Jrène Rahm

Jrène Rahm is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychopedagogy and Andragogy at the Faculty of Education Sciences, Université de Montréal. She holds a PhD in Psychopedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1998) and has been affiliated with the university since 2002 after previously teaching at the University of Northern Colorado.

Her research focuses on informal science learning trajectories, identity development among ethnoculturally diverse youth, and Indigenous education. She employs multisite ethnography and discourse analysis grounded in sociocultural-historical theory. Key interests include community-driven science programs, equity in education, and the intersection of formal and informal learning spaces.

Her recent publications reveal strong trends in decolonizing science education, Inuit-led research methodologies, and affective dimensions of learning. Articles consistently address marginalized youth populations while innovating qualitative methodologies for studying learning across multiple contexts.

Rahm actively supervises graduate students working on topics including community-school partnerships, Indigenous youth education, and digital storytelling in science. She leads multiple federally funded research projects examining educational perseverance among Inuit and immigrant youth through community-based approaches.

She directs significant research initiatives including the CRSH-funded Kushpitau! project (2024-2028) on Inuit educational autonomy and the FRQSC-funded Chaire-Réseau Jeunesse examining pathways to autonomy for Indigenous youth. Her work emphasizes community partnerships with museums, botanical gardens, and community organizations serving marginalized populations.