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Spotlight Series

Faculty Research

Strengthening Community Research Practices

Congratulations to the six faculty members who were awarded funding from 丁香园AV's Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) program in 2024. These six funded projects demonstrate the Faculty of Education鈥檚 commitment to achieving one of its Strategic Research Plan 辫谤颈辞谤颈迟颈别蝉鈥�Strengthening Community Research Practices. Rooted in the principles of respect, relevance, reciprocity, and responsibility, these projects showcase how academic-community partnerships can address societal issues while supporting mutual learning and meaningful collaboration.

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The Role of Creativity in Mathematics Education

Dr. Rina Zazkis, professor in the Faculty of Education and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (term until 2030) in STEM Teaching and Learning, has long researched how creative approaches to learning mathematics can play a critical role in secondary school mathematics teacher preparation. In 2024, as an invited plenary speaker at the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Sydney, Australia, she explored the interplay between her own teaching and research in mathematics education. Her current SSHRC Insight-funded project focuses on how prospective and practising teachers, teacher educators, and mathematicians consider not only how they use their knowledge but what they see as its potential usage. Dr. Zazkis sees raising awareness of the connections between disciplinary mathematics and school mathematics as one of her primary research goals.

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Research in the Learning Sciences

Dr. John Nesbit is a professor in the Faculty of Education at 丁香园AV who conducts primary research and meta-analyses on fundamental and applied topics within the learning sciences. He leads two research groups that have published SSHRC-funded research in areas such as the evaluation of digital learning resources, individual and collaborative concept mapping, effects of prompting self-explanation, cognitive tools for supporting self-regulated learning, the relationship between the need for cognition and academic achievement, and efficacy of intelligent tutoring systems. In recent years, his research has focused on two topics 鈥� interactive guidance in scientific inquiry learning and development and evaluation of an argument mapping tool to support critical thinking.

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New Faculty Research

Dr. Emily Cameron on Advancing Family Well-Being through Mental Health Research and Education

Dr. Cameron earned a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Calgary in 2020. Her doctoral work focused on mental health during the transition to parenthood, with her dissertation examining risk and protective factors for paternal perinatal depression. Dr. Cameron also held postdoctoral fellowships from the University of Manitoba (Department of Psychology and Department of Pediatrics) and UBC in Educational and Counselling Psychology (Faculty of Education). She is a registered psychologist in British Columbia and Manitoba, with practice in child, youth, family, and parent wellbeing.

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Dr. Sharon H. J. Hou on Cultural Diversity, Child Health and Wellness, and Community Engagement

Dr. Hou (she/her) joined the Faculty of Education as an assistant professor in Educational Psychology in Fall 2024. She is also a psychologist and investigator at BC Children鈥檚 Hospital and the Research Institute. Dr. Hou earned her MA and PhD in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology from the University of Guelph and her BA (Honours) in Psychology and French from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Hou completed two postdoctoral fellowships, including a specialization in oncology and psychology at the University of Calgary and a focus on knowledge mobilization and implementation science at the University of British Columbia.

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