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Miglena Todorova

Associate Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Social Justice Education

Orcid identifier0000-0003-0754-9330
  • Associate Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Social Justice Education

BIO

Miglena S. Todorova is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Prof. Todorova’s research explores the relationship between knowledge production, power relations, and identity formations related to race, gender and class using transnational approaches crossing capitalist and socialist political entities such as Canada, the United States, and former socialist countries in Eastern &Central Europe, and the Balkans. Examples of the courses she teaches include Globalization and Transnationality; Race, Gender & Empire in Socialist States; Qualitative Research Methods supporting equity and justice; and Sexual Violence Prevention in Higher Education. Prof. Todorova was the Director of the Centre for Media, Culture and Education (2017- 2024). She also served as the Graduate Coordinator and Assocaite Chair of the Department of Social Justice Education at OISE (2020-2024). 

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., American Studies
    University of Minnesota, United States2006
  • M.A., Political Science
    University of Minnesota, United States1999
  • B.A., American Studies
    University of Minnesota, United States1997

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bulgarian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review