PhD Cohort 2024
- Amanda Coombs
- Amy Dickerson
- Michelle Graham
- Laura Franks
- Thomas Doherty
- Felicia Yong
PhD Cohort 2023
- Jeannie Cameron
- Christopher Donaldson
- Jennifer Downing
- Hiba Kassab
- Erin Reid
- Daniel Ryan
- Brett Tomlinson
PhD Cohort 2022
- Sarah Boddy
- Joseph Boivin
- Robyn Drodge
- Natalie Hamilton
- Corina Irwin
- Kathleen Jessup
- Talia Ritz
- Gregory Santarelli
- Christopher Stevens
- Lindsay Woodman
PhD Cohort 2021
- Alain Carlson
- Ann Meghan Hachkowski
- KJ Hills
- Sally Holdsworth
- Rupinder Kahlon
- Kieran Peltier
- Clara Ryan
PhD Cohort 2020

Dennis Barrow
- Narrative inquiry
- Sexual minorities
- Gender Roles
- Anti-oppressive Education
- Critical literacy and social justice
- Autoethnography

Lynn Cummings
- Equity and inclusion in education
- Educational policy
- Critical pedagogy
- Integrated curriculum

Christopher Godfrey
- Educational Technology & Classroom Integration
- Professional Learning Experiences
- Participatory Action Research
- Qualitative Studies

Jamie Jackson
- Mental health of educators
- Student well-being
- Canadian education
- Critical Theory
- Gender Theory

Rebecca Kasperavicius
- Information Literacy
- Embedded Librarianship
- Phenomenology
- Critical Theory
- Perceptions of Academic Librarians

Jerome Kroetsch
- Holistic leadership
- Educational administration
- Managerial competency development
- Indigenous ways of knowing
- Actor-Network Theory

Christopher Peters
- Neurodiversity
- STEAM education
- Critical theory
- Long-term impacts of bullying
- Mixed methods
Man Tran
- Teacher and learner mental health & well-being
- Second language education
- Sustainability
- Teacher training
- Adult education

Vuong Tran
- Financial literacy
- Social justice
- Equity in education
- Equity for LGBTQ+
Tessa Troughton
- TBA
PhD Cohort 2019

Leila Kharazmi
- Narrative inquiry
- Literature and education
- Second language education
- Illustration books and learning
- Technology in education

Michelle McMartin
- Dialogic pedagogy
- Critical literacy
- Building learning communities for equity and wellbeing
- Empowering and valuing the voices of children

Deborah Michaud
- Participatory action research
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Developmental assets
- Child welfare training

Christina Page
- Internationally-educated learners in post-secondary institutions
- Educational experiences of refugee-background youth and adults
- Culturally relevant pedagogies
- Adult education
- Critical pedagogies

Tammy Lynn Ross
- Qualitative research
- Universal design
- Indigenous worldview

Deborah Yawney
- Critical theory
- Narrative inquiry
- Food literacy
- Sustainability
PhD Cohort 2018

Kari Janz
- Student mental health
- Guided mindfulness meditation
- Holistic therapy
- Psychology
- Quantitative methodology

Derek Martin
- International education
- Student mobility
- Intercultural (communicative) competence
- Second language education
- Educational leadership
- Collaborative conflict resolution and peacebuilding

Jeff Thornborrow
- Children's mental health
- Attachment based education
- Social work leadership
- Social constructivism
- Humanist perspective
- Mixed methodology

Melanie Manitowabi
- Indigenous methodologies and its impact on profession learning
- Critical race theory
- Mentorship and its impact on student learning
- Anishaabemowin and land based learning and its impact on well-being

Jessica Poff
- Alternative schooling (unschooling, homeschooling, free schooling)
- Risk-aversion and resilience
- Critical theory

Betty Jo McCabe
- Workplace learning
- Leadership and change

Angie Bruce
- Indigenous leadership, governance and political structures
- Indigenous methodologies
- Relationship dynamics and empowerment

Dina Moati
- Equity and inclusion
- Adult learning
- Faculty vitality
- Learner-centred teaching
- Learners as partners
- Identities and intersectionalities
- Universal design for learning

Dr. Allison Tucker
Graduated February 2022
- TBA
PhD Cohort 2017

Dr. Susan Picard
Graduated October 2020
- Special education with a focus on gifted education
- Perspectives on inclusion
- Theory of positive disintegration and emotional development
- Ecopedagogy and sustainability
- Qualitative inquiry: appreciative and narrative

Deva Balan Moorthy
- Truth and reconciliation
- Indigenous principles of learning in schools
- Social constructs of race and race relations
- Ethics of care in school systems
- Creating equitable learning spaces

Dr. Dany Dias
Graduated June 2021
- Critical pedagogy/critical theory
- Adolescent literacy
- Critical literacy and social justice
- Mental health issues in education
- Qualitative research methodology

Vivian Papaiz
- Palliative care nursing education
- Experiential learning, reflexive learning, adult learning
- Humanism and the ethic of care, ways of knowing
- Nursing competencies in hospice palliative care
PhD Cohort 2016
Patricia Chabbert
- TBA

Dr. Michael Crant
Graduated June 2020
- Inclusive educational values and practices for non-traditional learners
- Identity and student development
- Universal design
- Global and holistic education

