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Kathleen Gallagher

Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

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  • Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
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  • University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6, Canada

BIO

Dr. Kathleen Marie Gallagher, Distinguished Professor and Director, Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Previously, she held two Canada Research Chairs and in 2017 was a winner of the inaugural University of Toronto President's Impact Award for research impact beyond the academy. In 2018 she won the David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.

Dr. Gallagher an international scholar widely respected for her research on youth civic engagement and artistic practice, and the pedagogical and methodological possibilities of theatre. She teaches graduate courses specializing in applied theatre, pedagogy, urban school research, school-based ethnographic research, anti-discriminatory education policy and practice, gender and identity construction. Dr. Gallagher supervises graduate students whose research examines interdisciplinary applications of applied theatre and drama education, audience reception, youth and urban sustainability, critical literacy, and arts education.

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Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director of the Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2022 - present
  • Distinguished University Professor
    University of Toronto, Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2022 - present
  • Distinguished University Professor
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
  • Distinguished University Professor
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2020
  • Professor, Canada Research Chair and Associate Chair of Research
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2009 - 2014
  • Canada Research Chair in Theatre, Youth and Research in Urban Schools (Tier 2; Reappointment)
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2010 - 30 Jun 2015
  • Canada Research Chair in Theatre, Youth and Research in Urban Schools (Tier 2)
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2005 - 30 Jun 2010
  • Academic Director of the Centre for Urban Schooling
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2005 - 30 Jun 2012
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2004 - 30 Jun 2009
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Curriculum, Teaching & Learning), Toronto, Canada1 Jul 1999 - 30 Jun 2004
  • Instructor of Drama Education
    Brock University, Department of Film Studies, Visual and Dramatic Arts, St. Catharines, Canada1 Jul 1998 - 30 Jun 1999
  • Teacher of Dramatic Arts, French, and English
    St. Joseph's College, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 1989 - 30 Jun 1999
  • Co-Director of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Program
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, Canada1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
  • Associate Chair of Research
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning, Canada1 Jul 2015 - present
  • Academic Director
    University of Toronto, Centre for Urban Schooling, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2005 - 29 Jun 2012

DEGREES

  • PhD Drama and Self-Construction in a Single-Sex School for Girl
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto - Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Toronto, Canada1998
  • MEd Arts Education: The Living Curriculum
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto - Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Canad, Toronto, Canada1995
  • B.Ed - Intermediate/Senior Division. Dramatic Arts and French
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1989
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts (Honours). French Literature
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1988

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Ontario Teachers' Certificate - Intermediate/Senior Division (Dramatic Arts, French)
    Ontario College of Teachers1989 - present
  • Piano
    Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Canada1987 - present

LANGUAGES

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

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries
  • Industry Projects
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • School of Cities

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