Contact & People

Mailing address

Okanagan School of Education
The University of British Columbia
EME Tower 1, 3rd Floor (Engineering, Management & Education Building)
1137 Alumni Ave.
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7

General Inquiries and Undergraduate Programs:

Office: EME 3121
Phone: 250.807.9176
Fax: 250.807.8084
Email: education.ubco@ubc.ca

Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Programs (MEd, MA,PhD):

Office: EME 3119
Phone: 250.807.8203
Fax: 250.807.8084
Email: lindsay.cox@ubc.ca

MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Location:


Role:
Centre/Research Program:
Search Keyword:

Peter Arthur | Professor of Teaching | Education | peter.arthur@ubc.ca | 250-807-9207 | EME 3149

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Metacognition; Growth Mindset and Academic Success; Curriculum & Program Development; Instructional Design; Enhancing Learning with Technology.
Stephen Berg | Associate Professor | Education | stephen.berg@ubc.ca | 250.807.9682 | EME 3169

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Physical Education; Health Education; Early Learning; Children's Physical Activity; Action Research.
John-Tyler Binfet | Director, Graduate Programs | B.A.R.K., Education | johntyler.binfet@ubc.ca | 250.807.8420 | EME 3173

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Conceptualizations of kindness in children and adolescents; Measuring kindness in schools; Social and Emotional Learning; Canine-assisted interventions; Assessment of therapy dogs; University student well-being
Courses & Teaching: Research Methods Social and Emotional Learning Child and Adolescent Development
Lynn Bosetti | Professor | Education | lynn.bosetti@ubc.ca | 250.807.8903 | EME 3153

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Leadership in Higher Education, Critical Policy Studies, Change Management, Emotional Labour and School Choice
Catherine Broom | Associate Professor | Education | catherine.broom@ubc.ca | 250.807.8768 | EME3167

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Citizenship; Social Studies Methods; History Education; History of Education and Curriculum; Culture and Education; Alternative and Holistic Educational Practices from an Ecological Perspective.
Courses & Teaching: Graduate level courses including: Global Education, Citizenship, and Cross-Cultural Conceptions of Teaching and Learning; Curriculum Issues and Theories; and Readings and Discourse in Education Bachelor of Education, focus areas include social studies; holistic education; anti-racist and critical pedagogy.
Joanne Brunel | French Educator Network Facilitator, B.C. Southern Interior | Education | joanne.brunel@ubc.ca
Andrew Calhoun | Academic & Career Advisor | Education | andrew.calhoun@ubc.ca | 250.807.9262 | UNC207F
Robert Campbell | Associate Professor | Education | robert.campbell@ubc.ca | 250.807.9170 | EME3175

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Educational Technology; Instructional Design; Curriculum Development; Technology Innovation; Integration.
Jessica Chan | Assistant Professor | Education | jessica.chan@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Language and Literacy Development; Literacy and Numeracy; Language-based Disorders; Community-based initiatives; Family Literacy
Courses & Teaching: English Language Arts and Literacy Literacy in Action Foundations of Reading Development Inclusive Education
Sabre Cherkowski | Professor | Education | sabre.cherkowski@ubc.ca | 250.807.9306 | EME3171

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Leadership, professional learning and development, educator well-being; learning communities and school organizing; reflective practice.
Courses & Teaching: Educational leadership; Diversity and Inclusion in Education
Bill Cohen | Assistant Professor | Education | billy.cohen@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: My research interests are extended family pedagogies informed by traditional Indigenous knowledge: particularly a Syilx children-centred model informed by capti̓kʷɬ stories to transform schools to be more appreciative and sustaining of place-based relationships and cultural and ecological diversity.
Colombe Cormier | BEd French Pathways Advisor | Education | colombe.cormier@ubc.ca
Lindsay Cox | Graduate & Post-Baccalaureate Academic Programs Assistant | Education | lindsay.cox@ubc.ca | 250.807.8203 | EME3119
Jody Dlouhy-Nelson | BEd French Pathways Coordinator and Lecturer | Education | jody_dlouhy.nelson@ubc.ca
Scott Douglas | Director, Professional Development and English as an Additional Language Programs | Education | scott.douglas@ubc.ca | 250.807.9277 | EME3151

Graduate student supervisor. Focus: EAL Teaching and Learning in Adult and Post-Secondary Contexts.


