Dr. Jennifer Straub's appointment with Laurentian University ended as of May 15th, 2021. She was a tenure-track professor in the School of Education. She holds a PhD in Education Studies from the University of New Brunswick. Her doctoral research used a phenomenographic approach to explore the cognitive frames that pre-service teachers held about citizenship. She has been a classroom teacher (OCT 1998) and Vice-Principal. She has also taught in the pre-service programs at the University of New Brunswick (2013) and Nipissing University (2008-2018). Most recently, Dr. Straub received a Recognition Award from The Canadian Society for the Study of Education/La Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation: Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) for her doctoral dissertation entitled Pre-service Teachers' Understanding of Citizenship.
Education
PhD (University of New Brunswick) Education Studies
MEd (University of Toronto/OISE) Curriculum Teaching and Learning: Second Language Education
BEd (Nipissing University)
BA (Laurentian University)
Research
Dr. Straub's research relates to Social Studies, Pre-service Teacher Education and Phenomenography. She is the principal researcher for the project: FSL Language Proficiency of Concurrent Education Teacher Candidates: A Targeted Approach in Yr. 1-2 of a 5 year Program. This project is part of a larger initiative lead by the Ontario Public School Board Association and funded by the Government of Ontario and the Department of Canadian Heritage funding.
Awards
2020 Recognition Award from The Canadian Society for the Study of Education/La Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation: Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) for her doctoral dissertation entitled: Pre-service Teachers' Understanding of Citizenship.
2018 School of Graduate Studies Part-Time Merit Award, University of New Brunswick
2012-2015 President’s Doctoral Tuition Award, University of New Brunswick
2012 Magee-Third Century Postgraduate Merit Award, University of New Brunswick
Publications
Straub, J., Maynes, N. (2021). Rigorous Phenomenography: A. Conceptual Model. Journal of Studies in Education, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.5296/jse.v11i2.18496 Straub, J., Maynes, N. (2021). Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions of Citizenship: Implications for Action in Social Studies. In Nickel, J., & Jacobson (Eds.). Preparing Teachers as Curriculum Designers. Canadian Association for Teacher Education. Straub, J. (2020). Pre-service teachers’ understanding of citizenship[Doctoral dissertation, University of New Brunswick]. https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/islandora/object/unbscholar%3A10138/datastream/PDF/view
Maynes, N., Straub, J. (2010). Social Studies: Innovative Approaches for Teachers. Pearson Higher Education Straub, J., (2000). How do I increase student motivation to speak French in an L2 Classroom/French Immersion setting? The Ontario Action Researcher. 5:1-8
