January 6, 2025
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm as the inaugural Director of the forthcoming Robert Quartermain Centre for SOGI-Inclusive Excellence in Education (RQCSIEE). They began their five-year term on January 1, 2025.
An Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm’s role as Director will enhance collaboration with other equity programs and initiatives in the UBC Faculty of Education, including the Robert Quartermain Professorship of Gender and Sexuality Research in Education, CampOUT!, the annual global speaker series on SOGI inclusion, and more. Their leadership is set to further our Faculty’s and UBC’s goals of fostering a diverse and inclusive academic environment.
Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Sinclair-Palm was an Associate Professor in Childhood and Youth Studies at Carleton University’s Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. They earned a doctorate in Education from York University in 2016, following an MA in Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University and a BS in Psychology.
Their research is deeply interdisciplinary, exploring how young people develop new identities and envision futures while navigating the structural inequalities embedded in societal narratives about childhood and youth. Dr. Sinclair-Palm is also leading three SSHRC-funded research initiatives: Drawing Queer and Trans Family, From Surviving to Thriving: Trans Youths’ Lives Across National Borders, and Triggering Education: Relational Readings of Trigger Warnings in the Canadian Post-Secondary Classroom.
We look forward to Dr. Sinclair-Palm’s contributions and leadership in advancing SOGI-inclusive excellence.
