Research Area

Educational Psychology, Social Justice Education, and Teacher Education

Supervisor

Dr. Lee Airton

Biography

Rachel Su, with a BaH in Psychology and a BEd from Queen's University, is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, specializing in Primary/Junior division education. Her current research explores the impact of stereotype threat and related psychological phenomena on content delivery, pedagogical strategies, and classroom management, with a particular focus on their effects on marginalized pre-service educators. Rachel Su's work sheds light on crucial aspects of teacher education and equity in the classroom.

Research Interests

• Stereotype Threat
• Minority Stress
• TeacherIdentity Theory
• Educational Psychology
• Teacher Education
• Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy

Articles

• You Owe More Than You Think: Academia, Reciprocity, and the Case for Connection
• School to Table: Where Sensors, Seeds, and Sovereignty Converge
• Radical Love and Relational Research
• Bridging Worlds: Dr. Holly Ogden’s Research Connects Rural and Urban Students Through Cultural Literacy
• Scott Compeau on Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact at BGC South East

Biography

Akomaye Undie is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University. He holds an undergraduate degree, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. all in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, His research focuses on the availability and utilization of assistive technologies in the educational programme of learners with special needs at the lower basic schools in the south-south, region of Nigeria.

Research Area

Educational Leadership & Policy

Supervisor

Dr. Amanda Cooper

Biography

Laura Pugliese-Muir is a Doctoral student in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University. She holds an MA in Political Science from Dalhousie University and a BEd from OISE/University of Toronto. Laura is an Ontario Certified teacher having taught in secondary schools for 16 years with progressive leadership experience as a Department Head of English/Moderns/ELLs. Most recently she has taught various ConEd courses as a Graduate Research Fellow. Research interests include social justice and equity-centred educational leadership and policy, anti-racism and culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies and teaching practices.

Research Interests

• Intersectional Leadership
• Decolonizing Educational Leadership
• Ontario school discipline policies & disproportionate impacts on marginalized & underserved student groups

Website

LinkedIn: Laura Pugliese-Muir