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The following are publications authored by the members of the Centre for Leading Research in Education (CLRiE).
What Does French Language Proficiency Mean in the Context of FSL Teaching ? A Conceptual Framework
Stefan Merchant, David Jack and Jennifer Straub; Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes ,82(1):1-21
Building Capacity in Crisis: Evaluating a Health Assistant Training Program for Young Rohingya Refugee Women
Nada Alnaji, Bree Akesson, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Md Golam Hafiz, Shahidul Hoque, Farhana Ul Hoque, Rayyan A. Alyahya, Carine Naim, Sulafa Zainalabden Alrkabi, Wael ElRayes, and Iftikher Mahmood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(1), 127.
Examining the Academic Outcomes of 2SLGBTQ+ University Students in Ontario1: Microaggressions and Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being
Michael R. Woodford, Tin Vo, Harrison Oakes, Brandon R. G. Smith; Canadian Journal of Higher Education; Vol.55 No.4(2025)
Restorative justice in preservice teacher education in Canada: a tool to facilitate healing and actively help mitigate violence
Ardavan Eizadirad and Crystena Parker-Shandal; Teaching in Higher Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2025.2598751
The Longitudnal Development of L2 Complex Syntax in Arabic-English Refugee Children: Sources of Individual Differences and Comparison Measures of Syntax
Hannah Bou-Lai Lam, Johanne Paradis, Adriana Soto-Corominas, Redab Al Janaideh, Xi Chen and Alexandra Gottardo; Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Published online 2025:1-14. doi:10.1017/S1366728925100862
Mad, Maddened and Maddening: A Mad Duoethnographic Exploration of Undergraduate Education
Adam Davies and Kathleen Clarke; Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, Volume 14, No.3(2025)
Pre- versus post-COVID-19 pandemic comparison of kindergarten teacher-reported child development in multiple Canadian jurisdictions
Marc Jambon, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Eric Duku, Barry Forer, Nathalie Goulet, Martin Guhn, Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Nazeem Muhajarine, Nathan Nickel, Anne-Marie Smith, Jean Paul Lefebvre, Magdalena Janus; Social Science and Medicine; Volume 386, 2025, 118677, ISSN 0277-9536
Using the reading sciences and technology for teaching and learning in the Global South
Larysa Lysenko, Philip C. Abrami, Alexandra Gottardo, Eileen Wood, Anne Wade, Enos Kiforo, Jean Baptiste Maniraguha, Abraham Shivachi, Rose Iminza, Clifford Ghaa, Nancy Del Col, Maina WaGioko and Egidia Umutesi; Journal of Learning and Instruction, 101
Screen Time and Standardized Academic Achievement Tests in Elementary School
Xuedi Li; Charles D. Keown-Stoneman,; Jessica A. Omand, Katherine T. Cost, Kelly Gallagher Mackay, Jennifer Hove, Magdalena Janus; Daphne J. Korczak; Eleanor M. Pullenayegum; Kimberley C. Tsujimoto; Leigh M. Vanderloo; Jonathon L. Maguire; Catherine S. Birken; JAMA Network Open, Vol. 8, No. 10
Decolonizing Community Re-entry: Effective Case Studies of Community-Led Programs and Services to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Canada
Ardavan Eizadirad and Rai Reece; The Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Success, 4, 6792
Whispers of memory: How families navigate dementia support beyond the biomedical lens in Nigeria
Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola, Tamara Sussman, Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy, Lawrence Adekunle Adebusoye; Alzhiemiers and Dementia, Vol 21, Issue 7
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, and Child Socioemotional Problems Over the First Three Years of Life
Jennifer Khoury, Marc Jambon, Mackenna Pattison, Andrea Gonzalez, Leslie Atkinson; Child Maltreatment, 2025
Racialized Lived Experiences of No-knock Raids in Canadian Policing: Supporting the Dissenting Opinion in the Legal Case of R v Cornell
Ardavan Eizadirad, Joyce Chua and Tina Nadia Chambers; Studies in Social Justice, Vol. 19 No. 2 (2025)
Acculturation and English proficiency among adult newcomer immigrant ESL learners in Canada across language instruction methods
Ali Jasemi, Alexandra Gottardo and John Schwieter; International Journal of Bilingualism 0(0)
Relationship among Parenting, Self-Perceptions, Peer Influence and Cyberbullying Behaviours among Tanzanian Adolescents
Hezron Onditi, Jennifer Shapka and Danielle Law; Papers in Education and Development, 43, 1-21.
The Influence of Class Climate on Student Mental Health
Bobbi Wiechers; Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education; Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025)
Where There is Hope and Family, There is Home: Foundations of Refugee Families’ Wellbeing in Canada
Sohaila Isaqzai, Bree Akesson and Karen Frensch; Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 1–15
Parents as the first teachers: An exploratory study of parent perceptions and use of an online instructional vocabulary module for parents
Katherine Reid, Eileen Wood, John Schwieter, Alexandra Gottardo, and Sydney DeHoop; First Language 0(0)
Beyond School Newsletters and Memos: Family Engagement in Planning, Developing, and Delivering an Innovative STEM Program
Catherine Hands, Elizabeth Kurucz, Emily Krysten Spencer-Mueller, Nadine Gudz and Karin Archer, Education Sciences 2025, 15, 665.
Learning About Alphabetics and Fluency: Examining the Effectiveness of a Blended Professional Development Program for Kenyan Teachers
Noah Battaglia, Eileen Wood, Alexandra Gottardo, Lavison Chovu, Clifford Ghaa, Edwin Santhosh, Natasha Vogel, Anne Wade and Philip C Abrami; Education Sciences 2025, 15, 709.
Clash of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Anti‐Woke‐Ism: Reclaiming and Re‐Storying EDI for Thriving Communities
Ardavan Eizadirad and Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui; Diversity & Inclusion Research, 2
A Socio-spatial Perspective on Fostering a Sense of Belonging Among Refugee Families Resettled in Canadian Small Cities
Karen Frensch and Bree Akesson; Wellbeing, Space and Society; Volume 8, June 2025, 100267
Attitude matters: Barriers to Participation and Learning for Students Who Use AAC
Karen Congram, (2025); Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–10
Pathways to Healing and Thriving: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Programs for Black Youth in Toronto
Marcella Bollers and Ardavan Eizadirad In Education. 30 (1), 24-43
The Prevalence and Consequences of Gender-Based Violence Among Trans and Gender Diverse University Students in Ontario
Jia Qing Wilson-Yang, Michael Woodford, Harrison Oakes, Zack Marshall, & Simon Coulombe; Journal of Interpersonal Violence; 2025 Feb 26:8862605251315773.
Co-constructing Educational Innovations for an Uncertain Future: Design Thinking and Developmental Evaluation in the School Reform Process
Elizabeth Kurucz, Emily Krysten Spencer-Mueller, Catherine Hands, Nadine Gucz and Karin Archer; Evaluation and Program Planning,Volume 111,2025
Confronting Anti-Asian Racism in Canadian Schools: Insights from Students, Educators, and Communities
Ardavan Eizadirad, Mary Reid, and Steven Reid;(2025) Journal of Critical Race, Indigeneity, And Decolonization; 2(1), 4–23
The Role of Age of Arrival and Language Environment Factors in Arabic Heritage Language Development: A Longitudinal Study
Johanne Paradis, Adriana Soto-Corominas, Evangelia Daskalaki, Redab Al Janaideh, Xi Chen, and Alexandra Gottardo; Journal of Child Language, 2025, 1-24
"Bureaucrats with Badges”: Bylaw Enforcement and the Invisibilization of Homelessness
Natasha Martino, Erin Dej and Carrie Sanders; Social Problems; 2025
Interweaving Threads: Untangling the Moderating Relationship of Parent-Child Conflict and Closeness in the Association Between Interparental Conflict and Emotion Regulation
Katrina Abela, Alia Hussain, and Danielle Law; Emerging Adulthood 0(0)
The Cultural Significance of Syrian Refugees' Traditional Childbirth and Postpartum Practices
Nada Alnaji, Bree Akesson, and Alma Gottelib;Midwifery, Volume 139, 2024
Early-Onset Trajectories of Emotional Dysregulation in Autistic Children
Teresa Bennett, Marc Jambon, Anat Zaidman-Zait , Eric K Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Mayada Elsabbagh, Isabel M Smith, Tracy Vaillancourt, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Connor M Kerns, Annie E Richard, Rachel Bedford, Peter Szatmari; Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 7:S0890-8567(24)01981-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.11.004. Online ahead of print.
Playful Resilience: Empowering Recovery through Autobiographical Game-Based Storytelling in the Opiod Epidemic
Sandra Danilovic, Kenny Chee and Michelle Skop; Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 8, Issue CHI PLAY, Article No. 330, p 1-35
Thoughtfully Navigating the Terrain of Teaching English Language Arts: An Examination of Two Teacher Educators' Literacies Pedagogies
Lori McKee and Tara-Lynn Scheffel; Language and Literacy, Volume 26, Number 3, 2024, p.75-95
Kenyan Teachers' Experiences of an Online Professional Development Program Across Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban Settings
Eileen Wood, Edwin Santhosh, Alexandra Gottardo, Noah Battaglia, Livison Chovu, Clifford Ghaa, Anne Wade and, Natasha Vogel (2024), International Journal of Educational Technology and Learning, 17(2), 17–27.
Parental Resilience in Contexts of Political Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of 45 Years of Research
Cindy Soussa, Bree Akesson, and Manahil Siddiqi; Parental Resilience in Contexts of Political Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of 45 Years of Research. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26(1), 41-57
Asian Educators Experiencing the Bamboo Ceiling: A Canadian Case study of Systematic Barriers in Hiring, Advancement and Promotion
Mary Reid, Steven Reid and Ardavan Eizadirad; Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 47 (3), 607–633. https://doi.org/10.53967/cje-rce.6483
Cross-lagged analysis of cyberbullying and cybervictimization: The critical roles of resistance to peer pressure and online socializing among adolescents
Hezron Onditi, Bowen Xiao, Natasha Parent, Danielle Law, Takara Bond, Johanna Sam, and Jennifer Shapka; Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Volume 94, 2024, 101680, ISSN 0193-3973
Outreach as Research Activism: Using STEM Outreach as a Bridge to Social Change
Avis Beek and Jennifer Straub; Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3),130-146
Using Duoethnography to Connect the Disability Justice Principles to Education Research about Disabled Populations on Campus
Kathleen Clarke and Danielle E. Lorenz; Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), 96-111
Transforming the Canadian Policy Agenda for School-Prevention of Youth Homelessness: Research as Activism
Rebecca Stroud, Melina Poulin, Jacqueline Sohn and Jacqueline Kennelly; Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), i-iv
Remembering Lost Lives and Collective Healing from Trauma:Homicides, Incarceration, and Pain-Driven Advocacy in the Jane and Finch Community
Ardavan Eizadirad, Devon Jones, Greg Leslie and Tamasha Grant; Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), 1-26
Research As Activism: Bridging Knowledge and Action for Transformational Change
Ardavan Eizadirad, Emin Kilinc and Jennifer Straub; Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), 96-111
A Community-Engaged Tool for Evaluating Food Sovereignty in Haiti and Beyond
Marylynn Steckley, Magalie Civil, Walner Osna, Joshua Steckley and Steve Sider; Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 48(10), 1462–1488.
The Use of Digital Technology in Child and Youth Care Practice
Nadeem Saqlain; The International Child and Youth Care Network (CYC-Net) Online, June 2024
Amadeusz's Prosper: Effective Reintegration of Adults Facing Firearm-Related Charges in Ontario, Canada
Ardavan Eizadirad, Tina Nadia Chambers, and Sheena Blake Brown; Advances in Social Science Research Journal, Vol. 11 No. 5 (2024)
Exploring Stressors Impacting the Mental Health of Refugee Mothers in Lebanon during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Nadia Alnaji, Bree Akesson, and Danstan Bagenda; International Social Work, 67(3), 746-760.
Our Stories are Different But Our Situations are the Same: Gendered Experiences Finding Housing
Diane Crocker and Erin Dej; Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 77-89.
