The 12th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Theme: Cultivating Togetherness: Envisioning Transformative Pedagogy for a Shared Future Friday, March 21, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. onwards | Room 310, Scarfe Building Download a copy of the EGS 2025 poster The Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference, an annual event organized by the students of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is set to take place […]
Congratulations to our Award Recipients!
It gives me great pleasure to share the exciting news that the following graduate students have won awards in external competitions. 2024 SSHRC – Doctoral Award Recipient: Lori Huston, PhD candidate in Curriculum and Pedagogy Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Nicol, EDCP 2024 Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program (CGS M) Recipient: Serene Rodrigues, MA student in Science Education Program Supervisors: […]
Congratulations to Estrella Blackstock Pedroso
Please join me in congratulating EDCP MEd (HEEL) student – Estrella Blackstock Pedroso for receiving the 2024 writing award in the Graduate Category of the Canadian Home Economics Foundation’s Dr. Elizabeth Feniak Award for Excellence in Research Communications. The title of her paper is “Decolonizing curriculum: Not as simple as we might think.” Congratulations Estrella! […]
Congratulations to EDCP PhD student – Ian Alexander!
Ian Alexander (Supervisor: Dr. Penney Clark) has received a Visiting Doctoral Student Award from the Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future SSHRC Partnership Grant funded project (Dr. Carla Peck, Director). He will spend two weeks at Queen’s University working with Dr. Heather McGregor (PhD, 2015), a former PhD student of Dr. Clark and Dr. Peter Seixas.
UBC HOPE PHE Canada Student Chapter – Call for Executive Members
The UBC HOPE PHE Canada Student Chapter is now recruiting Executive Members for the 2024-2025 academic year! In association with PHE Canada, we are seeking UBC students who are passionate about Physical and Health Education (PHE), healthy school communities, and those who want to build and enhance their leadership skills and professional portfolio within the […]
Kieran Forde reappointed to the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to inform you that Kieran Forde, a PhD candidate under Dr. Jillianne Code’s supervision, has been reappointed as a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline for a second term (September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024.) The President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline serves a valuable purpose […]
Congratulations to EDCP MA student – Mohosina Jabin Toma
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating EDCP MA student – Mohosina Jabin Toma (Supervisor, Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin) who has won the best presentation award at the ICEIT 2023: XVII. International Conference on Educational and Instructional Technology that took place on July 3-4 in Ottawa, Canada. The title of her presentation is “Pedagogical Opportunities of […]
Art Education Award News
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Professor Rita Irwin and her graduate student supervisees in Art Education for receiving the following Awards at this year’s Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference in Toronto: Rita Irwin received the ARTS SIG Lifetime Achievement Award. Anna Ryoo received the ARTS SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award. Yuko Stooshnov […]
EDCP Graduate Students Receive 2023 Faculty of Education EDID Funding Grants
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating the following EDCP graduate students who have received Faculty of Education Student Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Decolonization (EDID) Funding Grants for 2022-2023. Peisen Ding (PhD student) Project Title: “Visuals of Love, Care and More: Implementation of Graphic Facilitation Strategies to EDID Pedagogy” Elmira Sarreshtehdari (PhD student) Yasaman Moussavi (PhD student) Project Title: […]
The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference
Crossing Boundaries Beyond Borders Conference date | Friday, March 24, 2023 | 12:00-5:00 p.m. Location | In person, Scarfe 206, 207,204 The 10th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education, UBC. The main purpose of the conference […]
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Daeyoung Goh
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating EDCP PhD Candidate Daeyoung Goh who has won an award for best published paper for 2022 in The Curriculum Journal, which is published by the British Education Research Association. Link to the award announcement: https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/three-bera-journals-announce-editors-choice-awards-for-2022 The announcement itself: Curriculum Journal Editors’ Choice Award 2022 The annual Curriculum Journal Editors’ Choice Award, […]
Congratulations to Rafael V. Capó García
Congratulations to Rafael V. Capó García, a PhD candidate under Dr. Wayne Ross’s supervision, for receiving two $20,000 grants in 2022. Congratulations Rafael! Sincerely, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, EdDDepartment Head & Professor of Science Education
Congratulations to Kieran Forde – Recipient of the 2020-2021 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kieran Forde, a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies, who has been awarded the 2020-2021 UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Kieran is a teaching assistant for the technology education cohort of the BEd program. This prestigious award was presented to Kieran at the May 5th Faculty Meeting. Congratulations Kieran […]
2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies
Congratulations The 2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies has been awarded to: Dr. Blake Smith | Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Dissertation Title: Being Against Disappearance: A Photographic Inquiry Through an A/r/tographic Lens Dr. Joanne Mary Price | Supervisor: Dr. Susan Gerofsky Dissertation Title: Journeying with abeyance: A Welsh Cultural Approach […]
“We’re all in this together!”
