Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks is a Professor of Teaching in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver. She also serves as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning (pro tem) at UBC Vancouver and is the Academic Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Her roles emphasize educational leadership and innovation in higher education, particularly in open educational practices (OEP) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).

Education:

• B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science (University of Idaho, 1991)
• Ph.D. in Philosophy (University of Texas at Austin, 2000), with a dissertation on Michel Foucault’s political thought.

Research Interests:

• Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy
• Peer feedback mechanisms in teaching
• Educational leadership and policy
• History of philosophy, focusing on Foucault and critical theory

Key Contributions:

• Series editor of open textbooks for introductory philosophy courses (e.g., Philosophy of Mind, Ethics).
• Research on OER adoption, open pedagogy’s impact on student learning, and institutional OEP self-assessment frameworks.

Awards:

• 2016 Killam Teaching Award (UBC Vancouver).

Advising & Grants:

• Focuses on undergraduate teaching; does not supervise graduate students but occasionally serves on graduate committees.
• Lead or co-lead in projects funded by UBC and external grants to support OER and educational technology initiatives.

Labs/Teams:

• Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at UBC.
• Collaborations with institutions globally on OER and open pedagogy (e.g., OE Global, OER18).