Supervision of Graduate Students
If you are interested in working with me on a Masters or PhD research project, send me an email: efield@lakeheadu.ca
Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor
2027. Karn, Sara. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow. “Fostering Eco-empathy: Responding to Youth Demands for Climate Justice Education”
2023. Yilmaz, Elanur. Postdoctoral Fellow. “Raising Teaching Standards in Teacher Education for a Sustainable Future through Exploring Perspectives of Informative Stakeholder and Experts via the Delphi Technique”.
PhD Supervisor
Ongoing. Chesnut, Jennifer. TBD
2023 - 2026. Burton, Will. “Reconstruction Site: Placing Visions of Survival in the Prairie Settler-Colonial City”
PhD Committee Member
2021 - 2025. Leite, Stephanie. “Towards Transformative Climate Change Education”. PhD Candidate at McGill University
2022 - 2025. Corkery, Anne. “Agents of Change: Exploring the Impact of Student-Led Approaches in Education for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Education” PhD Candidate at Trent University
PhD Dissertation Examiner
2026. Javanmardi, Shiva. “Examining Ontario’s Pre- and In-service Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs about Climate Change and Climate Change Education”
2024. Cohen, Roxanne. “Rooted and Rising: A Pedagogical Narrative Inquiry into Re-Storying Education in the Era of Climate Change”
Master’s Thesis Supervisor
Ongoing. Abbey, Billeejean. TBD
Ongoing. Torio, Lindsay. Transforming secondary school students from eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, and apathy to climate action through civic responsibility and democratic citizenship.
Ongoing. Schofield, Eric. TBD.
2026. Tait, Maren. “Exploring Climate Emotions and Coping Strategies of Canadian Youth in a Climate-Focused Program”
2024. Howlett, Sidney. “Exploring Supports for Students’ Complex Climate Emotions Through Interviews with Ontario Secondary Teachers.”
2022. Frank, Mark. “Perspectives on Climate Change Solutions, Actions, and Education from Environmentally Conscience Youth in British Columbia”
Master’s Committee Member
2024. Romero, Malinali Castañeda. “Exploring the Role of Climate Emotion Tools in Climate Science Learning with Youth and Indigenous Climate Activists from Mexico”
2022. Nguyen, Anh Thu. “Perceptions of Marketing Teachers Regarding Sustainability in Marketing Education: A Case Study in Canada”
Master’s Internal Examiner
2025 Chaubhan, Saurabhsinh. “Careful how you Teach: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Critical Media Literacy and Misinformation.”
2022. Kearey-Moreland, J. “Garden-based Education”
2021. Miller, Shelly. “Women in Power: Learning through Climate Emergency Declarations in Canada.”
2020. Molnar, Amanda. “Bravery, Accountability, and Praxis: Decolonizing International Education.”
Master’s External Examiner
2020. Sanderson, Robert. “Health Professionals and Climate Change Communication: An exploratory study in Northern Ontario.”
Master’s Portfolio Supervisor
2024. Emilie Derochie. “Changemaker Series”
2020. Spiropoulos, G. "Climate Change Education Inquiries in the Secondary Classroom: A Practical Guide"