Our faculty members are dedicated to developing, advancing, and enacting knowledge that makes a difference to public education and have been recognized for their work locally, nationally, and internationally. Over the years, our faculty has grown in size and evolved in response to the ever-changing challenges and needs of the public we serve and in public education in general.
Many of the professors in the Simon Fraser University Faculty of Education have dedicated their academic careers researching specific issues in the broader area of education.
To learn which topics our education professors are specialized in, click on the links below:
Aboriginal Education
Academic Literacy
Assessments and School Measurements
Diversity
Education Leadership
Educational Technology
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Environment Education
French Education
Health Education
Higher Education
Imaginative Education
International Education
Law Education
Literacy/Children's Literature
Mathematics Education and Numeracy
Teacher Education
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Aboriginal Education |
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Dr. Dolores van der Wey
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (UBC)
M.A. (SFU)
B.GS (SFU)
Specializations and Research Interests
Coalition and reparative politics
Aboriginal education
Anti-oppression education
Literacy
Teacher education
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Academic Literacy |
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Dr. Steve Marshall
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Institute of Education,U. of London)
M.A. (U. of London)
B.A. (U. of Manchester)
Specializations and Research Interests
Sociolinguistics and education
Academic literacy
Language, migration and identity
TESOL pedagogy
Linguistic minorities |
Assessments and school measurements |
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Dr. Phil Winne
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Ph.D. (Stanford)
M.S.Ed. (Bucknell U.)
B.S.Ed. cum laude (Bucknell U.)
Specialization and Research Interests
Study tactics
Measurements, assessments and evaluation
Education psychology
Educational technology
Quantitative data analysis
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Dr. John Nesbit
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (U. of Alberta)
M.Ed. (U. of Alberta)
B.A. (UBC)
Specialization and Research Interests
Self-regulated learning with multimedia resources
Research methodologies for log analysis
Learning from concept maps
Learning object evaluation
Collaborative evaluation
Adaptive learning systems |
Diversity |
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Dr. Charles Bingham
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (U. Washington)
M.A. (U. Washington)
Teaching Certificate (U. Puget Sound)
B.A. (Whitman College)
Specialization and Research Interests
Curriculum and education
Multicultural practices
Philosophies of language |
Educational Leadership |
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Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones
Program Coordinator, Ed.D
Ph.D. (SFU)
M.A. (SFU)
B.A. (U. of Wales)
Specialization and Research Interests
Language arts education
Hermeneutics
Philosophy of education
Poetry
History of literacy
B.C. Literature and contemporary Welsh literature
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Dr. Dan Laitsch
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (American U.)
M.Ed. (U. of Virginia)
B.A. (Virginia Tech)
Specialization and Research Interests
Use and misuse of research in policy making
Policy and market-based education reform
High-stakes accountability and assessment programs
School health approaches to education reform |
Education Technology |
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Dr. Alyssa Wise
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Indiana U.)
M.S. (Indiana U.)
B.S. (Yale U.)
Specialization and Research Interests
Design and Use of Online Environments for Learning
Online Models for Teacher Professional Development
Challenges and Benefits of Technology in Education
Web 2.0 and Education
Video Games and Educational Value |
English as a second language (ESL) |
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Dr. Kelleen Toohey
Professor
Ph.D. (U. of Toronto)
M.Ed. (U. of Alberta)
Graduate Diploma (U. of Alberta)
Professional Teaching Certificate (U. of Calgary)
B.A. (U. of Calgary)
Specialization and Research Interests
English as a second foreign language
Multicultural education
Native Indian education
Bilingual education
Bilingual education for minority
language students |
Environment Education |
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Dr. David Zandvliet
Associate Professor
Ph.D (Curtin)
M.A. (Curtin)
B.Sc. (Curtin)
Specialization and Research Interests
Environmental Education
Design and Evaluation of the Classroom
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French Education |
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Dr. Diane Dagenais
Professor
Ph.D. (U. of Montreal)
M.A. (McGill)
B.Ed (McGill)
Specialization and Research Interests
Second language education
Bilingual education
Bilingualism
Multilingualism
Literacy and immigration |
Health Education |
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Dr. Sandra Vamos
Assistant Professor
Ed.D. (U. of Sarasota)
Ed.S. (U. of Sarasota)
Grad. Dip of Ed. (U. of Western Sydney, Australia)
M.Sc (Canisius College)
B.PE (McMaster U.)
Specialization and Research Interests
Health education
Teacher preparation in health education
Health promoting schools
Health literacy
Adolescent health
Curriculum development for health education
Integration of health and technology for both teaching and learning |
Higher Education |
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Dr. Michelle Nilson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (U. of Nevada)
M.A. (New Mexico State U.)
B.A. (Wayne State U.)
Specialization and Research Interests
Postsecondary Access and Retention
Sustainable Campus Development
Higher Education Finance, Governance, and Economics
Administration and Leadership in Higher Education
Administrative Ethics
Administrative Change and Reform |
Imaginative Education |
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Dr. Kieran Egan
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Ph.D. (Cornell)
Ph.D. program (Stanford)
Post Graduate Teaching
Certificate (U. of London)
B.A. (U. of London)
Specialization and Research Interests
Imaginative Education
Research Group (IERG) |
International Education |
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Dr. Ian Andrews
Director of External Programs
and International Initiatives
Ph.D. (Bradford)
M.A. (SFU)
PDP (SFU)
B.A. (SFU)
Specialization and Research Interests
International teacher education
Internationalization of Canadian
teacher certification programs |
Law Education |
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Dr. Wanda Cassidy
Associate Professor
Director, Centre for Education, Law, & Society
Credentials: Ph.D (U. of Chicago)
M.Ed. (SFU)
B.A. (SFU)
Professional Teaching Certificate (SFU)
Specialization and Research Interests
Law-related education (human rights, social justice, the civil society, civic values)
Social studies/Citizenship education
The ethics of care in schools
Fostering compassion
Cyber-bullying /cyber-kindness
Building inclusive school environments for at-risk marginalized youth |
Literacy/Children's Literature |
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Dr. Elizabeth Marshall
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (Ohio State U.)
M.A. (Evergreen State College)
B.A. (Evergreen State College)
Specialization and Research Interests
Children's and young adult literature
Critical literacy
Girls' studies
Feminist and literary theory
Popular culture and childhood
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Mathematics Education and Numeracy |
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Dr. Rina Zazkis
Professor
Ph.D. (Israel Institute of Technology)
M.A. (U. of Haifa)
B.A. (U. of Haifa)
Specialization and Research Interests
Undergraduate mathematics education
Teaching, learning, and understanding
elementary number theory
Mathematical content knowledge
of pre-service teachers
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Dr. Peter Liljedahl
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (SFU)
B.Sc. (SFU)
Specialization and Research Interests
Mathematics education
Problem solving
Creativity
Numeracy
Professional growth of teachers
Mathematical beliefs |
Teacher Education |
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Dr. Peter Grimmett
Professor
Ph.D. (U. of Tempere)
Ed.D. (UBC)
M.Ed. (U. of Alberta)
M.A. (U. of Alberta)
B.Ed. (U. of Keele)
B.A. (U. of Newscastle-Upon-Tyne)
Specialization and Research Interests
Teacher education policy, governance and accreditation
Teacher development
Teacher knowledge and learning
Reflective practice and inquiry
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