Faculty of Education Congress Members

EDST professors Mona Gleason and Daniel Vokey will participate as members of the newly formed Faculty of Education Congress. The Faculty announced all the members of the Congress this week. The Congress is a new deliberative body that brings a wide range of perspectives to issues of Faculty-wide significance. The Faculty acknowledges the commitment these colleagues have made to serving the Faculty and wishes them success in this new endeavor. The Congress will have its first meeting in April.

Explorations & Education

A UBC Faculty of Education Conference, “Explorations & Education” will be held on Friday, April 1 2011, 9:00 am–5:00 pm.

The keynote speaker, Maria LeRose is an MA student in ECPS and an Adjunct Professor at the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Maria is a documentary producer and interviewer with an extensive interest and experience in education. Her address will focus on education in our daily lives.

The conference is hosted by graduate students from the Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education, the Department of Educational Studies and the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy. See the event poster [pdf] for details and schedule.

EDST Professor is a team recipient of CIHR Grant

EDST congratulates Jennifer Chan, Associate Professor, who is one of seven international co-investigators on a research team which was awarded a four-year grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for $406,716. This operating grant is in support of the team’s research project, Living in “transnational spaces”: Gendered vulnerability to HIV of Chinese immigrants in Canada and the implications for future interventions.

The study’s objective is to understand the contrast between Chinese immigrants’ risky sexual behaviours, and silence surrounding sex and HIV. The study findings will help develop education programs, services and policies on global health governance.