This year, the UBC Music Education Teacher Candidates of TIME cohort – Teacher Initiative for Music Educators (TIME) created a virtual ensemble (covid theme). Combining all their unique musical prowesses to create a covid edition performance of songs to celebrate their B. Ed. year in teacher education at UBC. Despite the challenges of not being […]
LJ Slovin Receives the “2020 Pat Clifford Award” from the EdCan Network
Dear Colleagues, Join me in congratulating LJ Slovin, a PhD candidate under Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser’s supervision for being the PhD level co-recipient of the “2020 Pat Clifford Award” from the EdCan Network. Link to EdCan Network announcement: https://www.edcan.ca/articles/2020-pat-clifford-award-winners/ Once again, congratulations to LJ and Dr. Loutzenheiser on this outstanding recognition! Best, Samson Dr. Samson Nashon, […]
Kieran Forde Appointed as Provost Office Fellow, Students
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to inform you that Kieran Forde, a first-year doctoral student in Curriculum Studies, is recently appointed as one of the two Provost Office Fellows in Online Learning. As the Provost Office Fellow, Students, Kieran’s role will focus on: Ensuring student feedback is represented in preparation for summer/fall online instruction. Supporting […]
Congratulations to Kieran Forde – Recipient of the 2020 Faculty of Education’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Kieran Forde, a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies, who has been awarded the Faculty of Education’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for his work with the BEd’s Tech Ed cohort. This prestigious award was presented at the May 7th Faculty Meeting. Congratulations Kieran on the well-deserved recognition! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson Nashon, […]
Teaching as Research Award
Colleagues, Join me in congratulating our MA student Fabian Froehlich, supervised by Dr. Jillianne Code, for being a recipient of the ‘Teaching as Research’ (TAR) Award by UBC’s Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). Fabian’s project investigates the impact of Learning Analytics on students’ learning behaviour. Once again, congratulations Fabian! Best, Samson. Dr. Samson […]
Congratulations to Gerald Tembrevilla
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Gerald Tembrevilla, a PhD candidate in EDCP, for receiving the 2019 Mitacs GlobalLink Research Award. He collaborates with Prof Kim Gomez of UCLA and Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (UBC)(Supervisor) on the research project title: “Technological [in]accessibility: Digital Literacy in STEM Education in the Philippines”. Mr. Tembrevilla, who recently attained candidacy, is […]
5th EDCP Graduate Students Conference: The Tangle and/or Tango of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Friday, March 9, 2018 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Scarfe 310 EDCP Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by students and for students from the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) in the Faculty of Education. We also welcome and encourage participation from all other departments within the Faculty of Education. The main […]
Congratulations to Dr. E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado, EDCP Doctoral Candidate, on their new book chapter: Sant, E., Lewis, S., Delgado, S., & Ross, E. W. (2018). Justice and global citizenship education. In I. Davies, H. Li-Ching, D. Kiwan, C. L. Peck, A. Peterson, E. Sant, & Y. Waghid (Eds.), The […]
Creating Space to Conceptualize Different Families
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 25, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Matthew Isherwood and Naoki Takemura with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Kedrick James View of download poster.
Re – engaging the Method of Currere: Teachers’ Perspectives
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 11, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Kiera Brant-Birioukova, Emmanuel Amoah & Scott Robertson with Special Guest Dr. William Pinar View or download Poster
Re-signifying Curriculum Studies from Indigeneity in the Mexican and Kenyan Contexts
This symposium is part of a series of Graduate Student Symposia hosted by EDCP 601. October 4, 2017 | Scarfe 1209 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm Panelists: Maria Jose Athie-Martinez & Philip Kimani Karangu with Special Guest Dr. Samson Nashon To view or download poster.
