EDCP MTSE program graduate receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Ralph (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2017) a graduate from EDCP’s MTSE program under the supervision of Professor Stephen Petrina, for receiving the 2023 Simon Fraser University’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Ralph is a faculty member in the Master of Digital Media program offered at the Centre for Digital Media, SFU. We […]
Nicole Lee Received Two Outstanding Dissertation Awards
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Nicole Lee, a recent EDCP PhD graduate, who has won two outstanding dissertation awards: The 2022 Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) Outstanding Dissertation Award – to be presented at the upcoming CSSE conference in mid-May. The UBC Ted T. Aoki Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum […]
Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Lee
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Nicole Lee, a recent EDCP PhD graduate, who has won the UBC Ted T. Aoki Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies. It is so fitting for her work. Also, she is the lead editor for the recently published Routledge book “Lingering with the Works of Ted […]
Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Lee and Dr. Blake Smith
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating two recent EDCP PhD grads who will be receiving doctoral research awards at the National Art Education Association Annual Conference in New York City in early March! Dr. Lee has won the Elliot Eisner Doctoral Research Award in Art Education and Dr. Smith has won the Runner Up […]
Congratulations to Kwesi Yaro
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Kwesi Yaro, a PhD graduate of EDCP, has accepted a tenure track appointment as Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. Dr. Yaro recently successfully completed his PhD in EDCP under the supervision of Professor Ann Anderson with Professors […]
Congratulations and Welcome to Dr. Stella Maris Namae
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations and welcome to Dr. Stella Maris Namae, for her joint appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Black Canadian Studies under the Supervision of David Lam Chair, Professor Annette Henry, and in Media & Technology Studies, under the Supervision of Professor Stephen Petrina. Stella completed her PhD in the Department of Curriculum and […]
Congratulations to Dr. Alison Shields
Dear colleagues, Join me in congratulating Dr. Alison Shields, our recent graduate who worked with Dr. Rita L. Irwin (supervisor) and Dr. William Pinar (EDCP) and Landon McKenzie (Emily Carr University of Art and Design) as committee members, for being this year’s recipient of “Dissertation of the Year Award” from the Arts and Learning, an […]
Congratulations to Dr. Sam Stiegler
Dear colleagues, Please join me in Congratulating Dr. Sam Stiegler, our recent EDCP graduate supervised by Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser, for receiving this year’s “Honourable Mention, Outstanding Dissertation Award”, Division B (Curriculum Studies) American Educational Research Association (AERA). Once again, congratulations Sam and Lisa! Samson Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD Department Head & Professor of Science Education
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Anderson
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Stephanie Anderson (PhD 2017), who has just received the 2018 R.W.B. Jackson Award for the best article in the Canadian Journal of Education. Dr. Anderson’s article, based on her doctoral dissertation, was published in Volume 40 Issue 1, and is entitled “The Stories Nations Tell: Sites of […]
Journal Article by Solmaz Khodaeifaal
Colleagues, We are pleased to congratulate Solmaz Khodaeifaal, a recent graduate from the CULE M.Ed. program, on her new publication. Khodaeifaal, S. (2017). Student Engagement: Enhancing Students’ Appreciation for Learning and Their Achievement in High Schools. International Journal of Education, 9 (3): 67-85. Journal’s link: DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ije.v9i3.11678 Congratulations Solmaz! Samson Samson Nashon Department Head & Professor of […]
Arts Education and Curriculum Studies: The Contributions of Rita L. Irwin
Colleagues, We are pleased to congratulate EDCP alumnae Mindy R. Carter and Valerie Triggs on their new publication. Carter, M., & Triggs, V. (Eds.). (2017). Arts Education and Curriculum Studies The Contributions of Rita L. Irwin. Routledge Press. Drs. Carter and Triggs edited this book that highlights Rita L. Irwin’s significant work in the fields of […]
Congratulations to Chessa Adsit-Morris
Colleagues, We are very pleased to congratulate Chessa Adsit-Morris (MA, 2015) on her newly-published book with Palgrave Macmillan. It is based on her AERA-award-winning Masters thesis in our department. Chessa is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of California, Santa Cruz in her home state of California. Well done, Chessa! Adsit-Morris, C. (2017). Restorying Environmental […]
Congratulations to Sandra Crespo, EDCP Alumna
Colleagues, I am most pleased to inform you that Sandra Crespo (PhD 1998) was recently promoted to full professor at Michigan State University (MSU) and this year she is one of the ten professors at MSU to receive the 2017 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, and the only one from MSU’s College of Education. Sandra […]
Congratulations to Heidi May
Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Heidi May (PhD, 2013) was recently awarded the 2017 InSEA Doctoral Research Award. The award recognizes an outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of visual arts education: a dissertation of exemplary conceptual, methodological, and literary quality on an important topic for education through the visual arts. […]
CSSE Graduate Awards
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratulating four of our graduate students, Julia Ostertag (Co-Supervisors: Dr. Donal O’Donoghue & Dr. Tony Clarke), Brooke Madden (Supervisor: Cynthia Nicol), Latika Raisinghani (Supervisor: Dr. Samson Nashon), and Stephanie Anderson Redmond (Supervisor: Penney Clark) for receiving the Best Dissertation and Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Awards respectively at this year’s […]
Congratulations to Alayne Armstrong
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Alayne Armstrong, a PhD graduate of EDCP and SSHRC Doctoral Scholar, has accepted a tenure track appointment as Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina, beginning July 1, 2016. Alayne completed her PhD in 2013, under the supervision of Dr. […]
New Article by YiFei Wang, Stephen Petrina & Franc Feng
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating YiFei Wang, Stephen Petrina and Franc Feng on the publication of their new article in the British Journal of Educational Technology. Yi Fei Wang is a recent PhD graduate and currently Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. VILLAGE—Virtual Immersive Language Learning and Gaming […]
New book by David Anderson, Alex de Cosson and Lisa McIntosh
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating David Anderson and his co-authors, Lisa McIntosh, and Alex de Cosson on the publication of their new book Research Informing the Practice of Museum Educators: Diverse Audiences, Challenging Topics, and Reflective Praxis. This edited book focuses on informing, broadening and enhancing the pedagogy of museum education and the practices […]
Congratulations to Ruth Guo
Colleagues, I am most pleased to inform you that Ruth X. Guo, one of our doctoral program graduates, (supervisor, Stephen Petrina), is the recipient for the President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity at Buffalo State, SUNY. In addition, Ruth was promoted to Full Professor earlier this year. See details: http://schoolofeducation.buffalostate.edu/news/faculty-and-staff-recognition-ceremony-october-8. Please […]
CACS Dissertation Award
I am most pleased to inform you that the dissertation of one of our recent graduates, Hannah Spector, (co-supervised by Bill Pinar and Anne Phelan) has been awarded the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) Dissertation Award. Hannah will travel to the CSSE meetings at Brock University later this month to receive the award at […]
Hannah Spector, Assistant Professor!
Colleagues, It is with great delight that I inform you that Hannah Spector has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Penn State University (Harrisburg campus). She has yet to defend her doctoral dissertation but we will not let that dampen our joy at her having been offered her first tenure-track professorial […]