educational Law, Minority Language Learners (EAL), Critical Literacy & Language Arts, Healthy Literacy among Minority Populations and Refugee Groups (Specifically Women and Children) and Literacy and Technology.

Dr. Cam Cobb
Assisstant Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Social Justice, Special education, Parental Involvement, Inclusion andDemocratic Pedagogy.

Dr. Beth Daly
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Windsor

Research Interests: Anthrozoology

Dr. Yvette Daniel
Associate Professor
Ph.D. York University

Research Interests: Technology Integration, Urban School Reform, Critical Thinking in Teaching Education and Leadership for Girls In The New Urban Environment.

Dr. Lara Doan
Associate Professor
Ph.D. York University

Research Interests: Teacher Education, Learning Technologies, Equity, Diversity and Social Justice in Education.

Dr. Benedicta Egbo
Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Educational Administration, Policy and Leadership, Sociocultural Contexts of Education, Minority Education,Critical Pedagogy, Education and Social Justice, Gender Issues in Education, Comparative and International Education.

Dr. Anthony Ezeife
Professor
Ph.D. University of Nigeria

Research Interests: Indigenous/Aboriginal education, Constructs of cultural border crossing and collateral learning in mathematics and science, Contemporary issues and trends in STM education

Dr. Nobuko Fujita
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Learning and knowledge building in computer-supported collaborative learning environments, e-learning, design-based research, formative assessment, teacher education, social media, and the effective use of technology in K-12 contexts.

Dr. Larry Glassford
Full Professor
Ph.D. York University

Research Interests: Politics and History of Ontario Education, Evolution of Citizenship Education

Research Interests:  Gender & history, masculinities, boys and boyhood, literacy and language arts, gender and Canadian literature.

Dr. Susan Holloway
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Manitoba

Research Interests:

Dr. Dragana Martinovic
Research Leadership Chair
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Technology in mathematics education, issues of culture and language in mathematics education, issues of culture and language in preservice education,  smart computer networks, agents, privacy vs. openness of the internet, cultural relevance and impact of research.

Dr. Glenn Rideout
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Windsor

Research Interests: Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about education, Pupil control ideologies, Relationship between leadership styles and teacher socialization, Online Learning Management Systems, Restorative Justice, Educational Effectiveness.

Dr. Karen Roland
Dean of Education (Acting)
Experiential Learning Specialist
Ph.D. University of Windsor

Research Interests: Social Justice Education, Educational Equity, Teacher Education, Diversity, Restorative Justice, and Policy and Administration.

Dr. Geri Salinitri
Acting Associate Dean, Pre-Service 
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Windsor

Research Interests: Science, Gender issues , Adult education, Tutoring and Mentoring

Dr. Terry Sefton
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Higher education and the arts; music education; arts curriculum; performance research; institutional ethnography.

Dr. Kara Smith
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Stirling

Research Interests: Integrated English curriculum, multilingualism and comparative education.

Dr. Darren Stanley
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Alberta

Research Interests: Complexity Theory, Organizational Theory, Eco-Justice, Phenomenology, Mathematics Education and Cognition and Learning.

Dr. Elizabeth Starr
Professor
Ph.D. University of Alberta

Research Interests: Autism spectrum disorders and Special education.

Dr. Vern Stenlund
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Michigan

Research Interests: Coaching and Athletics.

Dr. Michele Tarailo
Professor
Ed.D. Wayne State University

Research Interests:  A practicing artist, Philosophy of art, Issues regarding the social context of visual culture and teaching art, Art museum education, Use and impact of new technologies in our relationship to the creation of art and how it is taught.

Dr. Wayne Tousignant
Sessional Lecturer
Ed.D., Wayne State University

Dr. Shijing Xu
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Toronto

Research Interests: Intergenerational, Bilingual and Multicultural Educational Issues, School-Family-Community Connections in Cross-Cultural Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education

Dr. Zuochen Zhang
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of British Columbia

Research Interests: Action research, E-learning, ICT for development and ICT integration into school curriculum, International education, Teacher education and TESL.

 Dr. George Zhou
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Alberta

Research Interests: Contemporary issues and trends in science education, environmental education, teacher education, ICT integration with school science curriculum, language and cultural issues in school education and teacher preparation, international and comparative education, immigrant parental involvement