Working in the five focus areas of our strategic plan — innovation, the francophonie, Indigenous rights, educational technology, and equity and social justice — these emerging researchers are making a difference in scholarly and partner communities. They have received prestigious scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ontario Graduate Scholarship program, Consortium Nationale de formation en santé, and other external public and private funding bodies.
Scholars in education
Our Scholars in Education series highlights the inspiring doctoral research carried out by current students and recent alumni, each project advancing knowledge in education.
Meet our emerging researchers
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
What can the Métis sash teach us about truth, and then reconciliation, for educators?
Métis scholar Madelaine McCracken (MEd ’21) knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was just eight years old. What she didn’t know was where her yout…
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Teachers, tech and language learning
Cameron Smith, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, recalls a childhood in Europe immersed in a linguistic “hat trick” of English,…
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Deepening our understanding of inclusion
Inclusion researcher Virginie Abat-Roy (PhD ’24) says ableism (the discrimination of those with disabilities) is a daily obstacle for people with assi…
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Improving teleconsultation services for Francophone communities
Transformative innovations in teleconsultation accelerated during the pandemic. When Michelle Dorion (BHSc ’99; ’03, PhD ’24), a physiotherapist, part…
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Learning by yourself versus learning together
Adam Kaszuba’s research shows how making connections and collaborating with others enhances learning. Findings from his doctoral study, funded by a So…