Dorothee Leesing

Dorothee Leesing is a Lecturer in Educational Technology and researcher at the University of British Columbia (UBC), affiliated with both the Faculty of Medicine and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. She teaches courses like ETEC 544: Gaming and Society while managing educational technology initiatives. Her interdisciplinary work bridges media studies, digital pedagogy, and critical migration research.

• Key Affiliations:
  • Department of Educational Technology, UBC
  • UBC Centre for Migration Studies
  • Faculty of Medicine, UBC
  • DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association)
• Research Interests:
  • Media representation of urban densification
  • Digital pedagogy and gamified learning
  • Digital humanities and AI in education
  • Intersectional analysis of privilege, gender, and race
  • Art-based methods in migration studies

Her academic journey spans institutions in Germany (University of Münster), Norway (University of Bergen), the United States (University of Washington), and Canada (UBC). She explores how digital environments reinforce or disrupt structural privilege while contributing to innovative digital learning frameworks through the MET program.

As a podcast host on classical music and intersectionality, she combines creative expression with critical theory. Her work aligns with UBC's superdiversity research initiatives examining urban demographic complexity through data visualization tools applied to Vancouver, Sydney, and Auckland.