honours and funding
Awards/Recognition
2022 Recipient of Lakehead Merit Award in Research for 2019-2021
2021. Co-recipient of the Arts, Researchers Teachers Society Special Interest Group Publication Award for Reconceptualizing teacher identity through design thinking: A Montreal case study. Canadian Art Teacher, 17(1), 24-38. By Carter et al. (2020)
2020. Inducted to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada
2020. Co-recipient of a 2020 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award for Parallaxic Praxis
2020. Co-recipient of a 2020 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Honorable Mention Award for Ma: Materiality in teaching and learning
2020. Recipient of Lakehead Building Research Capacity Award
2020. Recipient of Lakehead Merit Award in Research for 2017-2019
2019. Recipient of the Lakehead Contributions to Research Award
2018. Co-recipient of the Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Honorable Mention Award for Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place
2018. Recipient of Lakehead Merit Award in Research for 2015-2017
2017. Recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Term 2 Canada Research Chair 5-Year Renewal Award
2017. Nomination for Lakehead Innovation Award. For the project: Reparative Residual Research: Growing Wellbeing through Community Participatory Art Making. Anishinaabek Cervical Cancer Screening Project. Nominated by Kyla Morrisseau (Community Based Research Assistant, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek / Rocky Bay First Nation Reserve)
2017. Nomination for Lakehead Innovation Award. For the project: The Dementia Journey on Canvas. Nominated by David Harvey, Chief Public Policy and Program Initiatives, Ontario Alzheimer Society
2015. Selected as one of Lakehead’s 50th Anniversary Research Stories. Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies with Dr. David Greenwood. Nomination by Education Dean John O’Meara
2014. Recipient of the Canada Research Chair Appointment Recognition Award from the Prime Minister: Lakehead Research and Innovations Awards
2012. Recipient of the Faculty Excellence in Civic Engagement Award, Washington State University
2010. Recipient of the Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies Early Career Award, America Educational Research Association
2010. Shortlisted for the Outstanding Book Award: Climbing the Ladder with Gabriel (2009, Sense Publishers, with R. Vandermause, S. Chalmers, & Gabriel), Qualitative Inquiry Special Interest Group: American Educational Research Association
2009. Recipient of the Alhadeff Teacher of Teachers’ Award, Washington State University, College of Education
2008. Recipient of the Excellence in Collaboration & Networking Award, Washington State University, College of Education
2008. Nomination Women & Leadership Alliance Forum: Mentor of the Year Awards Program Washington State University
2008. Recipient of the Alhadeff Teacher of Teachers’ Award, Washington State University, College of Education
2007. Recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award. This award is for the best dissertation that explores, is an exemplar of, and pushes the boundaries of arts based educational research. American Educational Research Association, Arts Based Educational Research
2007. Recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award, Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies, Arts Researchers and Teachers Society
2007. Recipient of the Dissertation of Excellence Award, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Canadian Association of Teacher Education
2007. Recipient of the Ted T. Aoki Prize: Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies, University of British Columbia
2007. Recipient of the Gordon and Marion Smith Prize in Art Education for most promising artist and educator, University of British Columbia
2006. Recipient of the Washington State University, College of Education, Alhadeff Teacher of Teachers’ Recruitment Award
Funding Support
2022-2025. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Aid to Scholarly Journals Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (Applicant:, Funded)
2021-2026. National Institutes of Health. Martin Delaney Collaboratories: HOPE: HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics: Multiple international sites working on 3 streams of HIV cure. Gladstone Institutes (Co-PI, Funded)
2019-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: New Frontiers. The transformative potential of socially accountable education: Understanding global and local perspectives (Co-PI, Funded)
2019-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Aid to Scholarly Journals Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (Applicant:, Funded)
2018-2019. Ontario Ministry of Education: Réseau de Savoir sur l’Équité / Equity Knowledge Network (RSEKN) (PI: Ruth Kane, Co-PIs: Nicholas Ng-a-Fook (Eastern Ontario), Jacqueline Specht (Southern Ontario), Vidya Shah (Greater Toronto), Pauline Sameshima (Northern Ontario), Funded)
2018-2019. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Institutional Connections Grant: Lakehead University Community Connections Showcase (PD, Funded)
2017-2022. Canada Research Chairs Secretariat Program: Chair, SSHRC Tier 2 Chair Support, Lakehead Matching Funds, & Faculty Dean support (PI, Funded)
2016-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Insight Grant: Reconceptualizing Teachers' Roles for Canada's Creative Economy (Involved as a co-PI on this grant only between 2017-2021, Funded)
