معرفی
Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker is a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Brock University's Faculty of Education, serving as Associate Dean for Professional & Undergraduate Student Services. She holds advanced degrees including a PhD, MEd, BEd, and Honours BA. Her research focuses on equity, diversity, and inclusion in educational systems, particularly addressing systemic barriers related to poverty, race, ethnicity, gender, and mental health through community partnerships.
Key affiliations include collaborations with the Niagara Catholic District School Board, Durham District School Board, and the Ontario Ministry of Education. She has led significant projects like the Canadian study on poverty in elementary schools across Ontario and the Niagara Prosperity Initiative Evaluation funded by the Trillium Grant. Her work bridges academia and community through advisory boards and knowledge mobilization networks like the RSEKN.
- Awarded: Early Career Award in Narrative Research (AERA), Brock Excellence in Teaching Award
- Research funding: Over $1.2M across community and government grants
- Teaching contributions: Developed courses like EDUC 5P81 (Narrative Research) and EDBE 8P15 (Teaching and Learning)
Her publications include books on social justice in teacher education and peer-reviewed articles in journals like Frontiers in Education and Urban Education. She actively engages in policy development through reports on youth strategies and poverty reduction initiatives.
Labs/Teams: Co-founded the Equity Knowledge Grant community of practice and leads the Social Justice Research Institute partnerships at Brock University.
