Congratulations to all Faculty of Education graduate students who received Merit Bursaries for the 2021 - 2022 academic year. The Faculty awarded these bursaries to Master's and Doctoral students in support of their research projects which cover a wide range of topics in the field of education. These awards were made possible through generous funding from the University of Ottawa. Explore this list to learn more about our graduate students’ innovative research.
Lisa Ambaye [PhD]
Research project: Towards Equitable Access of Ontario's Adult Literacy Programs
Supervisor: Professor Stephanie Chitpin
Adrianna Arsenault [MA]
Research project: The Experiences of Students with Exceptionalities in Virtual Learning Environments
Supervisor: Professor Jessica Whitley
Melissa Daoust [PhD]
Research project: Understanding Professional Identity and Knowledge in Teacher Education: A Reconceptualization
Supervisor: Professor Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
Béatrice De Montigny [PhD]
Research project: Recherche-développement d'un programme d'enseignement du consentement au préscolaire et au primaire pour le Québec et l'Ontario français
Supervisor: Professor Marie-Hélène Brunet
Mena Fahmi [MA]
Research project: The Spiral Progression: Planning and Implementation Approaches in the Teaching of Mathematics
Supervisor: Professor Christine Suurtamm
Robert Grant [PhD]
Research project: From Heteronormativity to Homonormativity: Queer inclusion in the Ontario FSL classroom
Supervisor: Professor Stephanie Arnott
Anaëlle Haddad [MA - Counselling Psychology]
Research project: L'Adaptation psychosociale aux études universitaires chez les étudiants(e)s de première année en contexte de pandémie
Supervisor: Professor André Samson
Rohama Kabeer [MEd]
Research project: Do social media patterns influence well-being within university students with special needs?
Supervisor: Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
Olfa Karoui [PhD]
Research project: Exploring Educational Leaders’ Decision-Making as it Relates to Student Food Insecurity and Academic Performance
Supervisor: Professor Stephanie Chitpin
Heather Koziol [PhD]
Research project: Language use and shift among Polish families in Ottawa
Supervisor: Professor Carole Fleuret
Juliette Macabrey [PhD]
Research project: Elaboration un outil d’évaluation de la confiance en soi des résidents de médecine familiale d’Ottawa (Canada) et de médecine générale de Lyon (France)
Supervisor: Professor Éric Dionne
Madelaine McCracken (She/Her) [PhD]
Research project: Métis Sash of Understanding Self, Family, Community, and Relationality
Supervisor: Professors Keri Cheechoo and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
Paul McGuire [PhD]
Research project: Historical Thinking and Methodology in Teaching
Supervisor: ProfessorMarie – Hélène Brunet
Chris Mariano [PhD]
Research project: Queering ESL: The experiences of LGBTQ+ Refugees in Canada
Supervisor: Professor Francis Bangou
Abigail Abena Owusuwaa Manu [PhD]
Research project: Challenges and Prospects of Distance Higher Education in Ghana
Supervisor: Professor El Hadji Yaya Koné
Amira Massaabi [PhD]
Research project: Une étude comparative des approches pédagogiques d’inclusion entre la Tunisie et le Canada : Le cas des élèves en situation de handicap ou éprouvant des difficultés à l’école
Supervisor: ProfessorNathalie Bélanger
Elie Ndala [PhD]
Research project: Le développement de l’habitus professionnel des enseignants francophones d’origine étrangère en communautés d’accueil
Supervisor: Professor Phyllis Dalley
Derya Sahingil [PhD]
Research project: Sense of Self in classes: Can we really talk about equity in EFL/ESL settings?
Supervisor: Professor Patricia Palulis
Bahareh Samsamiardekani [PhD]
Research project: Anti-racism within the healthcare environment
Supervisor: ProfessorNicholas Ng-A-Fook
Jenny Stodola [PhD]
Research project: Investigating Video-Based Point of View Learning to Support the Development of Culturally Safe Healthcare Environments
Supervisor: Professor El Hadji Yaya Koné
Jennie Suddick [PhD]
Research project: Creativity and internationalization within studio-based art and design education
Supervisor: ProfessorBernard W. Andrews
Shaily Zolfaghari [PhD]
Research project: Implementing MALL into curriculum design for online language teaching
Supervisor: Professor El Hadji Yaya Koné
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