Faculty & Staff
Lenore Abraham Support Staff - CAIRS, ILC and Post-Degree Certificate in Career and Guidance Studies
Isabel Bacalao Azpurua Department Support, Educational Foundations and Educational Psychology & Special Education
Geraldine Balzer Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): teacher education; secondary school English language arts; Aboriginal education; decolonization; transformative education; curriculum; and service learning
Shelley Bueckert Academic Services Specialist - Undergraduate Programs Office
Undergraduate Program Advisor
David Burgess Associate Professor (On Administrative Leave), Educational Administration
Research Area(s): organizational modelling and analysis; educational and administrative law
Egan Chernoff Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): mathematics education; probability; heuristics; biases; fallacies; popularization
Michael Cottrell Associate Professor, Educational Administration
Research Area(s): Native-Newcomer Relations; Indigenous Education; International and Comparative Education; Educational Leadership.
Karla Jessen Williamson Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations
Research Area(s): Aboriginal Peoples; knowledge; paradigm shift; gender and construction
Brenda Kalyn Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): nvestigating the lived experiences of teachers and students in learning places and the impact of experience on curriculum, pedagogy, and practice. , Interest focus – holism, physical education, culture and dance
Marguerite Koole Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): Digital identity, post-humanist and social constructionist philosophy (European view), online and mobile learning, learning/instructional design, distance education, online privacy and security.
Cecile Laprairie Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Support, and International Initiatives & Facilities and Operations Coordinator
Lynn Lemisko Professor, Educational Foundations, and Department Head, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Research Area(s): teacher education; social studies education; and history of education
Pei-Ying Lin Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Special Education
Research Area(s): test accommodations for students with disabilities & EAL learners; large scale & classroom assessments; educational measurement; psychometrics; teacher education
Gail Mackay Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): Indigenous rhetorics, Indigenous languages and literacy, Indigenous literature, visual literacy, Indigenizing the curriculum, culturally revitalizing pedagogy, teacher education, community engagement, teacher collaboration, action research
Stephanie Martin Professor, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Research Area(s): research and practice related to the psychology and experiences of adolescent girls and women; women’s mental health and healing experiences (e.g., disordered eating and body image concerns, healing from the affects of interpersonal trauma, lived-body health concerns), professional development and well-being/resilience; training and supervision in applied psychology; and ethics in research and practice
Laureen McIntyre Associate Professor, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Research Area(s): basis of learning difficulties and disabilities in diverse populations; teacher education, knowledge, and classroom practice relating to special education; professional identity and mentorship
Marcia McKenzie Professor (on leave), Educational Foundations
Research Area(s): environment; sustainability; youth; educational policy
Janet McVittie Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations
Research Area(s): assessment; sustainability; place-based education; inquiry
Tim Molnar Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): transformative/ meaningful learning in science education; nature of science, philosophies of place & nature; ethics & responsibility; teacher education
Dirk Morrison Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Curriculum Studies. Graduate Chair, Educational Administration
Research Area(s): e-learning; ID; EdTech; informal learning
Amin Mousavi Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Research Area(s): Statistical modelling in Social and Behavioral sciences (e.g., Structural equation modelling, latent variable modelling, multilevel modeling), Psychometrics (Classical and Item Response theory), Large scale assessment, Technology and Educational measurement.
Shaun Murphy Professor, Educational Foundations (EFDT)
Research Area(s): teacher education; curriculum studies; mathematics education; teacher & children’s knowledge; narrative inquiry; familial curriculum making; interwoven lives of children, families, & teachers; rural education
David Mykota Professor, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Research Area(s): substance use; program evaluation; resilient children and youth; child and youth psychopathology; e-learning
Paul Newton Professor, Educational Administration
Research Area(s): school Improvement; the principalship; leadership; staff development
Janet Okoko Associate Professor, Educational Administration
Research Area(s): School Leadership Preparation and Development, Socially Empowered Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Education Programs, Immigrants and Minority Education
Michelle Prytula Associate Professor (On Administrative Leave), Educational Administration
Research Area(s): learning; identity; leadershp; induction; improvement
Debbie Pushor Professor, Curriculum Studies
Research Area(s): parent knowledge; parent engagement; “curriculum of parents” in teacher education; narrative inquiry
Vicki Squires Interim Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Support and International Initiatives & Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration
Research Area(s): Post-Secondary Education; Leadership; Assessment and Evaluation; Organizational Theory
Vicki Squires SELU Director
Research Area(s): Post-Secondary Education; Leadership; Assessment and Evaluation; Organizational Theory
Audrey Swan Education Student Records & Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Programs Office
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Scott Tunison Assistant Professor, Educational Administration
Dr. Tunison’s research and teaching areas include strategic planning, evidence-informed decision making, Indigenous education, and K-12 leadership.
Keith Walker Professor, Educational Administration
Research Area(s): professional and applied ethics; executive leadership, board and organizational development; trust and moral agency; hope-building through leadership; best interests of the child; teacher retention and attrition; adaptive mentorship; the spiritual dimension of leadership; flourishing schools and churches; non-Catholic students in Catholic schools; wellness and policymaking; capacity building in the new economy; leadership philosophies; and decision making in public and not for profit sectors
Dr. Dawn Wallin BA, BEd, PhD, MEd Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs, Partnerships, and Research), Educational Administration
Research Area(s): educational administration and leadership; rural education; gender and equity issues in education; teacher education
Alexandria (Alex) Wilson Professor, Educational Foundations
Research Area(s): anti-oppressive education; social justice; social movements; gender and sexual orientation
Jay Wilson Professor and Department Head, Curriculum Studies. Acting Department Head, Educational Administration and Educational Foundations
Research Area(s): technology; authentic learning; design
Jing Xiao Assistant Professor, Educational Administration
Dr Xiao's research and teaching areas include international comparative educational administration, organizational theory, and post-secondary educational administration.