Jennifer Chinenye Emelife
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2021
Program: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Contact info
Email: j.emelife@mail.utoronto.ca
Biography
Jennifer Chinenye Emelife is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the 91Ö±²¥ (OISE), contributing to the Addressing Injustices and Writing and Rising projects. Her research focuses on critical literacies, peacebuilding, and transformative education for youth in contexts of violence and displacement. Formerly a secondary school teacher in Nigeria, she developed creative pedagogies for teaching the West African Literature curriculum in classrooms.
Degrees
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Master of Arts, International Education and DevelopmentUniversity of Sussex
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Postgraduate Diploma, EducationOpen University of Nigeria
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Bachelor of Arts, Literature in EnglishUsmanu Danfodiyo University
Research Interests
- critical literacies
- critical pedagogy
- education in displacement contexts
- youth agency
- participatory research
