UBC experts are available to comment on various school- and education-related topics.
Socialization and learning
Dr. Amori Mikami (she/her)
Professor, Department of Psychology
Email: mikami@psych.ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Peer relationships, friendships, cross-racial friendships, bullying, social networking, ADHD
Dr. Lee Gunderson
Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education
Email: lee.gunderson@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- English as a second language, reading, immigrant students
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Email: marina.milner-bolotin@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, Russian
- Parental engagement in children’s education, math and science education
*Available after Sept. 2
Dr. Linda Siegel
Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: linda.siegel@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Learning disabilities, dyslexia, English as a second language
COVID-19, sleep, and health
Dr. Wendy Hall
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing
Email: wendy.hall@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Effects of opening extracurricular activities on students’ sleep, particularly adolescents, returning school-aged kids to a good sleep routine, COVID-19 impacts on sleep routines.
Dr. Manish Sadarangani (he/him)
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Email: msadarangani@bcchr.ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- COVID-19 advice for parents with kids returning to school, vaccines, pediatric infectious diseases.
Education policy and administration
Dr. Jason Ellis
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies
Email: j.ellis@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English, French
- School board politics, teacher contract negotiations, finance/funding, taxes, governance, special education
Dr. Michelle Stack
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies
Email: michelle.stack@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- University rankings, equity and education, cooperatives and education, educational policy
Inclusion and equity
Dr. Harper Keenan (he/him)
Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Email: Harper.Keenan@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- SOGI inclusion, equity in education, elementary education, talking to young children about difficult topics
Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc (she/her)
Professor and Director, School of Nursing
Director, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre
Email: elizabeth.saewyc@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- How schools and families can support LGBTQ2S+ youth, LGBTQ2S+ youth health issues, health consequences of stigma and discrimination for young people
Online privacy and security
Dr. Robert Xiao
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Email: brx@cs.ubc.ca
Interview Language(s): English
- Security and privacy in online platforms