Past Research Assistants
Tahereh Firoozi
I got my PhD in Applied Linguistics (Language Testing) at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran. Currently, I am a PhD student in Measurement, Evaluation, and Data Science (MEDS) at the University of Alberta, Canada. My research area of interest is data mining, modern test theories, and theories of classroom assessment. I am a reviewer of a few peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics.
Bridget Stirling
Bridget Stirling is a PhD student in the University of Alberta’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, where she is interested in children’s rights and the politics of childhood. She holds an MA in Intercultural and International Communication from Royal Roads University. In addition to her doctoral studies, Bridget serves as an Edmonton Public School Board trustee. She is also an activist and organizer involved in issues of social, economic, and environmental justice, gender, children’s rights, and human rights. Bridget is a co-founder of Hate Free Yeg, a grassroots organization working to make Edmonton a space free of hate and discrimination, and a founding member of the Child-Friendly Housing Coalition of Alberta, working to end discrimination against children in access to housing.
Amanda Chan
Amanda Chan is a MA student in Child Study and Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She recently completed a MA in Critical Disability Studies from York University where her MRP explored the inclusive education experience for students with Autism in the Toronto District School Board. Her research interests include Autism Spectrum Disorder, inclusive education, learning disabilities, and educational policy.
K. M. Gemmell
K. M. Gemmell is a PhD candidate studying under Professor Penney Clark at the University of British Columbia. She researches the history of education, Indigenous history, and the history of women religious. Gemmell’s doctoral research is funded by SSHRC.
Madelaine McCracken
Madelaine McCracken is Métis and holds ancestral ties to the Red River Settlement. She is a M.Ed. student at the University of Ottawa and is completing her Major Research Paper under Dr. Ng-A-Fook’s guidance. She is conducting Indigenous educational research for the Faculty of Education and for the Caring Society as a part of an additional SSHRC work where she is understanding how Indigenous rights, values, and how Truth and Reconciliation are represented in Teacher Education across Canada.