2017-2018. Lakehead University. Vice-President Research & Innovation Strategic Fund: International Collaboration Fund. Project Title: Interdisciplinary Creativity Interface (PI, Funded)
2017. Canada Council for the Arts & The League of Canadian Poets. Canada poetry tours funding (Poet Funded)
2016-2023. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Partnership Grant: iMPACTS: Collaborations to Address Sexual Violence on Campus (Co-PI, Funded)
2016-2018. Women's Xchange: Prenatal knowledge exchange for equity in birthing experiences and outcomes (Co-PI, Funded)
2016-2017. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation: Lakehead Galleries Coordinator Intern Position (with benefits from Lakehead Education and 10% from Lakehead's President's Office. PI, Funded)
2015-2016. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: A collaborative network to develop community-created cervical cancer education and screening strategies for First Nations women in Northwest Ontario (Co-PI, Funded)
2015-2020. Canada Foundation for Innovation: Arts Integrated Research Lab Operating Fund (PI, Funded)
2014-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Insight Development. Material culture and pre-service teacher identity development (PI: Boyd White, Co-investigators: Pauline Sameshima & Anita Sinner, Funded)
2014-2015. Lakehead University, Sustainability Across the Curriculum Research Award. SSHRC Aid to Small Universities. Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies. Transformative Praxis through SomaYoga (PI, Funded)
2012-2015. Canadian Institute of Health Research: Operation. Engaging First Nations women in cervical cancer screening: Assessing factors related to screening and uptake of self-sampling (Joined team: March 17, 2014. Funded)
2013-2014. Eli Lilly. The dementia experience: People and pathways (Co-PI, Funded)
2012-2014. Canadian Institute of Health Research. Developing a self-management program for dementia: Integrating research, care practice, and client experiences (Joined team January 2013, Funded)
2013-2014. Vice-President Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Strategic Fund: Making special: Living with dignity, hope and joy in the midst of dementia. (PI, Funded)
2012-2014. .Vice-President Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Strategic Fund: Advancing Canadian arts integrated research in the creativity economy by identifying creative dispositions of transformative research. (PI, Funded )
2012-2017. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. Arts Integration Research Lab. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Canada Foundation for Innovation, Leader Opportunity Fund. Arts Integration Research Lab. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies--Research Fund (PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Support Funded)
2011-2012. National Endowment of the Arts (NEA)/WSU College of Liberal Arts: Promoting Community-based Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. (Co-PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Support, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, University Honors College: Pre-service teacher identity. Summer Research Undergrad Scholarship to Brittany Goldfinch to work as a research assistant. (PI, Student Funded)
2011-2012. Washington State University, College of Education: Faculty Mentor Incentive Funding. (Invited, PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Education, Faculty Funding: Exploring Arts Methods and How Pre-Service Teacher Conceptions of the Teacher Identity Shape Pedagogical Conceptions. (PI, Funded)
2010. Washington State University, Museum of Art: Museum education programming. (Invited, Contract Funded)
2010. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Funded)
2009. Wells Fargo: Designing Museum of Art Curriculum to Engage Youth (PI, Funded)
2009. Washington State University, College of Education, Faculty Funding Award: Nurturing Creativity in Teacher Education (PI, Funded)
2008. American Nurses Foundation, Presidential Scholar Award: Women and Methamphetamine: Portraits of Addiction and Recovery (Co-PI, Funded)
2006. Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal. (Invited Consultant: “Arts of Democracy” grant proposal project preparation to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). (Contract support)
2006. Washington State University, Alhadeff Teacher of Teachers’ Recruitment Award (Competitive, Funded)
2006. Washington State University, University Travel Grant (Competitive, Funded)
2004-2006. University of British Columbia Graduate Student travel Awards (Funded)
2003-2006. University of British Columbia, PhD Tuition Award (Funded)
2021-2026. National Institutes of Health. Martin Delaney Collaboratories: HOPE: HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics: Multiple international sites working on 3 streams of HIV cure. Gladstone Institutes (Co-PI, Funded)
2019-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: New Frontiers. The transformative potential of socially accountable education: Understanding global and local perspectives (Co-PI, Funded)
2019-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Aid to Scholarly Journals Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (Applicant:, Funded)
