We are a collective of educators committed to social justice in our work with students, colleagues, partners, and community members. We are privileged to learn, teach, and conduct our research on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
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Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:
Our commitment is enacted through the interrelated areas of interest and expertise:
Language and literacy learning and teaching in multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal contexts
Critical and anti-oppressive approaches to literacy and language education
Indigenous Language & Literacy Education
Arts-based, literary, and embodied learning in language and literacy education
Recent Publications
Timely and timeless topic: Global Englishes in L2 writing pedagogy and challenges (commentary). Journal of Second Language Writing, 70, 101252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101252
Decolonial and antiracist teacher education practice: Challenges and alternatives. The Modern Language Journal, 109(3), 686–695. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.13015
Gender and race in ESP research. In S. Starfield (ed.), Handbook of English for specific purposes (2nd ed.) (pp. 563–581). Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119985068.ch29
Antiracist and decolonial perspectives of teaching EIL: Theory and enactment. In A. F. Selvi & N. Galloway (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of English as an international language (pp. 267–279). Routledge.
From multiculturalism to social justice: Implications for language education in the United States and Canada. In C. Fäcke, X. (A). Gao, & P. Garrett-Rucks (Eds.), Handbook of plurilingual and intercultural language learning (pp. 29–42). Wiley Blackwell.
Becoming Ecological: Navigating Language and Meaning for Our Planet’s Future. Aevo (trade imprint of University of Toronto Press).
Heat, Smoke, and Urban Health: Cooling and Cleaner Air Centres as a tool for adaptation in a Canadian Urban Region. Cities and Health, 1-17 (Online-ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2558285
Storying Systems Change: Learning and Living with Complexity. Systems Practice and Action Research 38(23) (Online-ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-025-09732-3
Applied linguistics research and the triple crisis of interdisciplinarity. In L. McCallum, D. Tafazoli, & A. H. Al-Hoorie (Eds.), Research cultures in applied linguistics and TESOL (pp. 36-55). Applied Linguistics Press.
News & Events
Scholarship Stories: Dr. Anwar Ahmed
Nov 05, 2025
Literacy Research Fellowship
Oct 31, 2025
Scholarship Stories: Dr. George Whitehead
Oct 29, 2025
Demystifying the Comps 2025
Oct 23, 2025
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Job Postings
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)
Application Deadline: November 7, 2025