Josée Lebel
Assistant Professor

Dr. Josée Lebel

Ze/Zir/Zirs

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Education and Professional Studies

Education

PhD, Education, University of Ottawa
2026
Master of Science Communication, Dalarna University (Sweden)
2009
BEd, French Immersion in Biological Sciences, University of British Columbia
2003
BSc, Biology and Ecology, University of British Columbia
1998
Areas of specialization
Collaborative Inquiry
Dialogic Teaching in the Science Classroom and Beyond

Languages spoken

  • French
  • Spanish

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

  • Education Concurrent
  • Education Consecutive

Graduate Supervision

Accepting Students for Supervision

Research

Research Interests

  • Science inquiry, design thinking, nature of science
  • Environmental education and place-based teaching
  • Language, identity and sociolinguistic inclusion in science education
  • Learning and teaching in French minority settings
  • Teacher epistemological stance and social representations
  • Learning in informal settings (museums, science centres, etc.)

Collaborations / Affiliations

  • Chantiers d’actions et de recherches pour des Ffrancophonies inclusives (carffi.ca)
  • Science Education Research Group (SERG)

Open to Media Inquiries

Publications

Abat-Roy, V., Dalley, P., Lebel J., Gauthier, R., Ibrahim, A. & Burke-Saulnier, A. (submitted), Enjeux actuels de l’éducation en contexte minoritaire francophone au Canada : Dialogues exploratoires. Presses de l’Université du Québec.

Lebel, J. M. L. (2026). Parlons sciences ensemble: Une recherche collaborative sur la place du dialogue en classe de sciences au secondaire en milieu minoritaire francophone dans l’Est ontarien [Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa]. https://doi.org/10.20381/RUOR-31647 **Dalley, P., & Lebel, J. (in press). Introduction. In V. Abat-Roy, P. Dalley, J. Lebel, R. Gauthier, A. Ibrahim, & A. Burke-Saulnier (Eds.), Enjeux actuels de l’éducation en contexte minoritaire francophone au Canada : Dialogues exploratoires. Presses de l’Université du Québec. **Dalley P., Gani R. and Lebel, J. (2019). Le décrochage du personnel enseignant au Canada : une revue de littérature. Rapport pour la Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants (Canadian Teachers’ Federation) https://www.ctf-fce.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/FRENQUETES-13-2019-De…

Lebel, J. (2022). National Pollutant Release Inventory: Teacher Guide and Student Data Visualization Dashboard. Ingenium and NPRI, Ottawa (ON). Lebel, J. (2018). Energy Data Visualization: Teacher Guide. Ingenium et Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa (ON). Lebel, J. (2017). Adapting to Climate Change - Society and Economy : Teacher Guide. Ingenium et Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa (ON).