The Faculty of Education has released the 2020–2022 Research Report. Learn about our research centres, scholarly awards and grants, chairs and professorships, and the work of the Office of Research in Education, and discover the diverse and innovative research emerging from across the Faculty by researchers at different stages of their careers.
Hybrid Work Program Evaluation: Staff focus group discussions | March 28 and 31, 2023
Faculty of Education staff are invited to attend focus group discussions that will assist in evaluating the effectiveness of our current Hybrid Work Program. If you have feedback or ideas to share, we want to hear from you!
Please register for one of the following discussion sessions. All feedback collected during the focus group discussions will remain anonymous.
Session 1
Date
March 28, 2023
Time
9:00 to 10:00 am
Location
Scarfe Room 308A
The session you have requested has reached full capacity. If you would like to be waitlisted, please email communications.educ@ubc.ca. You will be notified if additional focus group sessions are scheduled.
Session 2
Date
March 31, 2023
Time
10:00 to 11:00 am
Location
Online via Zoom | link will be provided to registrants
The session has reached full capacity. If you would like to be waitlisted, please email communications.educ@ubc.ca. You will be notified if additional focus group sessions are scheduled.
Dr. Tania Lam and team receive CIHR Project Grant to investigate effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises in people with spinal cord injury
February 22, 2023
Dr. Tania Lam, UBC Education professor and principal investigator, and team were awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant for their research project, The PELvUS Study. Co-applicants include Drs. Andrea Bundon (UBC Faculty of Education), Andrei Krassioukov (UBC) and Matthias Walter (University of Twente).
The CIHR Project Grant program supports research projects with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, or health outcomes. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.
The aims of The PELvUS Study, short for Pelvic floor Exercise to Lessen Urinary incontinence and Sexual dysfunction in people with spinal cord injury, are to explore how to prescribe pelvic floor muscle exercises to people with spinal cord injury and understand what effect this type of training could have on bladder and sexual health.
New strategies for improving bladder and sexual health after a spinal cord injury are desperately needed to improved the quality of life of patients who have been severely affected by their injury. Dr. Lam and team hope that the results of their study will open new areas of research for using exercise-based strategies to improve bladder and sexual health after a spinal cord injury.
UBC Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization Scholars for 2023
February 21, 2023
The UBC Knowledge Exchange Unit announced today that Faculty of Education’s Dr. Jasmin Ma and Dr. Michelle Stack are among the first cohort of Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (KxM) Scholars.
The program aims to enhance the practice and science of KxM in UBC faculties and schools and, as KxM Scholars, the cohort will participate and lead community of practices, implement and evaluate KxM training activities, and provide peer mentorship in their respective faculties.
Dr. Jasmin Ma
Assistant Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology
Clinical investigator, Arthritis Research Canada
Investigator, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
Dr. Jasmin Ma is an assistant professor of teaching in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, a clinician investigator with Arthritis Research Canada, and investigator with the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries. She teaches and provides training in the areas of exercise prescription, physical activity behavior change, and disability. Her research and educational leadership activities include three areas of focus: 1) implementing experiential learning opportunities in community-based exercise settings, 2) co-developing knowledge translation tools for clinicians to promote and prescribe physical activity for people with chronic disease and disability, and 3) advancing the methodology of physical activity counselling and tailoring, particularly for people with arthritis and spinal cord injury.
Dr. Michelle Stack
Academic director, UBC Learning Exchange
Associate professor, UBC Department of Educational Studies
Dr. Michelle Stack is the academic director of the Learning Exchange for the University of British Columbia and an associate professor in the Department of Educational Studies. Her central research interest concerns how people, knowledge and institutions are categorized and the influence of these categorizations on our ability to grapple with inequity. Her current work focuses on cooperative colleges and universities as a way to provide opportunities for democratic decision-making, and food, job, and housing security for students, staff and faculty. Dr. Stack has received the Killam Award for Teaching for her innovative courses focusing on knowledge translation and equity, intergenerational and community engaged learning and commitment to advocating for students. She received the Inaugural Public Humanities Hub award in recognition of her work as a public scholar and her commitment to assisting students and colleagues in expanding scholarly conversations through media engagement.
