2020 AMS Great Trekker Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jo-ann Archibald on winning the 2020 AMS Great Trekker Award! The Great Trekker Award is presented each year to an alumnus or alumnae who has made unique contributions to the UBC and wider community. It was first established in 1950 to commemorate the Great Trek of October 28, 1922, when UBC students […]
New Frontiers in Research Fund – 2019 Exploration Competition
Congratulations Dr. Robert VanWynsberghe, Associate Professor, EDST, Dr. Maggie Low, Assistant Professor, SCARP, and Moura Quayle, Professor, SPPGA for their successful application to New Frontiers in Research Fund – 2019 Exploration Competition. The team was funded for $247,738 for their project titled Transforming city governments in response to disruptive change: meeting the challenges of colonization, […]
May 14, 2020
New Publication – Pre- and postpartum employment patterns
Pre- and postpartum employment patterns: comparing leave policy reform in Canada and Switzerland, by Matteo Antonini, Ashley Pullman (EDST Graduate), Sylvia Fuller & Lesley Andres (EDST), has been published in Community, Work & Family. Antonini, M., Pullman, A., Fuller, S., & Andres, L. (2020). Pre- and postpartum employment patterns: Comparing leave policy reform in Canada and […]
May 13, 2020
New Publication – How Colonization Fostered Public Mass Gun Violence in the US
How colonization fostered public mass gun violence in the US (and what education and society can do about it) Published in The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy Author: Stephanie Glick Link: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/view/1740
May 12, 2020
Congratulations Dr. Opini and Dr. Stack on the SSHRC Grant
Applicant: Dr. Annette Henry (LLED) Co-investigator(s): Dr. Bathseba M. Opini (EDST), Dr. Hannah Turner (UBC), Dr. Michelle L. Stack (EDST) This is the riddle I’ve been trying to solve: A longitudinal oral history of the challenges and experiences of Black people in Vancouver $ 181,569 | 5 years
Congratulations Dr. Ellis on the SSHRC Grant
Applicant: Dr. Jason Ellis (EDST) From Opportunity to Inequality: A History of Inner-Suburban Schools in Canada, 1945-present $ 104,963 | 3 years
May 05, 2020
Congrats Dr. Mazawi for CCGSE Mentorship Award
Dr. André Mazawi has been chosen as the 2020 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award recipient. According to the citation from CCGSE, “The quality of the nominations received this year were exceptional, and it made it even more difficult to arrive at a winner, making you an exceptional winner. A sample […]
May 04, 2020
New Publication – Community-University Engagement: From Chasm to Chiasm
Community-University Engagement: From Chasm to Chiasm Dr. Alison Taylor This reflective essay draws on phenomenologists Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Emmanuel Levinas, and psychologist Lev Vygotsky respectively to address questions about perception and relationality in community-engaged learning, the ethical dimensions of such learning in marginalized communities, and the role of instructors in structuring connective experiences for students. […]
May 01, 2020
Congrats Annie Montague on CAREC award
We are very excited to announce that Annie Montague, who graduated last year from our MA program, has won a Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC) award for her thesis research. Remarks from the citation for Annie’s award included praise for her comprehensive research design, for furthering the timely topic of sustainability in […]
Apr 30, 2020
Congrats Dr. Jude Walker on the Killam Teaching Prize
Dr. Jude Walker has been selected as the recipient of a 2019-2020 Killam Teaching Prize