Research Interests: English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching and Learning in Adult and Post-Secondary Contexts; Teaching English as an Additional Language (TEAL); Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); Applied Linguistics; English Language Teaching (ELT); Curriculum and Materials Design; English for Academic Purposes (EAP); English Language Learning (ELL); EAL Short-Term Study Abroad
Courses & Teaching: Undergraduate Courses EDUC 407 Concept Studies Module 1—Developing Instructional Strategies ESL/FSL EDUC 436 Developing Curricular Vision for a Democratic Society EDUC 459 ESL in Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate Courses LLED 494 Introduction to Additional Language Teaching and Learning LLED 495 Curriculum and Materials Design in Additional Language Teaching and Learning LLED 496 Theory and Practice in Additional Language Teaching and Learning Graduate Courses EDUC 560 Directed Studies in Education: TESOL Inquiry IGS 620 Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies: TESOL Frameworks EDUC 524 Language Teaching and Learning EDUC 562 Special Topics in Education: TESOL Materials
Pamela Flagel | Assistant to the Director | Education | pamela.flagel@ubc.ca | 250 807 9808 | EME 3129
Lynne Gibson | Field Advisor | Education | lynne.gibson@ubc.ca
Kyle Hamilton | Lecturer | Education | kyle.hamilton@ubc.ca
Research Interests: Curriculum; Democracy and Education; Critical Pedagogy; Citizenship Education; Cosmopolitanism
Jan Hare | Dean | Education | dean.educ@ubc.ca | 604.822.2049 | Scarfe 2612, UBC Vancouver Campus
Amber Hartwell, EdD | Field Advisor | Education | amber.hartwell@ubc.ca | 250-807-8054 | EME 3109
Research Interests: Digital Pedagogy; Technology-Enhanced Learning; Online Learning; Interdisciplinary Learning; Instructional Design
Robert Johnson | Associate Professor | Education | rob.johnson@ubc.ca | 250.807.8426 | EME3165
Research Interests: Motor Learning; Physical Education; Curriculum & Program Development; Health Education; Preservice Teacher Education
Danielle Lamb | Program Manager, Doctor of Education | Education | danielle.lamb@ubc.ca | 250.807.9658
Research Interests: Project Management; Fostering Reciprocal Relationships; Leadership; Professional Development; Métis and Chicano/a Literature
Amanda Lamberti | Communications Manager | Education | amanda.lamberti@ubc.ca
Jennifer Laminger | Faculty Advisor | Education | jennifer.laminger@ubc.ca
Research Interests: Numeracy and Mathematics Education, Numeracy through Literacy, Teacher Pro-D, Curriculum development and implementation, Critical Thinking, School culture
Darlene Loland | Field Advisor | Education | darlene.loland@ubc.ca
Research Interests: SEL and teacher/student mental health, organizational wellbeing, experiential and place-based education, physical and health education, interdisciplinary teaching, professional learning
Margaret Macintyre Latta | Director | Education | margaret.macintyre.latta@ubc.ca | 250.807.8119 | EME3139

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Fostering Pedagogical Relationships, Seeing and Acting on Innovation’s Renewing Potential—The Fecundity of Genuine Learning Contexts, Curriculum as Lived in Classrooms, Teacher Education and Professional Development Reform Efforts.
Desiree Marshall-Peer | Lecturer | Education | desiree.marshall-peer@ubc.ca | 250.807.8654 | EME3157
Research Interests: Aboriginal perspectives and representation; Inquiry teaching and learning; Competency-based assessment and STEAM.
Christopher Martin | Director, Centre for Mindful Engagement | Education, Faculty of Management, Philosophy | christopher.martin@ubc.ca | 250.807.8427 | EME3159

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Philosophy of education; educational ethics; the aims of higher education; education for democracy
Courses & Teaching: Philosophical Inquiry in Education Controversial Issues in Education Conceptions of Teaching and Learning Policy and Education
Amber McLeod | Lecturer | Education | amber.mcleod@ubc.ca | 250 807 9323
Courses & Teaching: EAP 103
Karen Ragoonaden | Associate Dean | Education | karen.ragoonaden@ubc.ca
Research Interests: Mindfulness and Well-Being, Conceptions of Teaching and Learning, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Giselle Sanderson | Undergraduate Academic Programs Assistant | Education | giselle.sanderson@ubc.ca | 250.807.9459 | EME 3121
Murray Sasges (On Leave) | Field Advisor | Education | murray.sasges@ubc.ca
Kristin Schuppener | Manager, Administration and Operations | Education | kristin.schuppener@ubc.ca | 250.807.8120 | EME3131
Sumer Seiki, PhD | Associate Professor | Education | sumer.seiki@ubc.ca | EME 3161

Graduate student supervisor


Research Interests: Science education; narrative inquiry; social justice
Courses & Teaching: EPSE 468 (3) Creating Positive Learning Environments for Inclusive Education
Karen Switzer | Lecturer | Education | karen.switzer@ubc.ca | 250.807.8571 | EME3153
Research Interests: Literacy Coaching as a Tool for Professional Development; Differentiated Instruction; Quality Instructional and Assessment Practices.
Courses & Teaching: Courses in the Post Bac Program, Summer Institute in Education and in the Master's Program
David Trumpower | Education | david.trumpower@ubc.ca | 250.807.8106 | EME3101
Research Interests: Concept maps; Conceptual knowledge; Assessment Cognitive and learning theories; Mathematics and sciences; Statistical reasoning
Anita Veal, MA | Sessional Lecturer | Education | anita.veal@ubc.ca | 250 807 9176
Courses & Teaching: English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP 104)