Book by Fernando Murillo
Colleagues, Congratulations to Fernando Murillo, a PhD student in EDCP, on his recent publication: Murillo, F. (2017) La perspectiva de Justicia Social en la Formación Inicial Docente: tensiones y posibilidades desde un Análisis Crítico del Discurso. Editorial Académica Española. The Perspective of Social Justice in Teacher Education: Tensions and Possibilities from a Critical Discourse Analysis […]
Wayfinding Peace: Museums in conflict zones
Speaker: Kimberly Baker, EDCP PhD Candidate & Liu Scholar, Liu Institute for Global Issues Date: Sunday, June 25th Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Venue: Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, BC, V7E 6P3 Phone: 604-238-8050 http://www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/britannia/about.htm Britannia is located in the historic town of Steveston and is a lovely location for lunch and a […]
Congratulations to Natalie LeBlanc
Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Dr. Natalie LeBlanc (PhD, 2016) will be receiving the Arts Based Educational Research Award for Outstanding Dissertation at the upcoming AERA Annual Conference. Moreover, her dissertation received a runner-up distinction by the National Art Education Association for the Elliot Eisner Outstanding Dissertation Award at its […]
Journal Article by Stephanie Anderson
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Stephanie Anderson, doctoral candidate, on the publication of her journal article. Anderson, S. (2017). The stories nations tell: Sites of pedagogy, historical consciousness, and national narratives. Canadian Journal of Education, 40 (1): 1-38. Well done, Stephanie! Anne Anne M. Phelan Professor and Graduate Advisor
Book Chapter by Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Michelle Gautreaux, a PhD student in EDCP has had her chapter titled ” Revitalizing the Common(s) in New Mexico: A Pedagogical Consideration of Socially Engaged Art” published in the new book Educational Commons in Theory and Practice: Global Pedagogy and Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) edited by Means, Alexander J., Ford, […]
Congratulations to Elizabeth Beattie
EDCP is very pleased to announce the impressive accomplishment of Elizabeth (Liz) Beattie, Doctoral Candidate, who received a doctoral scholarship as part of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarships Program. Liz’s doctoral research study is titled Meaningful outdoor learning experiences in early childhood science and sustainability education. Liz is supervised by Drs. Samson Nashon and Sandra Scott. […]
New Journal Article by E. Wayne Ross and Sandra Delgado
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-author, Sandra Delgado (Wayne’s PhD student), on the publication of their journal article. Delgado, S. & Ross, E. W. (2016). Students in revolt: The pedagogical potential of student collective action in the age of the corporate university. Knowledge Cultures, 4(6): 141-158. Hearty congratulations, Wayne […]
Congratulations to Sam Stiegler, EDCP doctoral candidate and Vanier scholar
Dear EDCP colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Sam Stiegler (Supervisor, Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser) is one of four recipients of the 2016 American Educational Studies Association (AESA)Taylor & Francis Past President’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research for his work titled, Going-along with Trans, Queer, and Genderqueer Youth: An Ethnography of the Everyday. Exceedingly […]
Congratulations to Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin, Davor Egersdorfer and Murugan Vinayagam on Their New Publication
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin and her co-authors, Davor Egersdorfer and Murugan Vinayagam (recent M.Ed. graduates), on the publication of their journal article. Milner-Bolotin, M., Egersdorfer, D., & Vinayagam, M. (2016). Investigating the effect of question-driven pedagogy on the development of physics teacher-candidates’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Physics Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research, 12, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Don Krug and Ashley Shaw on Their New Publication
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Dr. Don Krug and his co-author, Ashley Shaw (Ph.D. candidate), on the publication of their journal article. Don Krug & Ashley Shaw (2016) Reconceptualizing ST®E(A)M(S) Education for Teacher Education, Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 16:2, 183-200, DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2016.1166295 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14926156.2016.1166295 Hearty congratulations, Don and Ashley. Best, Samson […]
Congratulations to Julian Lawrence and Kimberly Baker
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Julian Lawrence (artist & EDCP MA student), Ching-Chiu Lin and Rita Irwin (researchers) for receiving the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) 2016 Freeperson Award for best cartoon or infographic for “Katrina’s Story: Mentorship Confidential” published in the BCTF Teacher Magazine volume 27, number 5, May/June issue (2015).http://www.bctf.ca/TeacherNewsmagmay2015/; Kimberly Baker (PhD candidate in art […]
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 […]
New Journal Article by E. Wayne Ross, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating E. Wayne Ross and his co-authors, Sandra Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux (Wayne’s PhD students), on the publication of their journal article. Sandra Ximena Delgado Betancourt, Michelle Gautreaux, & E. Wayne Ross. (2016). La literatura infantil como herramienta para enseñar cuestiones relativas al poder, la tiranía y la justicia social […]
