Research Experience

Simon Fraser University

2014-2019
Early bilingual development in preschool and kindergarten: An ethnographic study of three Punjabi-speaking emergent bilingual learners in British Columbia (doctoral study)
Principal Investigator: Angelpreet Singh

2012-2013
A bilingual family literacy program for Punjabi-speaking families in British Columbia (doctoral pilot study)
Principal Investigator: Angelpreet Singh

Research Assistant

2014-2015
Utilizing a multilingual resource: ScribJab in action
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelleen Toohey and Co-Investigator: Dr. Diane Dagenais

2014-2015
Adult literacy and digital inequalities: A study to explore patterns of digital inclusion and exclusion in Canadian communities
Principal Investigator: Dr. Suzanne Smythe

2014
English as a Second/Additional Language (ESL/EAL) policy, practice, and research in Canada
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelleen Toohey

2014
Program goals writing team: Graduate programs in the Faculty of Education
Principal Investigators: Dr. Robin Brayne and Dr. Larry Johnson

2012-2014
Emerging multimodal literacies: Second language learners making video
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelleen Toohey and Co-Investigator: Dr. Diane Dagenais

York University

Graduate Assistant

2010-2011
An investigation of the impact of computer skills on test-takers’ writing processes and scores in the TOEFL iBT writing section
Principal Investigator: Dr. Khaled Barkaoui

2009-2010
Writing assessment in the English as a Second Language classroom: Teachers’ beliefs and practices
Principal Investigator: Dr. Khaled Barkaoui

Toronto Metropolitan University

Research Assistant

2007-2008
Engaging children: Making interactions more visible
Principal Investigator: Dr. Celina Kwan Green