Meet the Team

Co-Chair

Marianne Barker

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Canadian immigration; Social integration; Second language acquisition

Co-Chair

Rudy Kisler

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: History education; Heritage education; Jewish studies

VP Internal Coordinator

Yunjia Xie

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Second language learning; Intercultural communication and education

VP External Coordinator

Sakina Rizvi

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Acceleration; Gifted education; Fast-tracking; Self-efficacy; Narrative inquiry;

Communications Co-Coordinator

Ajeetpall Singh

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

Research Interests: Drama in education; Language acquisition; Child development; Resilience

Volunteer Coordinator

Cinzia Di Placido

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Science and Mathematics education; Identity; Teacher education; Inquiry-based learning

Finance Coordinator

Sun Jung Choi

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Teacher education; Teacher collaboration; Teacher motivation; STEM education; Mathematics education

Sponsor Coordinator

Haily Yang

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

Research Interests: Learning disability and intervention; Cognitive impairments in learning and memory

Submissions Coordinator

Meiting Chen

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

Research Interests: International faculty mobility; Faculty development; Motivation; Scientific open access.

Submissions Coordinator

Natalie Tacuri

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Research Interests: Competitive dance; Sport as art; Student-athletes; Feminist theory; Girlhood studies

Communications Co-Coordinator

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

Research Interests: Game-Based Learning; Educational Video Games; Educational Technology; Cognition and Learning Sciences