University Service

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES:

University of Prince Edward Island

  • Director, Centre for Education Research (2016-2018)
  • Academic Lead, MEd Global Perspectives Cohort (2015-2018)
  • Director, Centre for Education Research (2016)
  • Advisor to the President, International Relations (2011)
  • Lead Dean – International (2010-2011)
  • International Liaison Officer (2010-2011)
  • Dean, Faculty of Education (2008-2011)

University of Calgary

  • Vice-Provost (International), 2007-2008
  • Associate Dean (Research & International), Faculty of Education, 2003-2007
  • International Projects Coordinator, Faculty of Education, 2002-2003

St. Francis Xavier University

  • Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Education, 1996-1999

COMMITTEE SERVICE:

University of Prince Edward Island Committees (2008-current)

  • Chair, Faculty Hiring Committee, 2017-2019
  • Chair, Partnerships and Agreements Committee, 2010-2012
  • Chair, International Mobility and Curriculum Committee, 2009-2010
  • Ex-officio member, Senior Management Group, 2008-2012
  • Ex-officio member, University Senate, 2008-2012
  • Ex-officio member, Academic Review and Planning Committee, 2008-2012
  • Ex-officio member, University Review Committee, 2008-2012
  • Member, Internationalization Committee, 2008-2012
  • Member, President’s Budget Task Force, 2009-2010

University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Education Committees (2008-current)

  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee, 2015-current
  • Member, Dean’s Education Advisory Council, 2015-current
  • Chair, Global Pathways Committee, 2015-current
  • Member, Faculty of Education Hiring Committee, 2015-2016
  • Member, Faculty Education Council, 2014-current
  • Chair, Department Review Committee, 2014
  • Member, former Chair, Faculty of Education Council
  • Member, former Chair, Dean’s Education Advisory Committee
  • Former Chair, External – Dean’s Education Advisory Committee
  • Member, Graduate Studies Committee
  • Ex-officio member, BEd Committee
  • Ex-officio member, International Committee

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES:

University of Prince Edward Island, 2008-2011

  • Member, Ad-hoc Steering Committee, International Academic Mobility Special Initiatives Program on Internationalization, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) [invited]
  • Member, Working Group on Aboriginal Affairs, Association of Atlantic Universities (AUU)
  • Member, PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Standing Committee on Diversity
  • Member, Teacher Certification and Standards Board of Prince Edward Island
  • Member, Kindergarten Transition Team, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

University of Calgary Committees (1999-2008)

  • Chair, Research Development and Policy Committee, 2005 – 2006
  • Member, Research Development and Policy Committee, 2004 – 2008
  • Member, University Professorships Committee, 2006 – 2008
  • Member, Provost’s Executive Group, 2007 – 2008
  • Member, Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Striking Committee, 2006 – 2007
  • Member, Coordination of Planning Group, 2007 – 2008
  • Chair, University of Calgary International Business Advisory Board, 2007 – 2008
  • Chair, President’s International Achievements Awards Committee, 2007 –2008
  • Member, CFI Round 5 Strategic Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2008
  • Member, Research Development and Policy Committee, 2004 – 2008
  • Member, Institutes and Centres Review Committee of the RDPC, 2004 – 2008
  • Member, Prairie Regional Data Centre Management Committee, 2003 – 2008
  • Member Advisory Board, Professional Education Research Centre, 2003-2008
  • Member, Council of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, 2004 to 2008
  • Member, Associate Deans Research Council, 2003-2007
  • Member, Partnership Programs Advisory Group, 2003-2008
  • Member, ISIS – Aboriginal Studies Group, 2000-2003
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board, 1999-2002
  • Member – International Education Council, 2001-2005
  • Chair, Alberta Health and Education Data Research Network (A-HEAD), 2003 – 2006

University of Calgary Faculty of Education Committees (1999-2007)

  • Chair, Research Advisory Committee, 2002-2007
  • Member, Dean’s Education Advisory Council, 2003-2007
  • Member, Fund Development Advisory Committee, 2003-2007
  • Member, Imperial Oil ‘Teaching and Learning in a Knowledge Era’ Committee (2003-2005)
  • Chair, FofE Standing Committee on International Initiatives, 2001-2007
  • Elected member, Faculty of Education Council Executive Committee, 1999-2002
  • Appointed Member, Dean’s Ad Hoc Planning Committee, “Revenue Streams,” 2002-2003
  • Member, GDER Ethics Review Committee, 2000-2002
  • Member, Research Advisory Committee, 2000-2002
  • Member, Diploma Program Committee, 2000-2001
  • Member, Faculty of Education Council, 1999-2008
  • Chair, Distance Education M.Ed. (Leadership) Review Committee, 1999-2000
  • Member, FofE Standing Committee on International Initiatives, 2000-2001
  • Member, Student Academic Appeals Committee, 2000-2002

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES (1999-2008):

