PhD Cohort 2020
Dennis Barrow
![Dennis Barrow Dennis Barrow](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Barrow.png?itok=671wRqVS)
- Narrative inquiry
- Sexual minorities
- Gender Roles
- Anti-oppressive Education
- Critical literacy and social justice
- Autoethnography
Lynn Cummings
![Lynn Cummings Lynn Cummings](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Cummings.jpg?itok=_VECfjIf)
- Equity and inclusion in education
- Educational policy
- Critical pedagogy
- Integrated curriculum
Christopher Godfrey
![Christopher Godfrey Christopher Godfrey](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Godfrey.jpeg?itok=IJPO0w1z)
- Educational Technology & Classroom Integration
- Professional Learning Experiences
- Participatory Action Research
- Qualitative Studies
Jamie Jackson
![Jamie Jackson Jamie Jackson](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Jackson_0.jpg?itok=MYsaz5g5)
- Mental health of educators
- Student well-being
- Canadian education
- Critical Theory
- Gender Theory
Rebecca Kasperavicius
![Rebecca Kasperavicius Rebecca Kasperavicius](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Kasperavicius2.jpg?itok=wVo8ekAQ)
- Information Literacy
- Embedded Librarianship
- Phenomenology
- Critical Theory
- Perceptions of Academic Librarians
Jerome Kroetsch
![Jerome Kroetsch Jerome Kroetsch](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Kroetsch.jpg?itok=R48xCFKT)
- Holistic leadership
- Educational administration
- Managerial competency development
- Indigenous ways of knowing
- Actor-Network Theory
Christopher Peters
![Christopher Peters Christopher Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Peters.jpg?itok=8yMiwO6v)
- Neurodiversity
- STEAM education
- Critical theory
- Long-term impacts of bullying
- Mixed methods
Man Tran
- Teacher and learner mental health & well-being
- Second language education
- Sustainability
- Teacher training
- Adult education
Vuong Tran
![Vuong Tran Vuong Tran](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Vuong.jpg?itok=pac9V-UE)
- Financial literacy
- Social justice
- Equity in education
- Equity for LGBTQ+
Tessa Troughton
- TBA
PhD Cohort 2019
Leila Kharazmi
![Leila Kharazmi - PhD 2019 cohort Leila Kharazmi - PhD 2019 cohort](/sites/default/files/LeilaKharazmi-140px.jpg)
- Narrative inquiry
- Literature and education
- Second language education
- Illustration books and learning
- Technology in education
Michelle McMartin
![Michelle McMartin - PhD 2019 cohort Michelle McMartin - PhD 2019 cohort](/sites/default/files/MichelleMcMartin-140px.jpg)
- Dialogic pedagogy
- Critical literacy
- Building learning communities for equity and wellbeing
- Empowering and valuing the voices of children
Deborah Michaud
![Deborah Michaud - PhD 2019 cohort Deborah Michaud - PhD 2019 cohort](/sites/default/files/DeborahMichaud_RESHOOT-140px.jpg)
- Participatory action research
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Developmental assets
- Child welfare training
Christina Page
![Christina Page - PhD 2019 cohort Christina Page - PhD 2019 cohort](/sites/default/files/ChristinaPage-140px.jpg)
- Internationally-educated learners in post-secondary institutions
- Educational experiences of refugee-background youth and adults
- Culturally relevant pedagogies
- Adult education
- Critical pedagogies
Tammy Lynn Ross
![Tammy Ross - PhD 2019 Cohort Tammy Ross - PhD 2019 Cohort](/sites/default/files/TammyLynnRoss-140px.jpg)
- Qualitative research
- Universal design
- Indigenous worldview
Deborah Yawney
![Deborah Yawney - PhD 2019 cohort Deborah Yawney - PhD 2019 cohort](/sites/default/files/DeborahYawney-140px.jpg)
- Critical theory
- Narrative inquiry
- Food literacy
- Sustainability
PhD Cohort 2018
Kari Janz
![PhD Student - Kari Janz PhD Student - Kari Janz](/sites/default/files/Janz-Kari.jpg)
- Student mental health
- Guided mindfulness meditation
- Holistic therapy
- Psychology
- Quantitative methodology
Derek Martin
