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PhD Candidate
Brock University
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Ash Grover (she/her/elle) is a PhD Candidate in the department of Educational Studies, where her work centers of the experiences of women in academia who have a trauma history. She has presented and published in the areas of trauma-informed, culturally sustaining education, as well as public pedagogies of museums and popular culture. Publications in these areas include an article based on her MA research into images of the Willful Subject in popular 90s film, an examination of discourses of decolonization in the art exhibition 1779 by Six Nations and Haudenosaunee artist Shelley Niro, as well analyses of the discourses surrounding images of race and gender in both Canadian and International war museums. Also forthcoming is a chapter in the Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education on key strategies in culturally sustaining and trauma-informed pedagogical practice in post-secondary education. Ash has also taught in the areas of adult education, public pedagogies, power, and gender. In her current position as a curriculum development specialist for Learning Services at Brock, she is able to make tangible steps toward enhancing equity in university spaces. Leveraging her background in equity, Ash works with her colleagues to provide tailored supports for students facing significant barriers to their education, as well as developing curriculum that reflects diverse educational experiences. In the words of bell hooks, “The academy is not paradise, but learning is a place where paradise can be created.” In addition to this role, Ash works as a doctoral student coordinator for Transforming Military Cultures, a MINDS funded network comprised of academics, military professionals, and researchers, who are all currently working in the area of military culture change and transformative justice.
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Saturday, April 15, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM US Eastern Time