Professional Associations

  • Member, Cooperative Committee on Research in Teacher Education, Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2005 – 2007
  • Member and Canadian Representative, Board of Directors, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, 2005 – 2007
  • Member, Research & Development Committee, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, 2005 – 2007
  • Vice-President (English), Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2002-2004
  • Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2000-2004
  • Past-President, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 2002-2004
  • President, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 2000-2002
  • Member, Standing Committee on Government and External Relations, Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), 2000-2001
  • Member, Standing Committee on Professional Enhancement and Collaboration, CSSE, 2001-2002
  • Chair, Standing Committee on Professional Enhancement and Collaboration, CSSE, 2002-2003
  • Chair, Standing Committee on Research and Development, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2001-2002
  • Member, Board of Directors, Centre for Leadership in Learning, 2000-2006
  • Vice President & Program Chair, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 1999-2000

Editorial Boards

  • Founding Member, Editorial Board, Managing Global Transitions (2004-present)
  • Acquisitions Editor and Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Research on Leadership Education (2005-present)
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, International Electronic Journal of Leadership in Learning (2000-2008)
  • Founding Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Teaching and Learning (2001-2009)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Interchange (2003-2008)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy (1998-2005)
  • Member, Referee Panel, Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities (1996-2006)

University Reviews

  • Reviewer, University of Alberta, application for promotion to full professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2014
  • Reviewer, University of Saskatchewan, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2013
  • Reviewer, Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand), application for promotion to associate professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2013
  • Reviewer, University of Saskatchewan, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2012
  • Reviewer, University of Saskatchewan, application for promotion by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2012
  • Reviewer, Australian Catholic University, nomination of a member of the Faculty of Education for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor (Level D), 2012
  • Reviewer, University of Saskatchewan, nomination of a member of the Faculty of Education for the “New Researcher Award”, 2011
  • Reviewer, Curtin University (Western Australia), application for promotion to full professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2010
  • Reviewer, University of Saskatchewan, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2010
  • Reviewer, Memorial University of Newfoundland, application for promotion to associate professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2009
  • Reviewer, Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand), application for promotion to associate professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2009
  • Reviewer, Memorial University of Newfoundland, application for promotion to full professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2007
  • Reviewer, University of Toronto, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2007
  • Reviewer, University of Alberta, application for promotion to full professor by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2004
  • Reviewer, University of Northern British Columbia, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2004
  • Reviewer, University of Regina, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2002
  • Reviewer, University of Windsor, application for tenure by a member of the Faculty of Education, 2001

Funding Proposal Reviews

  • Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), application for an Insight Grant, 2013
  • Reviewer,  SSHRC, application for a Standard Research Grant, 2012
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Standard Research Grant, 2010
  • Reviewer, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, application for a Millennium Development Grant, 2009
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Standard Research Grant, 2008
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Standard Research Grant, 2006
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) grant, 2005
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) grant, 2004
  • Reviewer, SSHRC, application for a Standard Research Grant, 2001

Manuscript and Textbook Reviews

  • Manuscript Reviewer, International Studies in Educational Administration
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Alberta Journal of Educational Research
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Antistasis
  • Manuscript Reviewer, International Journal for Educational Management
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Refuge
  • Textbook Reviewer, Corwin Press / Sage Publications
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Educational Management and Leadership
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Alberta Journal of Educational Research
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Higher Education
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Education
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Interchange
  • Manuscript Reviewer, International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Educational Thought
  • Manuscript Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Native Education

Conference Paper Reviews

  • Conference Proposal reviewer, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 2002 – present
  • Conference Proposal reviewer, University Council for Educational Administration, 2003 – 2005, 2007 – 2009
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Teaching in Educational Administration SIG, American Educational Research Association, 1999, 2002
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Division A: Educational Administration, American Educational Research Association, 2000 – present
  • Member, Proposal Review Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 1995 – 1999

St. Francis Xavier University Committees (1995-1999)

  • Elected member, University Senate, 1995-1998
  • Elected secretary, University Senate, 1996-1998
  • Elected member, Scholarships and Bursaries Committee, 1997-1999
  • Elected member, Advisory Committee to the Director of the Coady International Institute, 1997-2000 [resigned 1999]
  • Appointed member, Board of Directors, Center for Regional Studies, 1998-2001 [resigned 1999]
  • Appointed member, Extended Library Services Working Group, 1997-2000 [resigned 1999]

St. Francis Xavier University Department of Education Committees (1995-1999)

  • Member, International Projects Committee, 1996-1999
  • Member, Special Projects Committee, 1996-1997
  • Elected Member, Departmental Evaluation Committee, 1998-1999
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Educational Administration position (1996, 1997)
  • Chair, Departmental Graduate Studies Committee, 1996-1999
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee (English Language Arts), 1997
  • Coordinator, StFX Educational Summer Institutes (1997)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES (1995-1999):

  • Member, Proposal Review Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration
  • Manuscript Referee, The Canadian Administrator
  • Manuscript Referee, The Canadian Journal of Native Education
  • Textbook Reviewer, Harcourt Brace, Toronto
  • Textbook Reviewer, Corwin Press / Sage Publications
  • Member of the Editorial Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration Newsletter
  • Chair, Antigonish Early Childhood Education Program, 1996-1999
  • People’s Warden, St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 1997-1999
  • Member, Masters’ Thesis Award Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 1996-1997
  • Chair, Masters’ Thesis Award Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 1997-1998
  • Member, Program Committee, Nova Scotia Educational Leadership Consortium, 1996-1998
  • Vice President & Program Chair, Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, 1998-1999
  • Proposal Reviewer, Division A, American Educational Research Association, 1998-1999

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