2018-2019. Ontario Ministry of Education: Réseau de Savoir sur l’Équité / Equity Knowledge Network (RSEKN) (PI: Ruth Kane, Co-PIs: Nicholas Ng-a-Fook (Eastern Ontario), Jacqueline Specht (Southern Ontario), Vidya Shah (Greater Toronto), Pauline Sameshima (Northern Ontario), Funded)
2018-2019. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Institutional Connections Grant: Lakehead University Community Connections Showcase (PD, Funded)
2017-2022. Canada Research Chairs Secretariat Program: Chair, SSHRC Tier 2 Chair Support, Lakehead Matching Funds, & Faculty Dean support (PI, Funded)
2016-2022. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Insight Grant: Reconceptualizing Teachers' Roles for Canada's Creative Economy (Involved as a co-PI on this grant only between 2017-2021, Funded)
2017-2018. Lakehead University. Vice-President Research & Innovation Strategic Fund: International Collaboration Fund. Project Title: Interdisciplinary Creativity Interface (PI, Funded)
2017. Canada Council for the Arts & The League of Canadian Poets. Canada poetry tours funding (Poet Funded)
2016-2023. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Partnership Grant: iMPACTS: Collaborations to Address Sexual Violence on Campus (Co-PI, Funded)
2016-2018. Women's Xchange: Prenatal knowledge exchange for equity in birthing experiences and outcomes (Co-PI, Funded)
2016-2017. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation: Lakehead Galleries Coordinator Intern Position (with benefits from Lakehead Education and 10% from Lakehead's President's Office. PI, Funded)
2015-2016. Canadian Institutes of Health Research: A collaborative network to develop community-created cervical cancer education and screening strategies for First Nations women in Northwest Ontario (Co-PI, Funded)
2015-2020. Canada Foundation for Innovation: Arts Integrated Research Lab Operating Fund (PI, Funded)
2014-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Insight Development. Material culture and pre-service teacher identity development (PI: Boyd White, Co-investigators: Pauline Sameshima & Anita Sinner, Funded)
2014-2015. Lakehead University, Sustainability Across the Curriculum Research Award. SSHRC Aid to Small Universities. Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies. Transformative Praxis through SomaYoga (PI, Funded)
2012-2015. Canadian Institute of Health Research: Operation. Engaging First Nations women in cervical cancer screening: Assessing factors related to screening and uptake of self-sampling (Joined team: March 17, 2014. Funded)
2013-2014. Eli Lilly. The dementia experience: People and pathways (Co-PI, Funded)
2012-2014. Canadian Institute of Health Research. Developing a self-management program for dementia: Integrating research, care practice, and client experiences (Joined team January 2013, Funded)
2013-2014. Vice-President Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Strategic Fund: Making special: Living with dignity, hope and joy in the midst of dementia. (PI, Funded)
2012-2014. .Vice-President Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Strategic Fund: Advancing Canadian arts integrated research in the creativity economy by identifying creative dispositions of transformative research. (PI, Funded )
2012-2017. Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. Arts Integration Research Lab. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Canada Foundation for Innovation, Leader Opportunity Fund. Arts Integration Research Lab. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies. (PI, Funded)
2012-2017. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies--Research Fund (PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Support Funded)
2011-2012. National Endowment of the Arts (NEA)/WSU College of Liberal Arts: Promoting Community-based Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. (Co-PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Support, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, University Honors College: Pre-service teacher identity. Summer Research Undergrad Scholarship to Brittany Goldfinch to work as a research assistant. (PI, Student Funded)
2011-2012. Washington State University, College of Education: Faculty Mentor Incentive Funding. (Invited, PI, Funded)
2011. Washington State University, College of Education, Faculty Funding: Exploring Arts Methods and How Pre-Service Teacher Conceptions of the Teacher Identity Shape Pedagogical Conceptions. (PI, Funded)
2010. Washington State University, Museum of Art: Museum education programming. (Invited, Contract Funded)
2010. Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts: Arts for Children’s Enrichment (ACE) project. (Invited, Contract Funded)
2009. Wells Fargo: Designing Museum of Art Curriculum to Engage Youth (PI, Funded)
2009. Washington State University, College of Education, Faculty Funding Award: Nurturing Creativity in Teacher Education (PI, Funded)
2008. American Nurses Foundation, Presidential Scholar Award: Women and Methamphetamine: Portraits of Addiction and Recovery (Co-PI, Funded)
2006. Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal. (Invited Consultant: “Arts of Democracy” grant proposal project preparation to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). (Contract support)
2006. Washington State University, Alhadeff Teacher of Teachers’ Recruitment Award (Competitive, Funded)
2006. Washington State University, University Travel Grant (Competitive, Funded)
2004-2006. University of British Columbia Graduate Student travel Awards (Funded)
2003-2006. University of British Columbia, PhD Tuition Award (Funded)