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- Cfp: 2026 Global Students as Partners Roundtable [Deadline: June 29, 2026]
- Graduate Students/Post-docs Teaching in Higher Education Conference [August 07, 2026]
- 2026 DPI Conference [August 18-20, 2026]
- Cfp: Digital Learning Forum [Deadline: August 19, 2026]
- FLO Workshop: Teaching in the Postplagiarism Classroom – Practical Strategies with GenAI [August 27, 2026]
- 2026 Global Students as Partners Roundtable [October 01-02, 2026]
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- News + Stories
- AI as learning coach: project explores ChatGPT integration beyond plagiarism concerns
- Investigating the motivations and perceptions of undergraduate students using AI for assignments
- Faculty teaching confidence soars through peer observation program
- Research proves role plays work: evidence-based approach transforms history and labour studies teaching
- Welcome Kaitlyn Watson!
- Authentic learning transforms large epidemiology course: students find personal meaning in public health research
- Developing AI-resistant teaching through story-centered approach
- Life-changing plant course reveals how to help students see the green world around them
- Strategic repetition transforms mobile computing education: students master challenging topics through distributed practice
- Beyond grades: Ungraded portfolios transform teacher education
- Peer tutoring pilot builds community in health sciences
Biography
Courtney (She/her) is a PhD student in Criminology Simon Fraser University, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Winnipeg. Courtney is a nêhiyawak, kaskitêwayasit, êkwa Otipemisiwak (Cree, Blackfoot, and Métis) scholar whose work is guided by kihcihtwâwisiwin-nâkateyimowewin (sacred responsibility), relational accountability, and the Seven Generations Principle.
Courtney’s work is primarily in the area of family violence, with current projects focused on intimate partner violence and homicide escalation, parental alienation, coercive control, and the link between intimate partner violence and animal abuse. Courtney has experience with qualitative, mixed method, and community engaged research, as well as experience as a teaching assistant for multiple undergraduate criminology courses at SFU.
She has received several national and institutional academic distinctions, including the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal and the University of Winnipeg Graduate Student of Highest Distinction Award. She has also received international recognition in 2025 at the Future of Women for her research on intimate partner violence escalation. Through Transforming Inquiry into Learning and Teaching (TILT), Courtney supports research that helps instructors strengthen teaching practice and better understand student learning at SFU.