Current Graduate Students
Keisha Deoraj
Katelin Hynes
Jenn Muchmaker

​Keisha is a plant lover, nap enthusiast, and life-long learner. She is currently pursuing a MA in Education in Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Education. Keisha's research interests derive from the difficulties she faced being a racialized, first-generation, female student, in the pursuit of her own post-secondary STEM education. Keisha is passionate about amplifying and empowering the voices of underrepresented  students to build a model for education that better supports their unique needs. Keisha has a B.Ed. in I/S mathematics and Biology and Bachelors Degrees in Life Sciences, Mathematics, and Chemistry. 

​
Katelin is currently working towards an MA in Education at Ontario Tech University while working as a freelance Illustrator. Her research interests are built upon her concerns for agency, identity building, democracy, and power structures. Katelin's is an autoethnographic examination of her experiences in an exclusively online educational setting. Through this, she hopes to better understand the broader social and cultural implications of individual experiences in an increasingly digital educational world. Katelin is motivated to challenge inequities and strives to help foster educational environments that nurture wonder, creativity, and the individual interests and needs of its students.

Jenn is currently in the Master of Education program at Ontario Tech University and is a graduate of Ontario Tech’s Bachelor of Education (primary/junior) program. She completed her undergraduate degree at York University, and holds an Early Childhood Education diploma. As both a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) and Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT), Jenn’s working experience includes RECE in a childcare setting, DECE for Durham District School Board, and OCT in the capacity of both daily and long- term occasional contract work. Her pedagogical interests lie within the realms of the early years, identity, and ABAR education. Outside of her academic pursuits, Jenn is a mom of two, an animal lover, history buff, and a music enthusiast.
 Previous Graduate Students
Picture
Andrew DiVito
Andrew Completed his MA in Education at Ontario Tech in Spring 2021.  His thesis, entitled
An Exploration of SDT Need Fulfillment in a Synchronous Online Learning Environment, was nominated for a thesis award. Andrew's research focuses on learner autonomy, creativity and growth orientation development in online learning environments. Andrew's research questions evolved from his experiences as a teacher as well as his passion about nurturing students as individuals and recognizing students' unique skills and ways of learning. Andrew has a Bachelors of Education and a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Andrew is currently an elementary teacher with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board. He also consults with online course developers about creating online learning environments that nurture learner autonomy, motivation, and growth.