RESEARCH COMMUNITY
Section divider type: arrow --
position: bottom
|
Dr. Robyn Ruttenberg-RozenAssistant Professor, STEAM Education,
Director, Ideas^s Lab Ontario Tech University In my research, I explore the tensions and possibilities of belonging and inclusion in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) learning environments for typically underserved, linguistically and culturally diverse, and exceptional populations of learners and their teachers or professors. I explore how STEM identities intersect with other identities, for example with gender, race, disability and ethnicity, and how agentic strategies can be nurtured to support belonging for historically marginalized people in STEM. At the centre of my research is the study of change, innovation, and inclusion. Using an interdisciplinary approach, I focus on humanizing STEM learning and disrupting deficit perceptions that ‘other’ learners in STEM learning environments.
In 2020 I received the Ontario Tech Early Career Teaching Award, and in 2022 I received the Tim McTiernan mentorship award. In 2024 I was the faculty nominee for the Ontario Tech Award for Excellence in Teaching and I received the 2024 Ontario tech Research Excellence Award in the category of Emerging Researcher. Currently I am on the editorial board for the Journal of Educational Informatics. |
Section divider type: wavesOpacity --
position: top
AFFILIATES & RESEARCHERS
Dr. Tapo Chimbganda
Executive Director and Founder, Future Black Female |
Dr. Suzanne de Castelle
|
Dr. Rob Elkington
CEO, Global Leadership Initiatives Assistant Professor, Trent University |
Dr. Ami Mamolo
Associate Professor, Mathematics Education Ontario Tech University 
Dr. Miroslav Lovric
Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University 
Dr. Juuso Nieminen
Banting Post-Doctoral Scholar, Ontario Tech University |
Dr. Nichole Powell
|
Dr. Helen Thouless
Senior Lecturer, Mathematics Education Mary Twyman University 
Dr. Marc Husband
Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education St. Francis Xavier University 
Dr. Zweli Ndevu
Senior Lecturer, Director School of Public Leadership Stellenbosch University |
Dr. Surendra (Colin) Thakur
Professor, Information Technology Director of the NEMISA KZN e-skills CoLab Durban University of Technology |
Dr. Xoliswa Majola
Senior Lecturer, Local Economic Development and Management Information Systems University of KwaZulu Natal |
Dr. Hannah Scott
Professor, Criminology and Justice Ontario Tech University |
ADMIN
Sabryna Sullivan Research Lab Manager |
Dr. Zackary Wolske Research Project Manager |
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Tiffany Cox (SSHRC UGRA) |
Jennifer Muchmaker
|
Chantal McKenzie |
Olivia Conway |
Oluwalonimi Ayekun |
Anne Marie Tipping |
Dalen Arthur |
Andrew DiVito |
Sultan Rana |
Nahid Alifi STAR Award Recipient |
Preetika Gandhi STAR Award Recipient |
ALUMNI
Habiba Imam |
Katelin Hynes |
Neal Gupta |
Julianne Gerbrandt |
Sahana Mahendirarajah |
Sanya Cardoza |
Andrew Hum |
Dakota McIntyre |
Mary Seres |
Brianne Brady |
Jasmeet Dhaliwal |
Jordane Carvery |
Casey Dorrell |
|
Victoria Bui |