Third Annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference
Dear Education graduate students and faculty, On behalf of the EGS Conference Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the third annual EDCP Graduate Student (EGS) Conference, which will be held on Friday, March 4th, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM in Scarfe building Room 1130. The conference is FREE, and light refreshments […]
New Book Chapter by Michelle Gautreaux
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Michelle Gautreaux, a PhD student in EDCP has had her chapter titled “Neoliberal Education Reform’s Mouthpiece: Education Week’s Discourse on Teach for America” published in the new book News Media and the Neoliberal Privatization of Education (Information Age Press, 2016) edited by Zane Wubbena, Derek R. Ford, and Brad […]
Chamber Ensemble Music Performances by EDCP 312 Students
EDCP 312 (Instrumental Pedagogy: Secondary) students had 5 chamber ensemble music performances in Scarfe Building on November 26 from 9:00 to 9:45 am. These performances were part of the course requirements involving performance as pedagogical tool for teaching music. Group 1: South Central Jazz watch video Group 2: Still in Progress watch video Group 3: 2 Much Sax […]
Graduate Student Publications
Please join me in congratulating Sandra Ximena Delgado and Michelle Gautreaux on their three refereed articles that were recently published: • Sandra Ximena Delgado, Michelle Gautreaux. (2015). Film Review of Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives, Workplace, 25. • Michelle Therese Gautreaux. (2015). Neoliberal education reform’s mouthpiece: Analyzing Education Week’s discourse on Teach for America. […]
Thesis and Dissertation Awards
Dr. Heather McGregor Outstanding Dissertation Award Canadian Association for Foundations of Education (CAFE) Co-Supervisors: Drs. Peter Seixas and Penney Clark Dr. Danny Bakan Ted T. Aoki Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies Award Faculty of Education, UBC Supervisor: Dr. Peter Gouzouasis Dr. Guopeng Fu Science Education Research Group Outstanding Dissertation Canadian Society for the Study of […]
EDCP Recipients of the 2014-2015 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant
Congratulations to the following EDCP students for receiving the 2014-2015 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant: Brooke Madden (EDCP) Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Nicol Project Title: Early Career Teachers, Teacher Identity, and Aboriginal/Indigenous Education Alison Shields (EDCP) Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Project Title: Mapping the Creative Process Well done students and supervisors!
ISSoTL Award for Best Poster Presented by a Student
Colleagues, Congratulations to Ashley Welsh, our PhD Candidate, the recipient of the “Best Poster Presented by a Student” award at the ISSOTL (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) conference. Best, Anne Anne Phelan Graduate Advisor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
CERA David Bateson New Scholar Award
I am most pleased to inform you that Christopher Campbell, doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is the recipient for the 2013-2014 CERA David Bateson New Scholar Award. This award is for the best paper presented by a graduate student in a CERA session at the annual CSSE conference. Samson Nashon and […]
University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) Community Volunteer Award
We are extremely pleased to announce that Ofira Roll, doctoral candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, is one of the recipients for this year’s University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) Community Volunteer Award. The award committee recognized Ofira’s outstanding public service in the following terms: “The nominations for Ofira come from school principals, class teachers, […]
Faculty of Education Aboriginal PhD Scholarship Award
Please join me in congratulating Rasunah Marsden on her success in being a recipient of the Faculty of Education Aboriginal PhD Scholarship Award. This is a prestigious achievement. Rasunah is co-supervised by Peter Cole and Stephen Petrina. Hearty congratulations, Rasunah. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
UBC Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship
Please join me in congratulating Renee Diemert on being the recipient of a UBC Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship. This is a tremendous achievement. Hearty congratulations, Renee! Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2013-2014 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for 2013-2014. This award is designed to recognize the outstanding contributions of an exceptional Teaching Assistant teaching and learning at UBC. With over 2000 Teaching Assistants working at UBC, winning this award is a remarkable achievement. […]
Congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving SERG Award
Congratulations to Ashley Welsh for receiving the CSSE Science Education Research Group (SERG) Award for 2014. She has been selected as one of two recipients for the graduate student paper award for 2014. Her paper is entitled: Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Metacognitive Transformations for Enhanced Science Learning. Well done Ashley! Dr. Samson Madera Nashon Professor (Science […]
Successful Completion of Thesis
