Leadership

Co-Chairs

Anne Burke PhD

Dr. Anne Burke is a Professor in Literacy Education and Digital Learning at Memorial University’s Faculty of Education, where she is also the Project Lead for the Discovery Play Centre. Dr. Burke’s extensive scholarship focuses on the interface of equity, social inclusion and the well-being of children through research that supports broader socio-cultural perspectives on literacy education delivery in culturally diverse K-12 classrooms. Much of her international interdisciplinary research in Canada, Finland and U.K. is public engagement-oriented, showing a broad mastery of partnerships with schools, NGOs, cultural institutions, artistic industries and governments. Dr. Burke has received awards for her scholarship, teaching and public engagement partnerships. She has a passion for researching in classrooms alongside teachers, youth and children always advocating for young people’s voices, agency and well- being.

Karen Goodnough PhD

Dr. Karen Goodnough is a well-established national and international scholar and former dean of the Faculty of Education, Memorial University. She also completed a three-year appointment as an associate dean (undergraduate programs) in the Faculty of Education. Prior to arriving at Memorial, she held faculty appointments at the University of New Brunswick and the University of Rochester, New York. During her academic career, she has been involved in scholarship and research focused on collaborative action research, inclusive science education, pre-service teacher education, and professional learning in teacher education and higher education. Dr. Goodnough received Memorial’s 2016 President’s Award for Outstanding Research in recognition of her contributions to community partnership development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; and the “teacher as researcher” movement. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, as well as three degrees from Memorial (M.Ed., B.Ed. and B.Sc.). She was a high school science teacher and post-secondary instructor before moving into academia.