Expert List
The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) comprises over 900 scholars, researchers, and practitioners in education. Our expert list is a source for media needing experts to provide commentary on or analysis of news and other topics pertaining to education.
Administration and Leadership in Education
Ken Brien, Ed.D.
506-999-4729
kbrien1@unb.ca
University of New Brunswick
Dr. J. Tim Goddard
902.894.2843 / 902.393.5707
tgoddard@upei.ca / jtg045@gmail.com
Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Prince Edward Island
Specialty: Educational administration and leadership; with a focus on international development and education in fragile communities
Cameron Hauseman
cameron.hauseman@mail.utoronto.ca
416-802-7445
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Adult Education
John Ippolito
jippolito@edu.yorku.ca
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education | York University
Robert McGray, PhD
rmcgray@brocku.ca
Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach (CAECO)
Faculty of Education, Brock University
Mahdi Rahimian
Mahdi.Rahimian@umanitoba.ca
University of Manitoba
Arts-based Education
Dr. Fiona Blaikie
fblaikie@brocku.ca
Professor, Art Education
Chief Examiner, Visual Arts, International Baccalaureate Organization
specialty: visual and cultural identities; visual arts (studio practices, aesthetics and art criticism); visual arts (qualitative forms of assessment); ethnographic arts inquiry
Childcare/Early Childhood Education
Dr. Joanne Lehrer
joanne.lehrer@uqo.ca
Université du Québec en Outaouais
819-923-9356
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
Haleh Raissadat
haleh.raissadat@mail.mcgill.ca
specialty: mathematics and engineering education
Giuliano Reis
greis@uottawa.ca
specialty: science and environmental education and discourse analysis
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Jessica Wright
jessi.wright@mail.utoronto.ca
647-505-8322
University of Toronto
Guoqiang (George) Zhou, PhD
gzhou@uwindsor.ca
519-992-6098
University of Windsor
Education Outside the Public School
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
905-505-1152
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Educational Policy and Governance
Robert McGray, PhD
rmcgray@brocku.ca
Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach (CAECO)
Faculty of Education, Brock University
Dr. Melody Viczko
mviczko@uwo.ca
519-702-5193
Western University
specialty: higher education policy and governance, internationalizing higher education, federal government policy influences in higher education
Louis Volante, PhD
lvolante@brocku.ca
Professor, Faculty of Education | Brock University
Affiliated Researcher, UNU-MERIT | Maastricht University
President-Elect, Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association
specialty: international achievement tests; educational policy analysis; educational reform and innovation
Gender and Sexuality in Education
Dr. Lee Airton
lee.airton@queensu.ca
Queen’s University
Michael Kehler, PhD
michael.kehler@ucalgary.ca
403-210-8590
Research Professor
Masculinities Studies in Education
Werklund School of Education
University of Calgary
https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/masculinities#quickset-field_collection_quicktabs_0
http://werklund.ucalgary.ca/educ_info/profiles/michael-kehler
specialty: masculinities, gender, equity
Higher Education
Robert McGray, PhD
rmcgray@brocku.ca
Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach (CAECO)
Faculty of Education, Brock University
Dr. Melody Viczko
mviczko@uwo.ca
519-702-5193
Western University
specialty: higher education policy and governance, internationalizing higher education, federal government policy influences in higher education, women in higher education leadership
History, History of Education
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
905-505-1152
SamanthaCutrara.com
Jason Ellis PhD
j.ellis@ubc.ca
604-822-9190
Assistant professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies
National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (’17-18)
The University of British Columbia
specialty: educational finance, inequality, special education; especially, B.C., Ontario, and the USA in comparative perspective
Indigenous Education
Dr. Marie Battiste
marie.battiste@usask.ca
306-966-7576
University of Saskatchewan
specialty: decolonizing and Indigenizing the academy
International Education
Dr. Kumari Beck
kumari_beck@sfu.ca
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Roopa Desai Trilokekar
roopat@edu.yorku.ca
York University
Dr. Michael O’Sullivan
mosullivan@brocku.ca
905 688 5550 x5345
Associate Dean
