Sigrid Roman

Biography

Sigrid’s research is in the fields of educational leadership & policy, comparative, international & development education, and conflict & violence studies. Her professional hope is to build strong collaborative relationships with/between partners across communities, civil society organisations, research institutions and governments to develop research insights and policy initiatives that respond to contemporary issues of political violence. Sigrid’s doctoral research is focused on secondary teachers’ roles, agency, and didactic-curricular practices in two Canadian provinces as they relate to political violence subject matter.  Her research goal is to theorise the study of political violence in education and across sectors for peacebuilding. She has previously lectured on research-practitioner engagement in development and community-engaged research.

As a co-chair, Sigrid is excited to bring in her experience and knowledge to support student networking and professional development. Outside of academia, she is a freelance journalist, writer, and abstract painter.