Positions
Education
Current University Committees & Engagement
- NUACC - Nipissing University Academic Curriculum Committee
- NUBOG - Nipissing University Board of Governors - Non-Senator Representative
- Schulich School of Education - Graduate Studies in Education
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate Programs
- Education Consecutive
Graduate Studies
- Education, MEd/PHD Program
Graduate Supervision
Accepting Students for Supervision
School year
- 2027/28
Guidelines or Expectations for Prospective Students
I Accept Graduate Students in MEd (Thesis) and PhD that are focused on exploring the essence of lived experience and/or creativity learning through ICE - Imagination Creativity Education and arts-based inquiry through phenomenology, hermeneutics, narrative inquiry and or interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
Supervised Theses / Projects
- Exploring the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ formal educational leaders in the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 Education system: A qualitative critical/transformative study (PhD)
- Exploring student nurses’ learning experiences in clinical placements. Nipissing University (MEd)
- Blondie: A narrative existential inquiry. Nipissing University (PhD)
- What is it to experience ‘here’ while being rooted in ‘there’? A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of Interfacing Cultural Immersion (IÇI) (MEd)
- Applying systems thinking to the creative process to foster sustainability, innovation design in education (PhD)
Research
Research Interests
- Imagination Creativity Education (ICE)
- Literacy (Secondary Education)
- Lived Experiences of Pre-Service Teachers
- Pedagogical Relationality
- Curriculum Studies (Transactional Curriculum)
- Reflection, Reflexivity, Pre-service Teacher Identity
Current Research Projects / Labs
Single author text: Confluence in the Transactional Curriculum
Collaborations / Affiliations
CNIC (Canadian Network for Imagination Creativity) Idea Jam (September 2026)
Open to Media Inquiries
Publications
Books
Maynes, N. & Hatt, B. E. (2017). The paths we chose: Stories from accredited teachers about professional and personal paths after certification. Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Maynes, N. & Hatt, B. E. (2016). Assessment, evaluation & communication of student learning. Toronto: Pearson Learning Solutions.
Maynes, N. & Hatt, B. E. (2014). When the interview is not enough: A multi-stage high impact process for hiring new teachers. Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Hatt, B. E. (2008). Heart in teaching: Attending the pathic. Köln, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. 285 pages.
Articles
Hatt, B. E. (2025). The anthimeria of Imagination Creativity Education (ICE) Matters. Creativity Matters, 4, 6-11. Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity (CNIC).
Hatt, B. E. & McCullough, K. D. (2025). Reflexive practice, consciousness, and subjectivity in the development of identity for pre-service teachers and student nurses. Symposia Melitensia, 20, 39-53.
McCullough, K. D. & Hatt, B. E. (2025). Is Chat GPT the death knell for imagination and creativity in teacher education and nursing education? Conference Proceedings 2025 Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE), Honolulu.
Maynes, N., Hatt, B. E., & Anand, A. (2025) A self-evaluation framework to enrich online forum work by students in graduate contexts. Journal of Studies in Education, 15(1), 78-101.
Maynes, N., Straub, J. & Hatt, B. E. (2023). From Curriculum design to program implementation: Filling in the gaps. Journal of Studies in Education, 13(1), 1-11.
Other Publications
Hatt, B. E. (Ed. & Compiler). (2026). R. J. Hatt Rumblins’ (Emi Pines. Illus.). Print Three
Hatt, B. E. (Ed.) (2023). Crushing ICE: Short-on-theoretical, long-on practical approaches to Imagination Creativity Education. FriesenPress
Hatt, B. E., Maynes, N. & Ryan, T. (Anglophone Eds.) (2019-2022) Canadian Journal of Education sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Vol 43(3) ff.