SERG-GRÈS

Current Executive

Past President

Diandra Singh

I am an Assistant Professor of Education at Crandall University, where I teach Science Education, Educational Foundations, and Diversity and Multiculturalism. My research focuses on educational programs/methods that redress issues that marginalized youth encounter in schooling with an emphasis on science subjects and informal science programs. 

President

Elizabeth Vergis

I am a Lecturer at the University of Alberta. My research interests include the role of Procedural Knowledge (especially Concepts of Evidence) in science teaching and indigenous science; the role of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on the understanding of Procedural Knowledge; the decolonization of Concepts of Evidence; approaches to evidence in watershed management; equity, diversity, and inclusion in science education; and sustainability and environmental education.

Vice President and Conference Co-Chair

Anila Asghar

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. My research and teaching encompass several interconnected areas: interactions between Islam, science, culture and education; science and integrated STEM education; equity, diversity, and inclusion in science pedagogy; and supporting learners with learning difficulties. Currently, I am collaborating with Indigenous scholars to integrate Indigenous epistemologies and practices related to environmental sustainability into science and
mathematics education.

Secretary

Selina Greco

I am a PhD Candidate in Science Education at York University and a current Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Faculty of Education. In earlier years, I was a Secondary Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher with the Toronto District School Board. My doctoral research investigates the relevance of dramatic arts in Chemistry education, where students explore an ecofeminist knowledge-making practice while engaging in topics related to climate change.

Francophone Representative

Sarah Ragoub

I am a PhD student and sessional instructor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. My research interests include culturally responsive science education, social linguistics, and belonging.

Communications Officer

Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia

I am a PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University. I have an interdisciplinary background (Law & Environmental Studies) and almost a decade of experience in informal STEM education in Physics and Astronomy. My research interests include equity and justice in STEM education, science identity, informal science learning, and inclusive science communication.

Graduate Student Representative

Raine Yuan

I am currently a PhD student in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University, with a strong interest in children’s development and youth STEM education.

Francophone Graduate Student Representative

Kenza Ousrir

I am a Master’s student in Psychopedagogy and Andragogy at the Université de Montréal. I hold a Bachelor’s in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University and a D.E.S.S. in Higher Education Teaching from the Université de Montréal. My academic interest is centered around teaching and learning practices in STEM higher education, with particular attention to student engagement, teachers’ practices, and technopedagogical didactic tools.

Conference Co-Chair

Latika Raisinghani

I am an Assistant Professor with the University of Winnipeg, where I teach courses related to science education, pedagogy and praxis. My transdisciplinary research engages with K-12 teachers and school leaders to explore their perspectives regarding students’ cultural diversity and culturally responsive education, and strives to invite socially and ecologically just, (trans-multi)culturally responsive educational understandings.