Queen's University
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FACULTY OF
Education

Sean Cousins

Program of Study

Master of Education

Contact Information

E-mail: spwcousins@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

Supervisor

Dr. John Freeman

Research Interests

  • Diabetes care at school
  • Health and wellness of school-aged children
  • Contemporary and historical curriculum theory
  • Educational policy for exceptional pupils

Biography

Sean Cousins is a graduate student at the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University. He holds an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities in Interpretation and Values from Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario. Sean also holds two other degrees and a diploma in Education, Philosophy, and Human Resources Management. As a public educator, he has spent 3 years as an elementary teacher in the Rainbow District School Board and has experience teaching exceptional pupils in formal and non-formal learning environments. Aside from studies, Sean has contributed his personal experiences living with Type1 diabetes mellitus as a community advocate and public speaker on diabetes education with the Canadian Diabetes Association and with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He resides with his wife, Amber, in Bath, Ontario.

Publications

Christou, T., & Cousins, S. (in press). Canada's educational history: Themes, movements, and moments. In D. G. Mulcahy, & R. Saul (Eds.) Education in North America.London, UK: Bloombury/Continuum. 

Cousins, S. (in press). Home. In J. G. Freeman, H. Coe, & M. A. King (Eds.), Health behaviour in school-aged children: A trends report (pp. 21-28). Ottawa, ON: Health Canada.

Cousins, S. (in press). School. In J. G. Freeman, H. Coe, & M. A. King (Eds.), Health behaviour in school-aged children: A trends report (pp. 29-36). Ottawa, ON: Health Canada

Cousins, S. & Sullivan, S. (2012).  Student Exceptionalities:  A Guide to Special Education. Toronto: Frontier College Press.

Cousins, S. (2012). Classification Systems in Special Education:  Social Justice or Just Social? In Human Sciences Monograph Series in Faculty of Human Sciences at Laurentian University.

Conference Presentations

Cousins, S.(2013). Diabetes care in education from a social science perspective. Paper to be presented at Rosa Bruno-Jofré Symposium in Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Cousins, S. (2013). Diabetes care in Ontario schools: Medical and educational paradigms of care. Paper to be presented at 20th International Learners Conference, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece.

Cousins, S. (2013). Organizing around a keystone issue: Curricular paradigms nested within an improvised chronic care model. Paper to be presented at 41st Canadian Society for the Studies in Education Annual Conference 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Cousins, S. (2012). The Study of Classificatory Systems in Special Education. Paper presented at the International Workshop: “Disability: Definitions, Representation, Classification,” Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.

Cousins, S. (2012). Overcoming Everest? The Implications of Deconstruction for Understanding Disability. Paper presented at the 16th Annual New Frontiers Graduate History Conference, York University, Toronto, Ontario.

Cousins, S. (2012). Constructing Citizenship: Labour, Literacy, and Lessons on the Frontier. Paper presented at 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Humanities in Interpretation and Values Practicum Colloquium, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.

Membership in Professional Organizations

Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)

Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA)

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Canadian Society for the Studies in Education (CSSE)

Canadian Association in Curriculum Studies (CACS)

Canadian Association for Teaching in Education (CATE)

AODA Alliance