I am an Associate Professor in Language & Literacy at the University of Manitoba where I teach in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning in the Faculty of Education. My research and teaching interests include:
These interests are framed by my commitment to equity and my belief that literacy is a powerful tool for civic engagement and social justice. As an educator with experience as a middle and high school teacher, teacher educator, and researcher, I am dedicated to building strong teacher education programs and cultivating close collaborations between universities and schools.
- critical literacies and the teaching of language arts and literacy in ways that understand and think critically about language and literacy in relationship to power and agency, social justice, and living rights;
- transcultural literacies and the civic engagement and participation of diverse youth in their local, digital, and global communities;
- multimodal writing, with a focus on visual and artifactual literacies, place-based pedagogies, and writing communities;
- practitioner research and reflexive practitioner inquiry, particularly in relationship to diversity and equity;
- language and literacy as relational and dynamic, affording different ways of knowing and understanding ourselves, communities and world; and
- innovative approaches to teacher education through school and community partnerships and the collaborative design of interest-driven, participatory learning spaces.
These interests are framed by my commitment to equity and my belief that literacy is a powerful tool for civic engagement and social justice. As an educator with experience as a middle and high school teacher, teacher educator, and researcher, I am dedicated to building strong teacher education programs and cultivating close collaborations between universities and schools.