To learn about all the 2023 Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (KxM) Scholars, read the UBC Knowledge Exchange announcement.
Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet selected for 2023 Great Trekker Award
February 15, 2023
Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet received the 2023 Great Trekker Award at the UBC Alma Mater Society Awards Gala on February 16, 2023 in recognition of her lifetime of leadership and devotion to creating a space for Indigenous education to thrive.
Dr. Billy-Minnabarriet is of the St’uxwtews (Bonaparte Indian Band) and raised in the Secwepemc and Nlaka’pamux territories and the Senior Advisor to the Dean on Indigenous Education at the UBC Faculty of Education.
The Great Trekker Award, commemorating the spirit of UBC students since 1950, is given to a UBC graduate who has achieved eminence in their field, made worthy contributions to their community and has a keen interest in their alma mater.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Billy-Minnabarriet (EdD’12 Aboriginal Education Leadership) has been a passionate advocate for change through policy and structure. Her advocacy for advancing and funding of Indigenous education has empowered and strengthened Indigenous peoples through community-based education and economic development.
“In my lifetime, I have gone from being told I could not attend university because of who I am—”Indigenous”—to receiving this award. To all the Indigenous Intellectual Warriors behind us, present with us, and those to come: an education is something no one can take from you. Stand in pride, make your space, and change what you can for our children and theirs to come. All my Relations.”
— Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet, Senior Advisor to the Dean on Indigenous Education, UBC Faculty of Education
Her thoughtful counsel as Senior Advisor to the Dean of Education on Indigenous Education has imparted valuable insight into the Faculty’s Indigenous education programs and initiatives, aided in the recruitment and retention of Indigenous students and contributed to advancing the Faculty of Education strategic plan, Learning Transformed.
Through her work on the board of the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer and as the former Vice President of Academic and Strategic Partnerships at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, she has facilitated province-wide communication and cooperation among BC’s post-secondary institutions.
Future generations will benefit from her efforts as the former chair of the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association and her continued participation on many provincial, national and international boards where she is influencing change—from policy development to ministry-appointed positions.
Congratulations, Dr. Verna Billy-Minnabarriet, on this well-deserved honour!
Dr. Anusha Kassan receives Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal
February 9, 2023
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) honoured Dr. Anusha Kassan with Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) at a ceremony in Calgary on January 24, 2023 for her outstanding service in education.
The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta), created in 2022 by the Government of Alberta through the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recognition Act, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second to the Throne as Queen of Canada.
The medal, administered by participating provinces, recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to their communities or fellow citizens. TIES nominated Dr. Anusha Kassan and nine other Albertans to receive the honour as a lasting recognition of their dedication and service.
Dr. Kassan’s relationship with TIES is long-standing, dating back five years and spanning multiple community-based research projects. “It is truly a privilege to be able to work so closely with the settlement sector, and I see it as a way of honouring the scarifies that my family members made through their own immigration journeys,” said Dr. Kassan.
“I truly appreciate the nomination and the work of the adjudication committee. I am thrilled that immigration is being recognized through this award. It is a little ironic to receive a colonial award for immigration research that tries to dismantle such systems. That said, I will reframe it as a win for immigration research.”
— Dr. Anusha Kassan, Associate Professor, UBC Faculty of Education
Dr. Kassan is an Associate Professor with a high-impact position in child and youth mental health in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the UBC Faculty of Education. Informed by her own bi-cultural identity, she views her research—which focuses on immigration experiences across different communities (i.e., newcomer youth, women and 2SLGBTQIA+ peoples), teaching and learning, and cultural and social justice responsiveness in psychology training—through an overarching social justice lens.
“I want to thank Sally Zhao and others at TIES for recognizing the importance of research through the Research and Program Development Department. I want to thank Katerina Palova for always keeping things moving and supporting me both personally and professionally. And of course, I want to thank Dr. Cesar Suva, who was my first point of contact at TIES. I am truly saddened that he is not here with us today. We will ensure that his memory lives on through meaningful research that centres the immigration experience.” — Dr. Anusha Kassan
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Anusha Kassan on this honour and her ongoing work in immigration research and education.
Learn more
- TIES Awards QE2 Platinum Jubilee Medals – The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
- Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) – Government of Alberta
- Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Provincial) – Government of Canada
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