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Former UPEI vice-president named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
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Dr. Vianne Timmons, who served as vice-president Academic Development at UPEI from 2001 to 2008, has named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2008.
Timmons joined UPEI in 1996 as dean of the Faculty of Education and was named vice-president Academic Development in 2001. She became president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina in July of 2008. She will chair the Canadian Bureau for International Education starting in November 2009.
Her research is focused in the area of education with emphasis on literacy and learning and their roles in establishing healthy vibrant communities. She was lead investigator of a three-year collaborative research project looking at six rural communities’ need to address the issues their children are facing. This research has been published in academic journals and presented at conferences, as well as in the book Voice of the Community, featuring the work of social documentary photographer Carlos Reyes-Manzo.
Currently, she is leading a team of researchers at UPEI and the University of Regina to develop a program designed to increase the literacy levels of new Canadians whose first language is not English. The project involves working closely with immigrant families in Charlottetown and Regina to develop and implement a flexible literacy program that meets the families’ specific needs and will be transferable to other newcomers in P.E.I. and across the country.
Other research work includes improving the lives of children in India; development of rural and Aboriginal family literacy programs in Atlantic Canada; and the effectiveness of programming and services for children with autism in P.E.I.
The Top 100 Award is an initiative of the Women's Executive Network (WXN) and is co-presented by the Richard Ivey School of Business and Scotiabank.
Timmons joined UPEI in 1996 as dean of the Faculty of Education and was named vice-president Academic Development in 2001. She became president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina in July of 2008. She will chair the Canadian Bureau for International Education starting in November 2009.
Her research is focused in the area of education with emphasis on literacy and learning and their roles in establishing healthy vibrant communities. She was lead investigator of a three-year collaborative research project looking at six rural communities’ need to address the issues their children are facing. This research has been published in academic journals and presented at conferences, as well as in the book Voice of the Community, featuring the work of social documentary photographer Carlos Reyes-Manzo.
Currently, she is leading a team of researchers at UPEI and the University of Regina to develop a program designed to increase the literacy levels of new Canadians whose first language is not English. The project involves working closely with immigrant families in Charlottetown and Regina to develop and implement a flexible literacy program that meets the families’ specific needs and will be transferable to other newcomers in P.E.I. and across the country.
Other research work includes improving the lives of children in India; development of rural and Aboriginal family literacy programs in Atlantic Canada; and the effectiveness of programming and services for children with autism in P.E.I.
The Top 100 Award is an initiative of the Women's Executive Network (WXN) and is co-presented by the Richard Ivey School of Business and Scotiabank.
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