Faculty of EducationDepartment of Educational Studies | EDST

Department of Educational Studies

Faculty

Additional Faculty

Abdi, Ali A.

Professor | 604–822–5359 | ali.abdi@ubc.ca

Research interests: Counter-Eurocentric philosophies of education, Critical research methodologies, Education policy studies, Human rights education, Liberatory development education
Ahenakew, Cash PhD

Associate Professor | Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples’ Wellbeing | 604–822–0641 | cash.ahenakew@ubc.ca

Research interests: Experiential learning, Indigenous education, Indigenous healing and wellbeing, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies, Sociology of Education, Trauma (Historical trauma)
al Shaibah, Arig

Honorary Associate Professor arig.alshaibah@ubc.ca
Andreotti, Vanessa PhD

(On leave) Professor | Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change | 604–827–1577 | vanessa.andreotti@ubc.ca

Research interests: Cultural studies, Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, International and Comparative Education, International Development Education, Post-colonial studies, Sociology of Education, Teaching and Practice
Andres, Lesley

Professor | 604–822–8943 | lesley.andres@ubc.ca

Research interests: Equity, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, International Comparative Higher Education, Life Course Research, Policy, Research methodologies, Social justice, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Higher Education
Ellis, Jason

Associate Professor | Editor, Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation | 604–822–9190 | j.ellis@ubc.ca

Research interests: Children and youth, Disability studies, Educational Administration, Educational Organization and Finance, Equity, History of Education, Policy, Political economy of education, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Urban studies
Fallon, Gerald

Associate Professor | Associate, School of Public Policy and Global Development | 604–822–5822 | gerald.fallon@ubc.ca

Research interests: Educational Administration, Equity and Diversity, Leadership and Organizations, Legal Issues in Education, Policy
Gill, Hartej

Associate Professor | 604–822–4588 | hartej.gill@ubc.ca

Research interests: Cultural studies, Leadership and Organizations, Post-colonial studies, Teaching and Practice
Gleason, Mona

Professor | 604–822–4762 | mona.gleason@ubc.ca

Research interests: Children and youth, Equity, Gender Studies, History of Education, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education
Grain, Kari

ALGC Program Coordinator/ ALGC Lecturer | 604-822-9499 | kari.grain@ubc.ca
Kelly, Deirdre M.

Professor | 604–822–3952 | deirdre.kelly@ubc.ca

Research interests: Children and youth, Gender Studies, Media and democracy, Social justice, Sociology of Education
Kovach, Margaret PhD

Professor | 604–827–2636 | Margaret.Kovach@ubc.ca

Research interests: Indigenous education, Indigenous healing and wellbeing, Lifelong Learning, Research methodologies
Louie, Dustin

Associate Professor
Mazawi, André Elias

Department Head | Professor | 604–827–5537 | Andre.Mazawi@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Citizenship and democracy, Higher Education, International Comparative Higher Education, International Development Education, Media and democracy, Policy, Post-colonial studies, Research methodologies, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Higher Education
Metcalfe, Amy Scott

Professor | 604–822–5331 | amy.metcalfe@ubc.ca

Research interests: Higher Education, International Comparative Higher Education, Research methodologies
Opini, Bathseba

Associate Professor, Teaching | On leave | 604–822–5361 | bathseba.opini@ubc.ca

Research interests: Disability studies, Equity, International and Comparative Education, Policy, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Sociology of Education, Teaching and Practice
Piotrowski, Marcelina

Lecturer

Research interests: Adult education, Adult environmental education, Anthropocene, Critical media studies, Education for Sustainability, Philosophy of education, Posthumanism, Process philosophy, Research methodologies, Social Movements
Regmi, Kapil Dev

Lecturer I kapil.regmi@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Education for Sustainability, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Lifelong Learning, Policy, Political economy of education, Post-colonial studies, Research methodologies, Social justice, Sociology of Education
Rocha, Samuel D.

