Congratulations to Dr. Guofang Li
We are excited to share the news that Dr. Guofang Li has been selected as an AERA Fellow for 2025! The AERA Fellows Program was established by the AERA Council in 2007 to honor education researchers with substantial research accomplishments, to convey the Association’s commitment to excellence in research, and to emphasize to new scholars […]
Congratulations to Dr. Ron Darvin on receiving Best Paper Award 2023 from English for Specific Purposes
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ron Darvin on receiving the English for Specific Purposes: Best Paper Award 2023 for the article “Moving across a genre continuum: Pedagogical strategies for integrating online genres in the language classroom“. The editors of English for Specific Purposes selected Ron’s article based on its originality, scientific quality and global impact. It […]
Congratulations to Dr. Patsy Duff who has been named as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Patsy Duff who has been named as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)! Patsy will be joined by six other UBC faculty members who were elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly achievements. They are distinguished individuals from all branches of learning who have […]
Congratulations to Monica Shank Lauwo for being awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Warmest congratulations to LLED PhD candidate Monica Shank Lauwo for being awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship! These prestigious awards provide two years of funding to “the very best PhD applicants” who will contribute to Canada’s research-based growth. Monica will be based at McGill University for her postdoctoral research on the lives and literacies of Tanzanian […]
Congratulations to Dr. Maureen Kendrick on receiving the 2024 CCGSE Mentorship Award
We are excited to announce that Dr. Maureen Kendrick has been awarded the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award for 2024! The award recognizes her exceptional mentorship at the graduate level, highlighting her unwavering support and encouragement for our students. Her achievements are a testament to the vital role of mentorship […]
Congratulations to Dr. Yuya Takeda
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Yuya Takeda, recently graduated from LLED, on receiving the 2024 Dissertation Award of the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society! Yuya’s supervisory committee consisted of Dr. Ryuko Kubota (Supervisor), Dr. Kedrick James & Dr. Claudia W Ruitenberg (Committee members). The title of his dissertation is: “Illuminating (Dis)enlightenment: Critical Media Literacy […]
Congratulations to Giovanna Lucci on being awarded a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Please join us in congratulating Giovanna Lucci on being awarded a UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! In recognition of the valuable role that Graduate Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually honours GTAs with the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Up to 19 winners are selected each spring. Successful candidates have met criteria […]
Congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Derek Gladwin and his team on receiving a $20,000 UBC Public Humanities Hub (PHH) Priority Thematic Research Incubator Grant for their project, “Sustainable Sound Installations: Harmonizing Aesthetics, Education, and Upcycling”. This project and team are affiliated with the Systems Beings Lab, a transdisciplinary research collective centred on systems and complexity education […]