Research News

QLEARN Expands Community Engaged Pedagogy in Education

Jennifer Thompson, Shannan Crowder, and Michelle Searle - Aug 18, 2025

QLEARN is a holistic and innovative experience offers an opportunity for students to learn and apply research and evaluation skills with community partners.

Dr. Alana Butler's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Alana is exploring how post-secondary institutions are adapting—or retreating—in the face of shifting equity climates. She aims to assess whether the momentum seen in 2020 has been sustained and how the Canadian landscape may be affected by developments in the U.S.

Dr. Heather McGregor's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Together with co-investigators Dr. Thashika Pillay and Dr. Alice Johnston, and collaborators Dr. Sara Karn and Lindsay Borrows, Dr. McGregor is developing a local professional learning community (PLC) in Eastern Ontario.

Dr. Lee Airton's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Dr. Airton and their colleagues are launching a national study to examine how practicum experiences uniquely affect under-represented teacher candidates.

Dr. Patty Douglas's Partnership Development Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Patty’s groundbreaking community-engaged research project, “Telling our Stories (TOS)” is flipping the script on autism research and services.

Dr. Rosa Bruno-Jofre's Insight Award

Rachel Su - Aug 13, 2025

Rosa will do extensive work in the New York Public Library to follow Ford’s many humanitarian-based, civil rights-oriented involvements.

Addressing Attendance and Equity Challenges in Education through Community-Engaged Experiential Learning

Shannan Crowder & Michelle Searle - Aug 11, 2025

Through Dr. Michelle Searle’s (Dr Amanda Cooper, co-PI) Catalyst Research Grant from the Centre for Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC) graduate students are connected with community partners for sustained research and evaluation efforts that make a tangible difference

From Set to Screen: How an Amplify Grant Is Helping Transform Experiential Learning in Film at Queen’s

Rachel Su, Amelia Nicholas, & Chelsea Lam - Aug 05, 2025

Alex Jansen and Andrew Whiteman are delivering the latest iteration of a replicable, community-driven training model embedded in Alex’s FILM457/458 Practicum Course, which prepares students for today’s rapidly evolving job market.

Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence: Dr. Patty Douglas' SSHRC Connection Grant Project

Rachel Su - Jul 24, 2025

The Centre for Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC), along with Queen’s Office for Indigenous Initiatives, Queen’s Faculty of Education and the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice at the University of Guelph co-sponsored the Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence

Telling Our Stories: Learn about Dr. Patty Douglas' SSHRC Insight Grant Project

Rachel Su - Jul 24, 2025

“Telling Our Stories” (TOS) is a groundbreaking, community-engaged research project, led by Dr. Patty Douglas, that’s flipping the script on autism research and services.