Surviving Crisis After Crisis: Strengths and Gaps in Support for Syrian Refugee Families Living in Lebanon
Dena Badawi and Bree Akesson; International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Volume 20, Issue 2
Inclusive Education in England, Australia, the United States, and Canada: Quo Vadis
Steve Sider, Mel Ainscow, Suzanne Carrington, Carolynn Shields, Sofia Mavropoulou, Smita Nepal, and Kiara Daw ; Exceptionality Education International, Volume 34, No.1 (2024)
Considering Inclusive Education Through International Research Partnerships Involoving Organizations from Ghana and Canada
Steve Sider, Jeff Grishow, Kimberly Maich, Magnus Mfoafo M'Carthy, Wisdom Mprah, and Jacqueline Specht; Exceptionality Education International, Volume 34, No.1 (2024)
Reconceptualizing Global Citizenship in Turkisk social studies Textbooks with a Focus on Social Justice
Emin Kilinc, Ardavan Eizadirad, and Jennifer Straub; Comparative and International Education, Volume 53, No.1 (2024)
The Pain of Experiencing Anti-Asian Racism and Discrimination
Ardavan Eizadirad; Cultural studies↔Critical Methodologies 0(0); https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086241232725
Fumbling Towards Community-Engaged Opera Creation: A Reflexive Dialogue
Deanna Yerichuk and Cynthia Kinnunen; International Journal of Community Music, Volume 16, Issue 3
Physical Activity and Unexpected Weight Change in Ontario Children and Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the Ontario Parent Survey 2
Kathryn McQuillan, Yulika Yoshida-Montezuma, Marc Jambon, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Andrea Gonzalez, Laura N.Anderson;PLoS ONE 19(2): e0292934.
Note-taking for the win: Doodling does not reduce boredom or mind-wandering, nor enhance attention or retention of lecture material
Emily Krysten Spencer-Mueller and Mark J Fenske; Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231222402
Dismantling Curricular Statues: Critically Examining Anti-Black Racism in Representations of Ancient Africa in Canadian Textbooks
S.J. Adrienna Joyce and Ehaab Abdou; Canadian Journal of Education/Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 46(4), 1051–1082. https://doi.org/10.53967/cje-rce.5793
Un aperçu de la violence et des comportements agressifs auxquels sont confrontées sept directions d’école de langue française au Canada
Melissa Villella and Steve Sider; Canadian Journal of Education Administration and Policy; Number203, 2023, p. 54–71
Compromising, Avoiding, or Bullying? A Mixed Method Approach to Understanding Conflict Resolution and Bullying Among Undergraduate Roommates
Katrina Abela, Avnee Sharma and Danielle Law; Society for Study of Emerging Adulthood; 12(1), 66-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231216512
The Interplay between Syntactical and Morphological Comprehension in Heritage Contexts: The Case of Relative Clauses in Heritage Syrian Arabic
Evangelia Daskalaki, Adriana Soto-Corominas, Aisha Barisé, Johanne Paradis, Xi Chen and Alexandra Gottardo; Applied Psycholinguistics. 2023;44(6):1043-1068. doi:10.1017/S0142716423000401
Unpacking Ideologies: Shaping Cleopatra's Representations
Ehaab Abdou; Public History Weekly http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/phw-2023-22093
Exploring the Risk Factors of Cyberbullying Among Chinese Adolescents: the Important Role of Cybervictimization
Bowen Xiao, Wanfen Chen, Xialong Xie, Hong Zheng, Danielle Lae, Hezron Onditi, Junsheng Liu & Jennifer Shapka; International Journal of Bullying Prevention (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-023-00195-5
International Graduate Students' Mental Health Diagnoses, Challenges, and Support
Kathleen Clarke; Journal of International Students, Vol. 13, No.3 (2023)
Perceptions About Motivation Towards Teaching English Language Employing Madrasati Platform during the Pandemic
Fawaz Al Mahmud & Nadeem Saqlain; International Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 13, No.4, 2023
The University and Social Work Under Neoliberalism: Where’s the Social Inclusion for Disabled Faculty?