![PhD Student - Derek Martin PhD Student - Derek Martin](/sites/default/files/Martin_Derek.jpg)
- International education
- Student mobility
- Intercultural (communicative) competence
- Second language education
- Educational leadership
- Collaborative conflict resolution and peacebuilding
Jeff Thornborrow
![PhD Student - Jeff Thornborrow PhD Student - Jeff Thornborrow](/sites/default/files/Thornborrow_Jeff.jpg)
- Children's mental health
- Attachment based education
- Social work leadership
- Social constructivism
- Humanist perspective
- Mixed methodology
Melanie Manitowabi
![PhD Student - Melanie Manitowabi PhD Student - Melanie Manitowabi](/sites/default/files/Manitowabi_Melanie.jpg)
- Indigenous methodologies and its impact on profession learning
- Critical race theory
- Mentorship and its impact on student learning
- Anishaabemowin and land based learning and its impact on well-being
Jessica Poff
![PhD Student - Jessica Poff PhD Student - Jessica Poff](/sites/default/files/Poff_Jessica.jpg)
- Alternative schooling (unschooling, homeschooling, free schooling)
- Risk-aversion and resilience
- Critical theory
Betty Jo McCabe
![PhD Student - BettyJo McCabe PhD Student - BettyJo McCabe](/sites/default/files/McCabe_BettyJo.jpg)
- Workplace learning
- Leadership and change
Angie Bruce
![PhD Student - Angie Bruce PhD Student - Angie Bruce](/sites/default/files/Bruce_Angie.jpg)
- Indigenous leadership, governance and political structures
- Indigenous methodologies
- Relationship dynamics and empowerment
Dina Moati
![PhD Student - Dina Moati PhD Student - Dina Moati](/sites/default/files/Moati_Dina.jpg)
- Equity and inclusion
- Adult learning
- Faculty vitality
- Learner-centred teaching
- Learners as partners
- Identities and intersectionalities
- Universal design for learning
Dr. Allison Tucker - Graduated February 2022
![PhD Student - Allison Tucker PhD Student - Allison Tucker](/sites/default/files/Tucker_Allison.jpg)
PhD Cohort 2017
Dr. Susan Picard - Graduated October 2020
![PhD Student - Picard Susan PhD Student - Picard Susan](/sites/default/files/Picard_Susan.jpg)
- Special education with a focus on gifted education
- Perspectives on inclusion
- Theory of positive disintegration and emotional development
- Ecopedagogy and sustainability
- Qualitative inquiry: appreciative and narrative
Read Dr. Picard's Dissertation
Deva Balan Moorthy
![PhD Student - Moorthy Balan PhD Student - Moorthy Balan](/sites/default/files/Moorthy_Balan.jpg)
- Truth and reconciliation
- Indigenous principles of learning in schools
- Social constructs of race and race relations
- Ethics of care in school systems
- Creating equitable learning spaces
Dr. Dany Dias - Graduated June 2021
![PhD Student - Dias Dany PhD Student - Dias Dany](/sites/default/files/Dias_Dany.jpg)
- Critical pedagogy/critical theory
- Adolescent literacy
- Critical literacy and social justice
- Mental health issues in education
- Qualitative research methodology
Vivian Papaiz
![PhD Student - Papaiz Vivian PhD Student - Papaiz Vivian](/sites/default/files/Papaiz_Vivian.jpg)
- Palliative care nursing education
- Experiential learning, reflexive learning, adult learning
- Humanism and the ethic of care, ways of knowing
- Nursing competencies in hospice palliative care
PhD Cohort 2016
Patricia Chabbert
- TBA
Dr. Michael Crant - Graduated June 2020
![michael_crant michael_crant](/sites/default/files/hs_PHd_Michael_Crant.jpg)
- Inclusive educational values and practices for non-traditional learners
- Identity and student development
- Universal design
- Global and holistic education
Nicole Gardner
![nicole_gardner nicole_gardner](/sites/default/files/hs_PHd_Nicole_Gardner.jpg)
- Values-based pedagogy
- Sustainable living
- Self-directed, life-long learning
- Holistic education
- Psychology
Richard Kennelly
![richard_kennelly richard_kennelly](/sites/default/files/hs_PHd_Richard_Kennelly.jpg)
- Education leadership
- Ethical decision-making
- Boys achievement
- Equity
Dave Kydd
![dave_kydd dave_kydd](/sites/default/files/hs_PHd_Dave_Kydd.jpg)