Please join me in congratulating the following students for defending their PhD dissertations and being recommended to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral studies for the PhD degree: Shannon D.M. Moore: Producing Pedagogy: Exploring Masculinities, Femininities and Sexualities in/through Visual Digital Media – Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Loutzenheiser Mirela Gutica: Designing Educational Games and Advanced […]
Successful Completion of Thesis
Please join me in celebrating two recent successful thesis defences in the Department’s Mathematics Education program. Myron Medina (supervisor, Susan Gerofsky) completed an M.A. Degree, successfully defending the thesis Exploring students’ mathematical sense-making through non-routine problems; visualization, gesture, and affect, and Ozlem Deniz (supervisor, Susan Gerofsky) completed an M.A. Degree, successfully defending the thesis Mathematics […]
Doctoral Students Advancement to Candidacy
Please join me in congratulating the following doctoral students, Jung Hoon (August, 2013), Heather McGregor (August 2013), and Scott MacLennan (October, 2013), who have all recently advanced to candidacy in their doctoral studies. Congratulations! Best, Peter Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDCP Graduate Student a Co-Recipient of Award
I am pleased to announce that one of the Department’s doctoral students in Science Education, Ashley Welsh, was recently the co-recipient of the 2013 Allan Blizzard award given by the Canadian Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (CSTLHE) for collaborative design of a science class at the CSTLHE conference held in Cape Breton […]
Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative Student Competition Winner and Honourable Mention
Please join me in congratulating two of our graduate students: Yoriko Gillard (MA) and Natalie LaBlanc (Phd) for being winners of the Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative student competition entitled “Arts Based Conceptions of Water.”
Additional grant application success
Please join me in congratulating the following students for their success in various grant and scholarship applications: Katie Gemmell – SSHRC – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Penney Clark. Thompson Mumuni – Incoming PhD – 4-year Global Leadership Scholarship Supervisor: Anne Anderson. Renee Diemert – Incoming PhD – 4–year Indigenous Scholarship Supervisor: […]
Hannah Spector wins the 2013 CACS publication award
Hanna Spector, a recently graduated Curriculum & Pedagogy doctoral student (now an Assistant Professor at Penn State University, Harrisburg campus), has been awarded the 2013 CACS publication award.
Congratulations to the SSHRC doctoral awardees
Please join me in congratulating the following doctoral students for their success in the 2013/2014 SSHRC competition: Madden, Brooke (24 months), Prest, Anita (12 months), Royea, Diana (Canada Graduate Scholarship for 36 months), and Welsh Ashley (24 months). The Department is very proud of their success! Samson Nashon Graduate Adviser
Congratulations to Heather McGregor!
Congratulations to Heather McGregor, doctoral student in our department who was awarded the Northern Resident Scholarship of $10,000.00. Heather intends to use these funds for her research. She will start her fieldwork this summer. Way to go Heather! Samson Nashon Graduate Advisor
Doctoral students’ successes
Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Mindy Carter, who completed her doctoral degree on May 25, 2012, has been awarded “Honourable mention the 2013 Outstanding Dissertation Award competition” of the Arts Based Education Research SIG of the AERA. She will be presented with this award at the annual AERA meeting in […]
Anita Prest: Advancement to Candidacy
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Anita Prest on two counts: First, she has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation proposal for the members of her doctoral committee (Dr. Scott Goble, supervisor, Dr. Linda Farr Darling, and Dr. Marie McCarthy) on March 28, 2013, having previously passed her comprehensive examinations in July 2012, and now advanced to candidacy. […]
Successful MA/PhD Defences and Advancement to PhD Candidacy
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Fay Bigloo (supervisor, Joy Butler) and James Miles (supervisor, Penney Clark) who successfully defended their MA theses in November 2012. Also join me in congratulating Shaye Golparian (supervisor, Rita Irwin) and Yifei Wang (supervisor, Stephen Petrina) who successfully defended their PhD dissertations in November and December respectively. And last […]
Liu Scholar: Blake Smith
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Blake Smith, a doctoral student in Art Education under the supervision of Donal O’Donoghue, who has recently been accepted as a Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues here at UBC. She is the first art education student to join the Liu Scholar program. The Liu Scholar program is “a […]
Congratulations to Lindsay Gibson
Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Lindsay Gibson on achieving candidacy in his doctoral program. His committee is: Peter Seixas (supervisor), Penney Clark, and Kadriye Ercikan (ECPS). Many congratulations, Lindsay. Best, Peter Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Congratulations to Adrienne Bolton-Funk
Adrienne Bolton-Funke has achieved candidacy in her doctoral program, hearty congratulations Adrienne! Peter Grimmett Professor and Head, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy