Current Lab Members

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Allison Smith

Alison is a PhD Student in Social Justice Education at OISE University of Toronto. Her research interests include Black disabled childhoods, Black girlhood and antiracist early childhood education.

Nnenna Odim

Nnenna is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the Early Childhood Education department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her experience as an early childhood teacher guides her exploration into the ways young children negotiate and resist inequity in their environment. Her research focuses on socio-cultural influences, Indigenous knowledges, and inquiry-driven interactions in early childhood spaces. 

Pablo Montes

Pablo is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a degree in Cultural Studies in Education, with concentrations in Native American and Indigenous Studies, Mexican American and Latinx Studies, and Queer Studies. Currently, he is the Youth Director of the Indigenous Cultures Institute with the Coahuiltecan Elders of San Marcos and is also currently conducting research with Dr. Fikile Nxumalo in a collaborative project emphasizing decolonial water pedagogies, Indigenous knowledge systems, narrative and oral traditions, and place based onto­-epistemologies within Central Texas.

Rotem Raz

Rotem Raz (RAZ) is a PhD student at OISE, the University of Toronto, program for Language and Literacies Education. Raz’s doctorate research is supporting community based initiatives for Lunaapeew and Anishinaabe languages revitalization, and addressing the place of settler/ non-Indigenous-allies in Indigenous languages revitalization through conversations with community members, and reflections on Raz’s own heritage of Israeli-Hebrew language reclamation.

Preeti Nayak

Preeti is a doctoral student in Curriculum & Pedagogy, at OISE, University of Toronto. Her research looks at the ways in which BIPoC educators can collaboratively navigate pedagogical inquiries on racism when engaging in climate change education.  Broadly, she is interested in research on climate justice pedagogies, critiques of racial capitalism and considerations of epistemic justice in curriculum development work.  

JP King

JP is a PhD student in Curriculum & Pedagogy at OISE, University of Toronto, and is pursuing a collaborative specialization at the School of the Environment. His research is focused on supporting transdisciplinary collaboration around complex social-ecological problems. With a background as an artist and designer, he explores creative tools and techniques to engage students around investigating discard culture and how waste shapes the world.  

Magdalin Livingston

Currently located in the North-West region of the Greater Toronto Area, Magdalin Livingston is a visual artist, passionate educator, and above all else, a constant crafter. She holds a Masters of Teaching degree from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, specializing in the primary/ junior division with additional qualifications in Visual Arts. Livingston has dedicated several years to working with a children’s theatre non-profit, Right Path World Arts, and hopes to continue creative work in the community prioritizing empowerment of BIPOC youth.