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We are a collective of educators committed to social justice in our work with students, colleagues, partners, and community members. We are privileged to learn, teach, and conduct our research on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

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Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:

Playful literacies: Reimagining early childhood literacies. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14687984261496998

Kumpulainen, K., & Kervin, L. (2026)

An Identity Approach to Second Language Acquisition. In D. Atkinson & E. Taylor (Eds.), Alternative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (2nd ed., pp. 65–88). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003426516-4

Norton, B., & McKinney, C. (2026)

Theoretical multiplicity and methodological variation in multilingual socialization research. In B. Smith & E. Berman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Language Socialization (pp. 1–22). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198873174.013.0005

Duff, P. A., & Yamamoto, M. (2026b)

Language socialization approaches to second language acquisition in changing multilingual contexts. In D. Atkinson & E. Taylor (Eds.), Alternative approaches to second language acquisition (2nd ed., pp. 119–145). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003426516-6

Duff, P. A., & Yamamoto, M. (2026)

Shaping transdisciplinary research with partners on climate projects. Innovative Higher Education (online-before-print). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-026-09921-5

Polgar, A., Cheng, J., Vallenas Arévalo, A., Pokhrel, S., Gladwin, D., Ellis, N. (2026)

Evaluating ESG impact on energy transition. Cell Reports Sustainability 3(6), (online-before-print). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100727

Krupa, J., Hanna, K., Gladwin, D., & Ellis, N. (2026)

Playing to become literate: Teachers’ evolving roles during digital game-based learning in a Malawian childcare centre. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 16(1), Article a1830. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v16i1.1830

Pynnönen, L. V. J., Lipponen, L., & Kumpulainen, K. (2026)