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Christina Phillips

Assistant Professor (Status Only)

Christina Phillips is a science educator and has taught a wide range of science and mathematics courses including mathematics, biology and chemistry to high school students. Christina is an Assistant Professor in the Education department at Cape Breton University and an Assistant Professor (Status Only) at OISE. At OISE, Christina has taught introductory research methodology courses and ‘Integrating Science, Mathematics and Technology Curricula’.

Christina’s research interests include current and critical issues in curriculum, environmental education and science education using socio-cultural perspectives and discourse analysis.

Selected Publications:

  • Phillips, C. (2021, February). Exploring how to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at the K-16 level more cognitively inclusive for students in face-to-face and virtual learning spaces [Conference presentation]. International Organization for Science and Technology Education 2020 (IOSTE 2020) Conference, Daegu, Korea.
  • Khan, R., Phillips, C., & Burke, L. E. C. (2021). Engineering in K-12 STEM education: Navigating interpretations of learning within and between divergent knowledge traditions [Conference presentation]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Online.
  • Bunce, L., McGee, N., & Phillips-MacNeil, C. (2020). Ontario EcoSchools: A framework for environmental learning and action in K-12 schools. In A. Gough, J. C. K. Lee & E. P. K. Tsang (Eds.), Green schools globally (pp. 103-123). Springer.
  • Padamsi, Z., Phillips, C., & Burke, L. E. C. (2019). Sharing STEM education expertise: Explorations in interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of Toronto’s faculties of education and engineering [Unpublished report]. Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
  • Bencze, L., El Halwany, S., Krstovic, M., Milanovic, M., Phillips-MacNeil, C., & Zouda, M. (2018). Estudantes agindo para resolver danos pessoais, sociais & ambientais ligados à ciência & tecnologia [Students acting to address personal, social & environmental harms linked to science & technology]. In N. Nunes-Neto & D.M. Conrado (Eds.), Questões sociocientíficas: Fundamentos, propostas de ensino e perspectivas para ações sociopolíticas [Socioscientific issues: Foundations, teaching proposals and perspectives for sociopolitical actions] (pp. 515-560). Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: Editora da Universidade Federal da Bahia.Assistant Professor (Status Only)