Dr. Hartley Banack
Assistant Professor
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
Campus: Prince George
Email: hart.banack@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5317
Dr. Alex Lautensach
Adjunct Professor
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Campus: Northwest
Email: alex.lautensach@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-615-3334
Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband
Assistant Professor
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
Campus: Prince George
Email: christine.hoyounghusband@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6313
Research and expertise: Educational Leadership, Math Education, Teacher Education, Professional Learning, Formative Assessment, Communities of Practice, and Culture and Mathematics.
Area of Expertise: Content Knowledge Acquisition, Policy and Practice, Teaching Out-of-Field, Teacher Efficacy, Cultural Competencies in Mathematics, and Curriculum Development.
Dr. David Litz
Assistant Professor
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Campus: Northwest
Email: david.litz@unbc.ca
Dr. Litz has an EdD in Educational Leadership from The University of Calgary, Canada. His current research utilizes mixed methods to investigate the cross-cultural applicability of Western leadership models within global/international K-12 school contexts and the links between emotional intelligence and leadership practices. Some of his other research interests and expertise include globalization and education, comparative education, cross-cultural understandings of leadership and management, leadership preparation, educational equity and social justice, international educational development, and educational policy.
Dr. Joanie Crandall
Assistant Professor
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Campus: Prince George
Email: joanie.crandall@unbca.ca
Phone: 250-960-5198
Dr. Joanie Crandall grew up in New Brunswick on the unceded traditional territory of the Wolastoqey. She came to be passionate about Indigenous education as an ally after experiencing the privilege of living, learning, and working with Indigenous communities. She lived in a Nêhiyawak community as a teacher and it was her first experience teaching Indigenous learners that inspired her to explore decolonizing education through doctoral studies. She lived on the traditional territory of the Inuit as a principal and on the traditional territories of the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit as an instructional coach. She has experience in educational media, instructional design, as a college director, a multi-disciplinary research centre coordinator, university lecturer, consultant, and online graduate studies educator and supervisor.
Glen Thielmann
Lecturer, Phd Student
School of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
Campus: Prince George
Email: thielmann@unbc.ca