Associate Professor | 604–822–5295 | sam.rocha@ubc.ca

Research interests: Philosophy of education
Roman, Leslie

Professor | 604–822–9186 | leslie.roman@ubc.ca

Research interests: Children and youth, Cultural studies, Disability studies, Equity and Diversity, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies, Multiculturalism, Post-colonial studies, Sociology of Education
Ruitenberg, Claudia W.

Professor | 604–822–2411 | claudia.ruitenberg@ubc.ca

Research interests: Citizenship and democracy, Education for Sustainability, Philosophy of education, Sustainability
Shan, Hongxia

Associate Professor | Graduate Advisor | 604–822–3349 | hongxia.shan@ubc.ca; | gradadvisor.edst@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Equity, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies, International and Comparative Education, Lifelong Learning, Policy, Research methodologies, Social justice, Teaching and Practice, Workplace learning
Sork, Tom

Professor | 604–822–5702 | tom.sork@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Lifelong Learning, Teaching and Practice
Stack, Michelle

Associate Professor | 604–822–9101 | michelle.stack@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Disability studies, Equity, Equity and Diversity, Higher Education, Leadership and Organizations, Media and democracy, Policy, Social justice
Stein, Sharon

Associate Professor | 604–822–8549 | sharon.stein@ubc.ca

Research interests: Higher Education, Indigenous Studies, International and Comparative Education, Political economy of education, Post-colonial studies, Race/ethnicity, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Social justice, Sustainability
Taylor, Alison

Professor | 604–822–4504 | alison.taylor@ubc.ca

Research interests: Experiential learning, Higher Education, Political economy of education, School-to-work transition
VanWynsberghe, Robert

Professor | 604–822–3580 | robert.vanwynsberghe@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adaptive Education, Adult education, Community Engagement, Education for Sustainability, Social Movements, Sociology of Education, Sport Mega-Events
Walker, Jude

Associate Professor; | Program Coordinator for the Adult Learning and Education Program (ALE) | 604–822–4406 | jude.walker@ubc.ca

Research interests: Adult education, Continuing Education and lifelong learning, Experiential learning, Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Lifelong Learning, Medical Education, Policy, Political economy of education, Workplace learning
Wang, Fei PhD

Associate Professor | 604–822–4552 | fei.wang@ubc.ca

Research interests: Educational Administration, Equity and Diversity, International and Comparative Education, Leadership and Organizations, Policy, Research methodologies, Social justice
Webb, P Taylor

Professor | 604–822–6381 | taylor.webb@ubc.ca

Research interests: International and Comparative Education, Philosophy of education, Policy, Political economy of education, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies
Wright, Handel Kashope

Professor | Director of Centre for Culture, Identity & Education | 604–822–2705 | handel.wright@ubc.ca

Research interests: Children and youth, Cultural studies, International and Comparative Education, Multiculturalism, Post-colonial studies, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies

Visitors and PostDocs

Forshaw, Laurel

Postdoctoral Research Fellowlaurel.forshaw@ubc.ca
Shidmehr, Nilofar

Visiting Faculty

Research interests: Antiracist Education, Art-informed Inquiry, Continuing Studies, Cultural studies, Human Rights, Liberal Arts Studies, Life History Studies, Lifelong Learning, Multiculturalism, Narrative/Poetic research, Post-colonial studies, Race/ethnicity, Research methodologies, Research-Creation

Sessional Lecturers, Adjunct Professors, and Postdoc Teaching Fellows

2023-2024 Sessional Lecturers

Addyson Frattura
Ali Aun
Carolina Palacios
Gabriella Maestrini
Itamar Manoff
Jafar Iqbal
Jed Anderson
Jingzhou Lin
Kal Heer
Liana Appelt
Lisa Brunner
Omer Aijazi
Petra Mikulan
Scott Robertson
Stephanie Glick
Vicheth Sen
Yao Xiao

2023-2024 Adjunct Professors

Erica Mohan
Marilynne Waithman
Sharon Jarvis

2023-2024 Postdoc Teaching Fellows

Ying Ma
Shyrlene Oliveira da Silva Huni Kui