Feedback on candidates for Tier II Canada Research Chair in Children, Youth and their Educational Geographies
The Application Review Committee invites campus community members to provide feedback on three candidates who visited for the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Children, Youth and their Educational Geographies. Below is a summary of the three candidates and links to the recorded teaching and research seminars.
Dr. Lori McKee completed their PhD in Curriculum Studies at Western University (2018). Currently, Dr. McKee is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. McKee's program of research crosses provincial and national boundaries and seeks to support children and youth through the creation and enactment of ethical, responsive curricula focused on literacies.
Dr. Hilary Caldwell completed her PhD in Kinesiology at McMaster University (2020). Currently, Dr. Caldwell is a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact Fellow (post-doctoral stream) with the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Dalhousie University’s Healthy Populations Institute. Dr. Caldwell's proposed research program at UPEI will generate evidence that can be used to update policies, programs, and environments to promote outdoor play and physical activity, with the overall goal of improving child health and well-being.
Dr. Hala Mreiwed has a PhD in Educational Studies from McGill University (2021). Currently, Dr. Mreiwed is the co-chair of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) and previously was the children’s rights advisor at the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR) and an Assistant Professor in Childhood and Youth Studies at King's University College at Western. Dr. Mreiwed's proposed research interests are in Children's rights education and focus on the rights of children in school and the rights of early childhood educators (ECEs) and teachers and the intersections between these rights.
Feedback is requested by 4:00 pm on April 7, 2025, and can be provided to mlsteele@upei.ca.
