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Saskia Van Viegen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Her research focuses on bi/multilingualism in education, language assessment, and equity-driven pedagogical practices. She holds a PhD from OISE/University of Toronto, an M.A. and B.A. (Hons.) from Western University.
Dr. Van Viegen leads SSHRC-funded projects including studies on multilingual assessment frameworks, refugee youth language practices, and multilingual university education. She collaborates with Ontario and BC ministries to develop educator professional learning programs for supporting immigrant/refugee students. Co-editor of *Plurilingual Pedagogies: Critical and Creative Undertakings for Equitable Language (in) Education* (Springer, 2020), she also co-edits *Critical Inquiry in Language Studies*.
Her work integrates translanguaging pedagogies, participatory research methodologies, and critical sociolinguistics to reimagine language education systems. Recent projects explore spoken-word poetry as empowerment, posthumanist approaches to school gardens, and systemic reform in multilingual education policy.
Key grants include a 2017-2021 SSHRC Insight Grant on refugee youth literacy, a 2019-2022 grant on multilingual assessment, and a 2021-2024 study on university multilingual teaching strategies. She advocates for intentional engagement with students' linguistic repertoires across educational levels.
Dr. Van Viegen's scholarship bridges theory and practice through collaborative partnerships with schools, districts, and policymakers, emphasizing participatory approaches to research and systemic change in education.
