• Finalist for the History Education Dissertation Prize

    Finalist for the History Education Dissertation Prize Dr. Sara Karn (Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University) attended the EuroClio – European Association of History Educators conference in Brussels from April 27-29, 2026. Her dissertation, “Perspectives on Historical Empathy for History Education in Canada: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities,” was a finalist for the History Education Dissertation Prize, which…

  • Thinking Historically in the news

    Thinking Historically in the news UNB professor emeritus Alan Sears joins CBC to talk about “Rescuing Reason: How History Education Can Help Save Democracy” Listen here

  • Thinking Historically in the news:

    Thinking Historically in the news: Dr. David Scott recently spoke with CBC News about Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms. Listen here

  • 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).…