- Social work education
- Field placement in social work education
- The intersection of class and field education
- Qualitative research methodology
- Principles of praxis in post-secondary education
Randi Ray
![randi_ray randi_ray](/sites/default/files/hs_PHd_Randi_Ray.jpg)
- First Nations policies
- First Nations governance
- Sustainable education funding for PSE for First Nations
- Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy
PhD Cohort 2015
Dr. Daniel Brant - Graduated October 2021
![daniel_brant daniel_brant](/sites/default/files/DanielBrant140.jpg)
- First Nations governance
Dr. Sandra Browne-Kealey - Graduated May 2019
![sandra brown kealey Sandra Brown Kealey](/sites/default/files/SandraBrownKealey140.jpg)
- Mental health
- Inclusive education
- At-risk learners
- Educational leadership
Read Dr. Browne-Kealey's Dissertation
Erin Horvath
![erin_hovarth erin_hovarth](/sites/default/files/ErinHovarth140.jpg)
- Change-orientated leadership
- Experiential and adventure-based teaching/learning
- Indigenous rights and worldviews
- Arts-based research and learning methodologies
- Resilience and skill development in traumatized populations
Dr. Sarah Hunter - Graduated February 2021
![sarah_hunter sarah_hunter](/sites/default/files/SarahHunter140.jpg)
- Universal design for learning
- Mindfulness and the post-secondary learner
- Student development and post-secondary persistence
PhD Cohort 2014
Dr. Michelle Brunette - Graduated May 2018
![michelle_brunette michelle_brunette](/sites/default/files/Michelle_Brunette.jpg)
- International students; cross-cultural transitions
- Sport and physical activity as an educational tool
- Public private partnerships; sport and education marketing
- Leadership and cross-cultural competency skill building
Read Dr. Brunette's Dissertation
Dr. Amanda Carvalho - Graduated May 2018
![amanda_carvalho amanda_carvalho](/sites/default/files/Amanda_Carvalho.jpg)
- Vocational education
- Critical narrative research
- Feminist epistemology
Read Dr. Carvalho's Dissertation
Dr. Sarah Driessens - Graduated October 2018
![sarah_driessens sarah_driessens](/sites/default/files/Sarah_Driessens.jpg)
- Student engagement
- Higher education
- Critical pedagogy
- Holistic education
- Social inequality in higher education
Read Dr. Driessens' Dissertation
Dr. Kathryn Ewers - Graduated October 2021
![kathryn_ewers kathryn_ewers](/sites/default/files/Kathryn_Ewers.jpg)
- Nursing curriculum and evaluation models
- Nursing preceptor education
Dr. Laurie Peachey - Graduated October 2018
![laurie_peachey laurie_peachey](/sites/default/files/Laurie_Peachey.jpg)
- The use of maternal child simulation in nursing education
- Self-efficacy and self-regulated learning
- Maternal confidence in childbirth experiences
- Preparation for entry-level nursing competencies
Read Dr. Peachey's Dissertation
Dr. Adam Podolski - Graduated May 2018
![adam_podolski adam_podolski](/sites/default/files/Adam_Podolski.jpg)
- Student resiliency
- Critical theory
- Narrative inquiry
- Ethnography
Read Dr. Podolski's Dissertation
Dr. Sunaina Sharma - Graduated August 2018
![sunaina_sharma sunaina_sharma](/sites/default/files/Sunaina_Sharma.jpg)
- Student engagement
- Technology use in the classroom
- Understanding the 21st century learner
- Experiential learning
Read Dr. Sharma's Dissertation
Dr. Kerry Surman - Graduated June 2017
![kerry_surman kerry_surman](/sites/default/files/Kerry_Surman.jpg)
- Critical theory
- Educational policy analysis
- College curriculum and pedagogy
- Critical narrative
- Institutional ethnography
PhD Cohort 2013
Dr. Melissa Corrente - Graduated June 2020
![melissa_corrente melissa_corrente](/sites/default/files/melissa_corrente.jpg)
- Teacher attrition
- Childhood obesity
- Teacher education
- Narrative inquiry
Read Dr. Corrente's Dissertation
Dr. Glenn Hanna - Graduated June 2016
![glenn_hanna glenn_hanna](/sites/default/files/glenn_hanna.jpg)
- University/college partnerships
