Research at the Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education at Memorial University is an active and collaborative research community committed to research excellence in land-based education; Indigenous knowledge and curriculum; restorative justice in education; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); inclusive education; arts-based learning; leadership; academic writing; Francophone culture and language; multi-literacies; children's literature; ESL/EFL curriculum and teaching methodology; positive psychology; gender studies; critical education theory; rural education; music education and more.
Topics fall within the following program groups:
Counselling and psychology
Dr. Morgan Gardner, Dr. Greg Harris, Dr. Jackie Hesson (Sabbatical 2018-2019) Dr. Leah Lewis, Dr. Sarah Pickett, Dr. Rhonda Joy (AD, Grad)
Educational Technology
Dr. David Gill, Dr. Bruce Mann, Dr. Alireza Moghaddam
Educational Leadership Studies
Dr. Jerome Delaney, Dr. Gerald Galway, Dr. Noel Hurley, Dr. Scott Johnston (Sabbatical Winter 2019), Dr. Darron Kelly, Dr. Walter Okshevsky, Dr. Joelle Rodway
Post-Secondary Studies
Dr. Christine Arnold (On leave 2019-2020), Dr. Cecile Badenhorst (Sabbatical 2018-2019), Dr. John Hoben, Dr. Dale Kirby (on leave), Dr. Rob Shea (on leave) Dr. Vernon Curran (Health Professional Education)
Master of Arts & Education
Dr. Elizabeth Yeoman (and Second Language Education), Dr. Leslie Redmond (and Second Language Education)
Curriculum Teaching and Learning Studies (CTLS)
CTLS – Language & Literacy Studies
Dr. Jan Buley, Dr. Anne Burke, Dr. Antoinette (Toni) Doyle, Dr. Ursula Kelly, Dr. Barrie Barrell
CTLS – Indigenous and Place-based Education
Dr. Sylvia Moore, Dr. Jennifer Godfrey Anderson (Culturally Relevant Assessment and Mathematics Education)
CTLS – Mathematics Education
Dr. Margo Kondratieva, Dr. Mary Stordy, Dr. Jennifer Godfrey Anderson
CTLS – Own Design
Dr. Dennis Mulcahy, Dr. Tim Seifert, Dr. Heather McLeod
CTLS – Music Education
Dr. Andrea Rose, Dr. David Buley
CTLS – Science Education
Dr. Karen Goodnough, Dr. Saiqa Azam
CTLS – Second Language Education
Dr. Xuemei Li (Sabbatical 2018-2019), Dr. Elizabeth Yeoman,Dr. Leslie Redmond
CTLS – Social Studies Education
Dr. Trudi Johnson, Dr. Dorothy Vaandering (and Social Justice Education)
CTLS – Social Justice Education
Dr. Dorothy Vaandering, Dr. Heather McLeod
CTLS – Special Education
Dr. Edith Furey (Associate Dean, UG), Dr. Kimberly Maich, Dr. Dave Philpott, Dr. Sharon Penney, Dr. Gabrielle Young (Sabbatical 2018-2019)
To truly understand just how broad our range of research interests and activities are, see Faculty Profiles and our Grants and Projects sections. Our research leads to enhanced knowledge and informs progressive change in educational policies and practices in Newfoundland, Canada and internationally.