Professor Houssin’s research examines pedagogical interventions and learning processes in physical and health education, with a particular focus on the development of learning environments that foster students’ knowledge construction, agency, creativity, and critical thinking. Her research is grounded in activity theory, which she uses to examine the dynamic interactions among students, teachers, learning objects, and broader activity systems. A central focus of her work is the role of mediatin...
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David Hung holds a doctorate in mathematics education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. He received his teaching certificate from the Ontario College of Teachers in 2008, after earning his bachelor of education from the University of Ottawa. He also holds a master of education (studies in teaching, learning and evaluation), a bachelor’sin computer science and computer engineering, and a graduate diploma in management. He is a certified teac...
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Cynthia Bilodeau is a full professor at the Faculty of Education. A clinical psychologist registred in Ontario and Quebec, she has extensive experience in teaching, clinical supervision and academic leadership. Professor Bilodeau’s teaching and research focus on improving counselling and psychotherapy practice. This includes exploring skills development in training of professionals, particularly in clinical supervision settings, as well as psychosocial adaptation to change. Guided by positive p...
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Simon Parent is a professor of technology education at the Faculty of Education. A specialist in integrating digital tools in teaching, Professor Parent examines the effects and use of educational technologies within diverse learning communities, both in educational and professional settings. His research, based on authentic collaboration with practitioners in Ontario and Quebec, deals with development of digital skills and critical, sound use of technological tools such as programming, robotic...
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Professor Bergeron has been teaching part-time since 2014, and at the Faculty of Education since 2018. His work falls within the field of sociology of education and focuses on the relationship between language, power, and education in Francophone minority contexts. Developed in collaboration with national and international partners (Europe, Latin America, Indian Ocean), his research program addresses linguistic ideologies, linguistic insecurity, and inclusion dynamics in relation to contemporar...
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Lisa Howell is an assistant professor of Indigenous histories, perspectives, and contemporary issues in educational research. Prior to her appointment she was a part-time professor with the faculty for seven years. Lisa’s ancestors immigrated to Canada from Northern Europe and she is grateful to make her home on the unsurrendered, unceded territories of the Anishinaabeg peoples. Professor Howell was a classroom teacher with the Western Quebec School Board for 13 years where she taught and learn...
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Catherine Giroux, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Health Professions Education at the University of Ottawa. She recently completed a SSHRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Health Sciences Education at McGill University, where she sought to understand the relationship between teaching, learning, and knowledge mobilization activities in online spaces, like social media. Her program of research explores how emerging technologies are used to support knowledge mobilization activi...
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As an Assistant Professor in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa, Roberta Soares aims to teach and conduct research that emphasizes social justice. She holds a PhD in educational sciences from the University of Montreal and she was a FRQSC postdoctoral fellow in sociology at the University of Ottawa. She also holds a master in sociology, a bachelor’s in social sciences and a bachelor’s in business administration from Brazil. From the com...
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Professor Bartosova holds a doctoral degree in andragogy and language education from the Université de Montréal. Her passion for languages, education, and assessment is evident not only in her professional achievements but also in her personal linguistic abilities—she speaks six languages, including English, French, Spanish, Czech, German, and Polish. She has been deeply involved in a variety of collaborations, including the government-funded language immersion program, Explore, where she serve...
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