Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Languages, Cultures and Literacies, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Thesis title: Early bilingual development in preschool and kindergarten: An ethnographic study of three Punjabi-speaking emergent bilingual learners in British Columbia
Supervisory Committee: Dr. Kelleen Toohey (Senior Supervisor), Dr. Diane Dagenais, and Dr. Margaret MacDonald
Internal Examiner: Dr. Roumiana Ilieva
External Examiner: Dr. Margaret Early (University of British Columbia)
2012-2019
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Language, Culture and Teaching, Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Thesis title: Home literacy practices in four Punjabi families in Canada: A comparative study of first- and second-generation families
Supervisor: Dr. Khaled Barkaoui
2009-2011
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
Primary/Junior (ECE) Consecutive Pre-service Program, Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008-2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Community Services, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada
2004-2008
Certifications
Certificate of Qualification
British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care, Teacher Certification Branch, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021
Certificate of Registration
College of Early Childhood Educators, Toronto, ON, Canada
2019
Instructional Skills Workshop Certificate
Centre for Educational Excellence, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
2016
Certificate of Qualification and Registration
Ontario College of Teachers, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009
Professional Appointments
Douglas College, Faculty of Applied Community Studies, Early Childhood Education Department, Regular Faculty, 2022-Present
Douglas College, Faculty of Applied Community Studies, Early Childhood Education Department, Contract Faculty, 2021-2022
University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Education, Master of Professional Education, Field of Early Childhood Education, Adjunct Professor, 2020-2022
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Early Childhood Education Program, Sessional Lecturer, 2020-2022
Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, Undergraduate Programs, Sessional Instructor, 2013-2018