- Post-graduation student success
- "Practical reason"
Dr. Brooke Growden - Graduated May 2018
![brooke_haugh brooke_haugh](/sites/default/files/brooke_haugh.jpg)
- Homeschooling
- Unschooling
- Early literacy
- Narrative inquiry
- Willed curriculum
Read Dr. Growden's Dissertation
Dr. Betty Ann Martin - Graduated June 2017
![betty-ann_martin betty-ann_martin](/sites/default/files/betty-ann_martin.jpg)
- Narrative
- Holistic education
- Gender studies
- Cultural studies
- Birth and mothering
- Identity; depressive illness
Dr. Christine McIntosh - Graduated June 2017
![christine_mcintosh christine_mcintosh](/sites/default/files/christine_mcintosh.jpg)
- Healthcare education (systemic)
- Health literacy
- Patient-centred learning
- Healthcare provider education
- Patient self-management
Read Dr. McIntosh's Dissertation
Dr. Anna-Liisa Mottonen - Graduated May 2019
![anna-liisa_mottonen anna-liisa_mottonen](/sites/default/files/anna-liisa_mottonen.jpg)
- Gender stereotyping
- Gender difference in education
- Reading and literacy
- Mental health issues in education
Read Dr. Mottonen's Dissertation
Dr. Olga Shugurova - Graduated June 2017
![Olga Shugurova Olga Shugurova](/sites/default/files/Olga%20Shugurova.jpg)
- Experiential Learning
- Educational Leadership
- Cultural-Historical Context of Learning
- Qualitative Arts-Based Research
Read Dr. Shugurova's Dissertation
Dr. Lisa Taylor - Graduated May 2019
![lisa_taylor lisa_taylor](/sites/default/files/lisa_taylor.jpg)
- Math
- Financial literacy
- Non-experimental research
Read Dr. Taylor's Dissertation
Dr. Taunya Wideman-Johnston - Graduated June 2016
![taunya_wideman-johnston taunya_wideman-johnston](/sites/default/files/taunya_wideman-johnston.jpg)
- Chronic illness
- Holistic education
- Willed curriculum
- Resilience
- Special education
- Pre-service teacher education
- Psychology
PhD Cohort 2012
Dr. Jeff Adams - Graduated May 2019
![jeff_adams jeff_adams](/sites/default/files/jeffadams.jpg)
- Arts-based research
- Poetic inquiry
- Narrative inquiry
Dr. Jeremy Bisson - Graduated February 2020
![jeremy_bisson jeremy_bisson](/sites/default/files/jeremybisson.jpg)
- Ethical reasoning
- Authentic identity
- Narrative inquiry
Read Dr. Bisson's Dissertation
Dr. Elizabeth Campbell - Graduated February 2019
![elizabeth_campbell elizabeth_campbell](/sites/default/files/elizabethcampbell.jpg)
- Living educational theory
- Action research
- Alternative ways of knowing, researching, and representing
- Holistic, democratic, student-directed learning
- Values-based pedagogy
- Contemplative pedagogy
Read Dr. Campbell's Dissertation
Dr. Lorna Carol Corzine - Graduated June 2016
![lorna-carol_corzine lorna-carol_corzine](/sites/default/files/lornacarolcorzine.jpg)
- Narrative
- Mental health, depression, anxiety
- Adolescents
- Workplace
Read Dr. Corzine's Dissertation
Dr. Tara McGoey - Graduated October 2016
![tara_mcgoey tara_mcgoey](/sites/default/files/taramcgoey.jpg)
- Physical activity and cognitive development in children
Read Dr. McGoey's Dissertation
Dr. Casey Phillips - Graduated December 2016
![casey_phillips casey_phillips](/sites/default/files/caseyphillips.jpg)
- Secondary traumatic stress
- Student engagement
- Student leadership
- Student success
- Self-authorship
- Higher education
- Mental health
Read Dr. Phillips' Dissertation
Dr. Tiffany Roberts - Graduated June 2017
![tiffany_roberts tiffany_roberts](/sites/default/files/tiffanyroberts.jpg)
- Adolescent literacy
- Differentiated instruction
- Authentic assessment
- Safe schools
- Ethical leadership
Read Dr. Roberts' Dissertation
Dr. Carmen Schlamb - Graduated June 2016
![carmen_schlamb carmen_schlamb](/sites/default/files/carmenschlamb.jpg)
- Ecological identity
- Nature-deficit disorder
- Narrative inquiry
Read Dr. Schlamb's Dissertation
Dr. Erin Truswell - Graduated October 2020
![erin_truswell erin_truswell](/sites/default/files/erintruswell.jpg)
- Student success
- Vulnerable school populations
- Technology in schools