Successful Student Defences

Katie Gemmell

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies

July | 2021

Dissertation Title | “No longer missionary”: The Sisters of St. Ann and Vancouver’s Catholic Schools in the Long 1960s

Supervisor | Dr. Penney Clark

Nicole Lee

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies | Art Education

July | 2021

Dissertation Title | Squares for Breathing, Becoming and Beholding: Cultivating a Relationship with the Unknown

Supervisor | Dr. Rita Irwin

Current Position | Assistant Professor, Art Education, Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture, NSCAD University.

Kimberly Baker

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies | Art Education

June | 2021

Dissertation Title | Wayfinding Peace: Museums in Conflict Zones

Supervisor | Dr. Rita Irwin

Jiyoung Kate Shim

Master of Arts (MA) | Science Education

April | 2021

Thesis Title | Secondary science teachers’ views on climate change education in British Columbia

Supervisor | Dr. Samson Nashon

Mitsy Kwang Dae Chung

Master of Arts (MA) | Art Education

April | 2021

Thesis Title | Early childhood educators’ dialogical engagement in an artmaking space

Supervisor | Dr. Sandrine Han

Mathew Yanko

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies | Art Education

March | 2021

Dissertation Title | Living Assessment: The Artful Assessment of Learning in the Arts

Supervisor | Dr. Peter Gouzousis

LJ Slovin

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies

March | 2021

Dissertation Title | “Keep it Confusing”: Gender Nonconforming Youth Resisting Structures of Legibility in High School

Supervisor | Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser

Blake Smith

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Curriculum Studies | Art Education

March | 2021

Dissertation Title | Being Against Disappearance: A Photographic Inquiry Through an A/r/tographic Lens

Supervisor | Dr. Rita Irwin