Nicole Gardner
- Values-based pedagogy
- Sustainable living
- Self-directed, life-long learning
- Holistic education
- Psychology

Richard Kennelly
- Education leadership
- Ethical decision-making
- Boys achievement
- Equity

Dave Kydd
- Social work education
- Field placement in social work education
- The intersection of class and field education
- Qualitative research methodology
- Principles of praxis in post-secondary education

Randi Ray
- First Nations policies
- First Nations governance
- Sustainable education funding for PSE for First Nations
- Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy
PhD Cohort 2015

Dr. Daniel Brant
Graduated October 2021
- First Nations governance

Dr. Sandra Browne-Kealey
Graduated May 2019
- Mental health
- Inclusive education
- At-risk learners
- Educational leadership

Erin Horvath
- Change-orientated leadership
- Experiential and adventure-based teaching/learning
- Indigenous rights and worldviews
- Arts-based research and learning methodologies
- Resilience and skill development in traumatized populations

Dr. Sarah Hunter
Graduated February 2021
- Universal design for learning
- Mindfulness and the post-secondary learner
- Student development and post-secondary persistence
PhD Cohort 2014

Dr. Michelle Brunette
Graduated May 2018
- International students; cross-cultural transitions
- Sport and physical activity as an educational tool
- Public private partnerships; sport and education marketing
- Leadership and cross-cultural competency skill building

Dr. Amanda Carvalho
Graduated May 2018
- Vocational education
- Critical narrative research
- Feminist epistemology

Dr. Sarah Driessens
Graduated October 2018
- Student engagement
- Higher education
- Critical pedagogy
- Holistic education
- Social inequality in higher education

Kathryn Ewers
- Nursing curriculum and evaluation models
- Nursing preceptor education

Dr. Laurie Peachey
Graduated October 2018
- The use of maternal child simulation in nursing education
- Self-efficacy and self-regulated learning
- Maternal confidence in childbirth experiences
- Preparation for entry-level nursing competencies

Dr. Adam Podolski
Graduated May 2018
- Student resiliency
- Critical theory
- Narrative inquiry
- Ethnography

Dr. Sunaina Sharma
Graduated August 2018
- Student engagement
- Technology use in the classroom
- Understanding the 21st century learner
- Experiential learning

Dr. Kerry Surman
Graduated June 2017
- Critical theory
- Educational policy analysis
- College curriculum and pedagogy
- Critical narrative
- Institutional ethnography
PhD Cohort 2013

Dr. Melissa Corrente
Graduated June 2020
- Teacher attrition
- Childhood obesity
- Teacher education
- Narrative inquiry

Dr. Glenn Hanna
Graduated June 2016
- University/college partnerships
- Post-graduation student success
- "Practical reason"

Dr. Brooke Haugh
Graduated May 2018
- Homeschooling
- Unschooling
- Early literacy
- Narrative inquiry
- Willed curriculum

Dr. Betty Ann Martin
Graduated June 2017
- Narrative
- Holistic education
- Gender studies
- Cultural studies
- Birth and mothering
- Identity; depressive illness

Dr. Christine McIntosh
Graduated June 2017
- Healthcare education (systemic)
- Health literacy
- Patient-centred learning
- Healthcare provider education
- Patient self-management

Dr. Anna-Liisa Mottonen
Graduated May 2019
- Gender stereotyping
- Gender difference in education
- Reading and literacy
- Mental health issues in education

Dr. Olga Shugurova
Graduated June 2017
- Cultural pedagogy, eco-holism, complexity
- Indigenous education: local and global
- Sustainability and teacher education
- Indigenous methodologies, arts-based inquiry
- Leadership, cultural and natural heritage, UNESCO

Dr. Lisa Taylor
Graduated May 2019
- Math
- Financial literacy
- Non-experimental research

Dr. Taunya Wideman-Johnston
Graduated June 2016
- Chronic illness
- Holistic education
- Willed curriculum
- Resilience
- Special education
- Pre-service teacher education
- Psychology
PhD Cohort 2012

Dr. Jeff Adams
Graduated May 2019
- Arts-based research
- Poetic inquiry
- Narrative inquiry

Dr. Jeremy Bisson
Graduated February 2020
- Ethical reasoning
- Authentic identity
- Narrative inquiry

Dr. Elizabeth Campbell
Graduated February 2019
- Living educational theory
- Action research
- Alternative ways of knowing, researching, and representing
- Holistic, democratic, student-directed learning
- Values-based pedagogy
- Contemplative pedagogy

Dr. Lorna Carol Corzine
Graduated June 2016
- Narrative
- Mental health, depression, anxiety
- Adolescents
- Workplace

Dr. Tara McGoey
Graduated October 2016
- Physical activity and cognitive development in children

Dr. Casey Phillips
Graduated December 2016
- Secondary traumatic stress
- Student engagement
- Student leadership
- Student success
- Self-authorship
- Higher education
- Mental health

Dr. Tiffany Roberts
Graduated June 2017
- Adolescent literacy
- Differentiated instruction
- Authentic assessment
- Safe schools
- Ethical leadership

Dr. Carmen Schlamb
Graduated June 2016
- Ecological identity
- Nature-deficit disorder
- Narrative inquiry

Dr. Erin Truswell
Graduated October 2020
- Student success
- Vulnerable school populations
- Technology in schools