About
Research Interests
Research Supervision Interests
Individual research Interests
Crisis Management in Schools
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization
Social Justice Education
Mental Health and Wellness and Education
Bio
Dr. Glory Ovie is an assistant professor at the Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education. She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary. She is a former K-12 teacher and administrator. Dr. Ovie was also a visiting scholar at the Universidad Nacional, Sede Regional Brunca in Costa Rica.
Her research interests include crisis management in schools, educational leadership and administration, equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization, the intersections of teaching and learning, mental health and well-being, and research methodologies. Dr. Ovie’s research seeks to disrupt the status quo in teacher education, making practices more inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist.
In her research, she employs mixed methods and qualitative studies, including ethnographies, duoethnographies, and narrative inquiry.
Research and Education
Education
Research Projects
Understanding the Challenges and Complexities of Crises Responses in Canadian K- 12 Schools. Principal Investigator. Funded by UBC Hampton Fund Research Grant. 2025-2027
Black Educators at the Intersections: Understanding the Experiences of Black Educators
in Western Canadian K–12 Schools. Principal Investigator. Funded by Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant.2025-2027
Exploring Black International Graduate Students Development of Learner Agency. Principal Investigator. Funded by BC Campus Research Fellows. 2025-2027.
Responding to crises events in Canadian K-12 schools: Teachers and administrators experiences. Principal Investigator. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore Grant, UBC. 2025-26
Faculty Teaching & Learning Practices that Foster a Climate of Care for Postsecondary Students. Co-Investigator. Funded by Bell Let’s Talk, Mental Health Grant. Completed.
Selected Publications
Ovie, G. (2023). [Review of the book Inside the liberal arts: Critical Thinking and Citizenship by J. Scheuer]. Journal of Educational Thought, 56(2),185-188.
Ovie, G. (2022). Crisis response in higher education: Insights from educational leaders. Journal of Educational Thought 55(1), 43-68.
Barrantes, L. & Ovie, G. (2021). International Ph.D. female students’ experiences: A duoethnography about race and gender. Alberta Journal of Educational Research 67(2). https://doi.org/10.11575/ajer.v67i2.69293
Ovie, G. (2020) Coping with crisis: The mental health and self-care of crisis leaders in higher education. The Journal of Educational Thought 53(1), 49-66.
Nowell, L., Ovie, G., Kenny, N., Jacobsen, M. (2020). Postdoctoral scholars’ perspectives about professional learning and development: A concurrent mixed-methods study. Palgrave Communications 6, 95. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0469-5.
Ovie, G. & Barrantes, L. (2019). A dialogue of shared discoveries on immigration: A duoethnography of international students in Canada. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education. SpringerLink. doi.org/10.1007/s10780-019-09364-2.
Nowell, L., Ovie, G., Berenson, C., Kenny, N., Hayden, A. K., & Emery, C. (2018). Professional learning and development of postdoctoral scholars: A systematic review of the literature. Educational Research International. doi.org/10.1155/2018/5950739.
Nowell, L., Ovie, G., Kenny, N., Jacobsen, M. & Hayden, A. (2019). Professional learning and development initiatives for postdoctoral scholars. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.
Select Conference Proceedings
Ovie G. (2025). Preservice teachers’ perception of a crisis management course. UBC Research Showcase and Celebration. Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
Edino, R., Ovie, G., & Bryan, V. (2024). STEM experiences of first-generation African immigrant women in Alberta postsecondary institutions and implications for their children’s mental health and education. WestCAST. University of Calgary, Alberta
Edino, R., Ovie, G., & Bryan, V. (2024). Perspectives of first-generation African immigrant women science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in postsecondary institutions in Alberta. Roundtable presentation at the Education & Health Research Hub Conference. Fairfax, VA, USA.
Ndubisi, A. Ovie, G., Zhang, Z. (2023, June). Work-in-progress: A trio-ethnography study on the professional identity development of internationally trained minoritized early career women scholars in Canada. American Society for Engineering Education.Baltimore, USA. https://peer.asee.org/44159.
EDST Activity
Students Supervised
Courses taught
EDST 582: The Study of Educational Organizations
EDST 529: Qualitative Interviewing
EDST 401: Education, School and Social Institutions