• Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy (UTP, 2026)! 

    Congratulations to Drs. Alan Sears and Carla Peck on the publication of their new book, Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy (UTP, 2026)!  Rescuing Reason tackles the pressing crisis of civic engagement and public deliberation, drawing on Canadian and international examples, with a particular emphasis on Canada’s democratic landscape. The book argues that K-12 public…

  • Visiting Doctoral Student Award Recipients

    Visiting Doctoral Student Award Recipients 2026 Garrett Hajnal I very much look forward to working with Dr. Julie McLeod at the University of Melbourne in May 2026. Dr. McLeod is a leading expert on progressive education who has recently completed an ARC-funded transnational history of progressive education and race in interwar Australia. Working closely with Dr.…

  • Dr. Sara Karn

    Dr. Sara Karn McMaster University Dr. Sara Karn is a Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University and Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future. Her doctoral research at Queen’s University focused on historical empathy within history education in Canada. She teaches environmental and climate education and social studies education through a history lens at Wilfrid Laurier and Lakehead…

  • Dr. Rose Fine-Meyer

    Dr. Rose Fine-Meyer University of Toronto Dr. Rose Fine-Meyer is a Senior Lecturer in the Master of Teaching program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. Her 20 years of experience as a secondary school teacher and her public history work at OISE help inform an interdisciplinary approach to history…

  • Dr. Penney Clark

    Dr. Penney Clark University of British Columbia Dr. Penney Clark, a Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at UBC, is an expert in curriculum history and the politics of textbook development. Drawing on extensive experience teaching social studies methodology courses at universities in B.C. and Alberta, she has…

  • Paul McGuire

    Paul McGuire University of Ottawa Paul is a retired high school history teacher and elementary school principal of six years. Drawing on his experience in the field, he has since undertaken a doctorate in education at the University of Ottawa, where he is interested in ways of training pre-service candidates to teach critical thinking, particularly…

  • Dr. Paula Waatainen

    Dr. Paula Waatainen Vancouver Island University Dr. Paula Waatainen is a professor (unranked) in the Faculty of Education at Vancouver Island University. She taught as a high school social studies teacher for 21 years before becoming a teacher-educator and completing her doctorate in Educational Research in the Learning Sciences at the University of Calgary (2022).…

  • Dr. Nadia Delanoy

    Dr. Nadia Delanoy University of Calgary Dr. Nadia Delanoy is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Student Experience at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education.  She has taught within the K-12 system, including subjects such as Social Studies, IB (International Baccalaureate) History, Economics, and International Politics. Dr. Delanoy works to empower her…

  • Dr. Mark T.S. Currie

    Dr. Mark T.S. Currie Carleton University Dr. Mark T.S. Currie is an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University. He previously taught intermediate and senior social studies and history education courses at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Currie also taught social studies and Indigenous education at OISE, University of Toronto, and is a researcher and writer for…

  • Dr. Marie-Hélène Brunet

    Dr. Marie-Hélène Brunet University of Ottawa Ms. Brunet is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. She completed her doctorate at the Université de Montréal, focusing on Quebec high school students’ understanding of women’s history. More recently, she has taken an interest in teaching in the Franco-Ontarian community,…