Associate Professor, Graduate Student Services, Research and International
Brock University
Mahdi Rahimian
Mahdi.Rahimian@umanitoba.ca
University of Manitoba
Dr. Paul Tarc
ptarc2@uwo.ca
Western University
Language Education; Literacy and Reading Education
Amélie Lemieux
amelie.lemieux@mail.mcgill.ca
514-515-1713
As of July 1: Assistant Professor of Literacy Education
Mount St. Vincent University
specialty: literacy, reading scores, reading engagement, performance and assessment
Katherine MacCormac
kmaccorm@uwo.ca
Western University
specialty: multilingualism and identity construction/negotiation in the context of Canadian French as a second language (FSL) education
Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Design
Peter D. MacMillan, PhD
Peter.MacMillan@unbc.ca
250-613-9166
President Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association (CERA)
Président l’Association canadienne des chercheurs en education (ACCÉ)
Associate Professor
School of Education School of Health Sciences
UNBC
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Philosophy and Education
Alexandra Gillis
sandy.gillis@telus.net
604-215-0122
Bruce Maxwell, PhD
bruce.maxwell@uqtr.ca
514-465-2299
Associate Professor of Education
University of Quebec Trois-Rivières
Co-editor of Philosophical Inquiry in Education
specialty: ethics and law in education
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Psychological Foundations in Education
Eleftherios Soleas
eleftherios.soleas@queensu.ca
Queen’s University
Social and Sociological Foundations in Education
Christine Cho
christinech@nipissingu.ca
647-467-9733
Nipissing University
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
905-505-1152
Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Jessica Wright
jessi.wright@mail.utoronto.ca
647-505-8322
University of Toronto
Special Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto & York Region District School Board
Kyle Robinson
kyle.robinson@queensu.ca
647-629-0644
Dr. Steve Sider
ssider@wlu.ca
226.989.4700
Wilfrid Laurier University
specialty: school leadership and global competencies
Dr. Jacqueline Specht
Director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education
Professor, Faculty of Education
(519) 661-2111 ext. 88876
jspecht@uwo.ca
Teachers and Teacher Education
Christine Cho
christinech@nipissingu.ca
647-467-9733
Nipissing University
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
905-505-1152
SamanthaCutrara.com
Dr. Antoinette Gagné
antoinette.gagne@utoronto.ca
Associate Chair, Student Experience
Department of Curriculum Teaching and Learning
OISE, University of Toronto
Alexandra Gillis
sandy.gillis@telus.net
604-215-0122
David Hung
david.hung@mail.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto
specialty: mathematics education
Robert Liggett, PhD
University of Saskatchewan
robert.liggett@usask.ca
306-921-7889
https://about.me/robertliggett
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertliggett
Dr. Julie Mueller
<jmueller@wlu.ca>
519.884.0710 x2115
Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Giuliano Reis
greis@uottawa.ca
specialty: science and environmental education and discourse analysis
Rebecca Stroud Stasel
0rlas@queensu.ca
613-217-2525
Queen’s University
specialty: mentorship, leadership, and international teachers
Dr. Lynn Thomas
Lynn.Thomas@usherbrooke.ca
(819) 821-8000 poste 62808
Professeure titulaire
Directrice adjointe, département de pédagogie
Présidente élue SCÉÉ/CSSE
Membre du Collectif CLÉ http://www.collectif-cle.com/
Dr. Joel Westheimer
joelwestheimer@mac.com
Univ. Research Chair in Democracy & Education
University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)
Education columnist, CBC Ottawa Morning
www.joelwestheimer.org | whatkindofcitizen.org
Technology in Education
David P. Burns, Ph.D.
david.burns@kpu.ca
604-599-3480
Vice Chair, University Senate
Teaching Fellow, K12 Transformation
Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum; Budget
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Samantha Cutrara
samantha.cutrara@gmail.com
905-505-1152
SamanthaCutrara.com
Nadia Delanoy
nadia.delanoy@ucalgary.ca
403-978-7253
specialty: digital learning, meaningful integration of technology
Beyhan Farhadi
beyhan.farhadi@gmail.com
University of Toronto
specialty: electronically delivered instruction
Dr. Tim Hopper
thopper@uvic.ca
University of Victoria
specialty: digital portfolios for post secondary and K-12 learning
Dr. Julie Mueller
jmueller@wlu.ca
519.884.0710 x2115
Wilfrid Laurier University
Kathy Snow
kathy_snow@cbu.ca
Cape Breton University
Kyle Stooshnov
kyle.stooshnov@ubc.ca
Department of Language and Literacy Education
University of British Columbia
specialty: virtual reality in drama education