Cameron McKenzie & Maryam Khan; Social Inclusion, Vol. 11, No.2, 2023
“We’re Looking for Support from Allah”: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Trauma and Religious Coping among Afghan Refugees in Canada Following the August 2021 Withdrawal
Ravi Gokani, Stephanie Wiebe, Hakmatullah Sherzad & Bree Akesson; Religions 2023; 14(5): 645
Food Sovereignty for Health, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Equity: Radical Implications for Haiti
Marylynn Steckley, Joshua Steckley, Walner Osna, Magalie Civil & Steve Sider; Development Policy Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12711
Age, Experience and Language and Literacy Skills in English-Arabic Speaking Syrian Refugees
Alexandra Gottardo, Redab Al-Janaideh, Johanne Paradis, Adriana Soto-Corominas, Xi Chen & Norah Amin; Languages 2023 8(2): 101
Assessing Blended and Online - Only Delivery Formats for Teacher Professional Development in Kenya
Constanza Uribe Banda, Eileen Wood, Alexandra Gottardo, Jacqueline Biddle, Cliff Ghaa, Rose Iminza, Anne Wade & Emmanuel Kori; Cogent Education 2023 Vol 10, No 1
Schoolyard Quality and Opportunities for Well-Being at School: A Citizen-Science Approach to System-Wide Measurement for Equity
Kelly Gallagher-MacKay & Chritine Corso; Leadership and Policy in Schools 2023
The Role of Context in Learning to Read Languages That Use Different Writing Systems and Scripts: Urdu and English
>Amna Mirza & Alexandra Gottardo; Languages 2023, 8(1), 86
Disrupting the Colonizing Gaze and Mobilizing for Systemic Decolonization: 2020 World Events and the Curriculum of Critical Consciousness
H.L.J. Tsang & Ardavan Eizadirad; In book: Handbook of Curriculum Theory and Research (pp.1-16) March 2023
Morphology and Reading Skills in Arabic- Speaking Syrian Refugee Children
Redab Al-Janaideh, Sana Tibi, Alexandra Gottardo, Johanne Paradis & Xi Chen; Reading Research Quarterly 2023
Exploring African-centred social work education: the Ghanaian experience
Augustina Naami & Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy; Social Work Education 2023
Experiences of Learners Who Are Incarcerated With Accessing Educational Opportunities in Ontario, Canada
Ardavan Eizadirad & Tina-Nadia Gopal Chambers; Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice 2023, Vol 23 Issue 1
The Summer of the Pivot: Prioritizing Equity in Remote Instruction Through a Multidisciplinary Community of Practice at a Canadian University
Ardavan Eizadirad, Brent Hagerman, Louise Dawe, Shirley Hall, Tristan Long, Michelle Skop, Erin Hodson, Bina Mehta, Michael Daly & Joseph Beer; Journal of Leadership, Equity and Research 2023, Vol 9, No 1
Neural Circuits Underlying Language Control and Modality Control in Bilinguals: An fMRI Study
Huanhuan Liu, Zibin Guo, Yishan Jiang, John W. Schwieter & Fenqui Wang; Neuropsychologia 2023, Vol 178
Measurement Invariance of the Resistance to Peer Influence Scale across Culture and Gender
Bowen Xiao, Xiaolong Xie, Wanfen Chen, Danielle Law, Hezron Onditi, Junsheng Liu & Jennifer Shapka; European Journal of Psychological Assessment 2023
Mathematics Education Under the Gavel: Who Controls the Minimum Competency Standards?
Ann Kajander & Jennifer Holm; Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education 22. 959-973 (2022)
Team of Caring Educators Delivering a Specialized Math Curriculum for Radicalized Youth during Covid-19
Sally Abudiab, Ardavan Eizadirad & Brice Baartman; Excellence in Education Journal Vol 12 Issue 1 Winter 2023
Weaving Together mind, body and spirit: envisioning pathways to trauma-informed classrooms from Indigenous perspective
Sandra Styres, Ryan Neepin & Julie Blair; International Encyclopedia of Education 2023
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