Selected Publications & Research Outputs
REACH-affiliated researchers and students contribute to a growing body of scholarship examining forced displacement, inclusion, belonging, educational opportunity, psychosocial wellbeing, community engagement, and contextually responsive approaches to research and practice. Selected outputs are highlighted below.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Translating Inclusion: A Relational Framework of Inclusive Education in International Contexts
Williamson, R. L., Alodat, A. M., Aldabaibeh, A., Alkharouf, R., Cetin, B., Koishigulova, L., Mukhanbetzhanova, A., Sabirova, Z., Shugayeva, G., Sultangubiyeva, A., Pazoki, N., & Oriya, S. (2026). Translating inclusion: A relational framework of inclusive education in international contexts. International Journal of Inclusive Education. Advance online publication.
Fostering Inclusive Futures: Advancing Equity in Education Policy Making for Refugee Students with Disabilities
Stepaniuk, I., & Onipede, O. (2026). Fostering inclusive futures: Advancing equity in education policy making for refugee students with disabilities. Critical Policy Studies, 20(2), 250–265.
Blending Art and Translanguaging Pedagogies: Supporting Refugee Children in Elementary Schools to Forge a Path in Education
Barber, S., & Akimenko, O. (2026). Blending art and translanguaging pedagogies: Supporting refugee children in elementary schools to forge a path in education. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 18(2), 321–331.
From Silence to Academic Engagement: How Refugee Children with Disabilities Access Learning Through Inclusive ‘Artful’ Schools in Canada
Barber, S. (2025). From silence to academic engagement: How refugee children with disabilities access learning through inclusive ‘artful’ schools in Canada. British Educational Research Journal, 51(4), 1789–1819.
Inclusion: A Canadian Perspective
Williamson, R. L. (2023). Inclusion: A Canadian perspective. Bulletin of Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, 70(3), 34–43.
Inclusive Art Pedagogies for Refugee Children and Youth with Mental Health Disabilities During COVID-19: A Canadian Perspective
Barber, S. (2022). Inclusive art pedagogies for refugee children and youth with mental health disabilities during COVID-19: A Canadian perspective. In L. Meda & J. Chitiyo (Eds.), Inclusive pedagogical practices amidst a global pandemic: Issues and perspectives around the globe (pp. 159–176). Springer.
Achieving Holistic Care for Refugees: The Experiences of Educators and Other Stakeholders in Surrey and Greater Vancouver, Canada
Barber, S. (2021). Achieving holistic care for refugees: The experiences of educators and other stakeholders in Surrey and Greater Vancouver, Canada. British Educational Research Journal, 47(4), 959–983.
Research Reports & Evidence Synthesis
Transformative Education for Refugee Children and Youth: Strengthening Well-Being and Shaping Futures
Pazoki Moakhar, N., Lin, C.-C., Stepaniuk, I., & Williamson, R. L. (2024). Transformative education for refugee children and youth: Strengthening well-being and shaping futures: A scoping review report. Simon Fraser University.
View the related SSHRC Evidence Brief
Student & Emerging Scholar Research
REACH supports graduate research and mentorship that extends the Consortium's research across diverse questions, populations, and contexts.
Educational Resilience: Navigating Access to Higher Education Among Resettled Students with Experiences of Forced Displacement
Hamid, H. (2025). Educational resilience: Navigating access to higher education among resettled students with experiences of forced displacement [Master's thesis, Simon Fraser University]. Summit Research Repository.
Who Is Hussain? Exploring the Lived Experiences Shaping the Identity of an Unaccompanied, Undocumented, Afghan Minor Refugee
Pazoki Moakhar, N. (2022). Who is Hussain? Exploring the lived experiences shaping the identity of an unaccompanied, undocumented, Afghan minor refugee [Master's thesis, Simon Fraser University]. Summit Research Repository.
Additional publications, conference presentations, research reports, and knowledge-mobilization outputs have been produced through REACH-affiliated research and are available through individual researcher and project pages.