Laura Pugliese-Muir

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Laura Pugliese-Muir

PhD in Education

she/her

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

Tanya Joseph

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Tanya Joseph

PhD in Education

she/her

Graduate Student

Research Area

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Special Education

Supervisor

Dr. Lindsay Morcom 

Biography

Tanya Joseph is a graduate student in the Faculty of Education whose research focuses on supporting students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Ontario classrooms. She holds a BHSc (Honours) in Biology and Pharmacology Co-op from McMaster University, a BEd from Queen’s University and an MEd from Queen's University. She is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and is certified to teach 7-12 science, biology, and mathematics. Tanya is an occasional teacher for Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) and has taught as an instructor within the BEd program and the International Teacher Training (ITT) program at Queen’s University. 

Research Interests

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  • Special Education 
  • Educational Psychology
  • Teacher Self-Efficacy