Grants and Projects
2021-2022
Principal Investigator. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada, Explore Grant
Collaboration using mind mapping apps: Enhancing undergraduate students’ academic writing skills across curriculum and in discipline
2018–2020
Principal Investigator. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada, Insight Development Grant
A multidisciplinary approach to developing and evaluating a mobile technology-supported, culturally responsive vocabulary intervention for Aboriginal students
Dr. Esther Geva - OISE/UT (Co-Investigator)
Dr. Catherine Snow - Harvard Graduate School of Education (Collaborator)
Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp - Department of Computing Science - University of Alberta (Collaborator)
Dr. Andrew Biemiller - School of Child Study at the University of Toronto (Collaborator)
Dr. Todd Cunningham - OISE/UT (Collaborator)
Kyle Peter - Pikangikum Educational Authority (Collaborator)
2018–2020
Principal Investigator. Ontario Tech. University’s Teaching Innovation Fund
A case study approach to developing an in-depth understanding of and effective writing skills for professional purposes
using role playing and multimodal content
Dr. Maurice DiGiuseppe - Ontario Tech University (Collaborator)
Dr. Bill Muirhead - Ontario Tech University (Collaborator)
2018–2019
Recipient and Principal Investigator. John A. Sproul Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Understanding Canadian culture and language: A critical analysis of cinematography and language use in modern Canadian and
American films
Dr. Richard Kern - UC Berkeley (Collaborator)
2018-2019
Co-Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
The impact of the refugee experience on language learning and acculturation
Dr. Allyson Eamer, Ontario Tech. University (Principal Investigator)
2016-2017
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
Words on the move: Evaluating innovative, technology-supported vocabulary interventions for adolescent English language learners
2014-2015
Co-Investigator. Education University of Hong Kong Internal Fund
A comparative multi-case study of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese university students’ self-regulated mobile-assisted vocabulary learning (MAVL)
Dr. Qing Ma, Education - University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator)
2012-2015
Principal Investigator. Ontario Tech. University Start-Up Grant
Academic vocabulary intervention with urban linguistically diverse adolescents in Toronto and Boston through annotated digital video instruction
2013-2014
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
Transnational exploration of English education: Canadian and Hong Kong English student teachers connected through
open educational resources
2013-2014
Co-Investigator. IT in Education Project Fund, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Zheng Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator)
Transnational exploration of English education: Canadian and Hong Kong English student teachers connected through
open educational resources
2012-2013
Co-Investigator. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Research Grant, Ontario Ministry of Education
Project: Evaluation of an English-Mandarin bilingual transition program (Stage II)
Dr. Jim Cummins - OISE/UT (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Becky Chen-Bumgardner - OISE/UT (Co-Investigator)
2011-2014
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Standard Research Grant
Words that matter: Vocabulary intervention using integrative technologies and social networking media for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Dr. Liying Cheng - Queen's University (Co-Investigator)
Dr. Jim Cummins - OISE/UT (Collaborator)
2011-2012
Recipient and Principal Investigator. Canada-U.S. Fulbright Research Scholar Award, Fulbright Canada at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cross-border literacy intervention using integrative technologies and social networking media for linguistically diverse students in North American inner-city schools
2009-2010
Recipient and Principal Investigator. Queen’s University, Faculty of Education International Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Vocabulary assessment and intervention for secondary school English language learners (ELLs) in Canadian urban schools
Principal Investigator. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada, Explore Grant
Collaboration using mind mapping apps: Enhancing undergraduate students’ academic writing skills across curriculum and in discipline
2018–2020
Principal Investigator. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada, Insight Development Grant
A multidisciplinary approach to developing and evaluating a mobile technology-supported, culturally responsive vocabulary intervention for Aboriginal students
Dr. Esther Geva - OISE/UT (Co-Investigator)
Dr. Catherine Snow - Harvard Graduate School of Education (Collaborator)
Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp - Department of Computing Science - University of Alberta (Collaborator)
Dr. Andrew Biemiller - School of Child Study at the University of Toronto (Collaborator)
Dr. Todd Cunningham - OISE/UT (Collaborator)
Kyle Peter - Pikangikum Educational Authority (Collaborator)
2018–2020
Principal Investigator. Ontario Tech. University’s Teaching Innovation Fund
A case study approach to developing an in-depth understanding of and effective writing skills for professional purposes
using role playing and multimodal content
Dr. Maurice DiGiuseppe - Ontario Tech University (Collaborator)
Dr. Bill Muirhead - Ontario Tech University (Collaborator)
2018–2019
Recipient and Principal Investigator. John A. Sproul Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Understanding Canadian culture and language: A critical analysis of cinematography and language use in modern Canadian and
American films
Dr. Richard Kern - UC Berkeley (Collaborator)
2018-2019
Co-Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
The impact of the refugee experience on language learning and acculturation
Dr. Allyson Eamer, Ontario Tech. University (Principal Investigator)
2016-2017
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
Words on the move: Evaluating innovative, technology-supported vocabulary interventions for adolescent English language learners
2014-2015
Co-Investigator. Education University of Hong Kong Internal Fund
A comparative multi-case study of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese university students’ self-regulated mobile-assisted vocabulary learning (MAVL)
Dr. Qing Ma, Education - University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator)
2012-2015
Principal Investigator. Ontario Tech. University Start-Up Grant
Academic vocabulary intervention with urban linguistically diverse adolescents in Toronto and Boston through annotated digital video instruction
2013-2014
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Small Grant
Transnational exploration of English education: Canadian and Hong Kong English student teachers connected through
open educational resources
2013-2014
Co-Investigator. IT in Education Project Fund, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Zheng Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator)
Transnational exploration of English education: Canadian and Hong Kong English student teachers connected through
open educational resources
2012-2013
Co-Investigator. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Research Grant, Ontario Ministry of Education
Project: Evaluation of an English-Mandarin bilingual transition program (Stage II)
Dr. Jim Cummins - OISE/UT (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Becky Chen-Bumgardner - OISE/UT (Co-Investigator)
2011-2014
Principal Investigator. SSHRC Standard Research Grant
Words that matter: Vocabulary intervention using integrative technologies and social networking media for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Dr. Liying Cheng - Queen's University (Co-Investigator)
Dr. Jim Cummins - OISE/UT (Collaborator)
2011-2012
Recipient and Principal Investigator. Canada-U.S. Fulbright Research Scholar Award, Fulbright Canada at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cross-border literacy intervention using integrative technologies and social networking media for linguistically diverse students in North American inner-city schools
2009-2010
Recipient and Principal Investigator. Queen’s University, Faculty of Education International Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Vocabulary assessment and intervention for secondary school English language learners (ELLs) in Canadian urban schools