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I obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Education from York University at the Intermediate/Senior level in Health and Physical Education and Social Sciences. Later, I completed a Masters of Education in Equity and Social Justice and a PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto in the area of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning.
Prior to being at ³Ô¹ÏÍø, I was an instructor in the School of Early Childhood Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University and in the Master of Teaching and Bachelor of Education program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at University of Toronto. I am an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) where I previously worked for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and taught in the field of Child and Youth Care at Humber and George Brown College.
I am the Chair of the in the Faculty of Education. You can learn more about the Coalition via the 2023 Year in Review Report. As of 2024, the EDI&I Coalition launched the the where guests are hosted to facilitate critical conversations. The sessions are recorded and turned into podcast episodes as resources.
I am the author of (2019), and the author of (2019), and co-editor of (2021 with Drs. Zuhra Abawi & Rachel Berman), (2022 with Drs. Andrew Campbell & Steve Sider), (2023 with Dr. Njoki Wane), (2023 with Drs. Zuhra Abawi & Andrew Campbell), (2025), and a major international handbook approximately 57 chapters titled (2025).
Many of my research and publications can be accessed at:
I am also the founder and Director of EDIcation Consulting () offering equity, diversity, and inclusion training, audits, and capacity-building workshops to organizations, corporations, community agencies, and schools to create thriving conditions and cultures to help them thrive and acheive to their full potential.
With respect to community involvement, I am a former member of the with the Toronto Police Service (2021-2023), a past Board of Directors member for which provides educational programs and services for incarcerated youth and young adults, and a community activist with the non-profit organization (YAAACE) in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto. I co-host YAAACE's podcast which amplifies marginalized voices as counter-narratives discussing issues related to the roots of violence. I am also a Member at Large for the with over 200 members. I am also an active international referee for wheelchair basketball representing Canada, most recently having officiated at the Men’s South America Championships in Bogota, Colombia in November 2024. I also serve as a member of the .
Upcoming book projects:
Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (forthcoming 2026). Research as activism in education: Community-oriented perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
Research Grants:
Abdou, E., Eizadirad, A., & Wilson-Forsberg, S. (Co-Investigator). Transforming Classrooms: A Consultative Workshop to Address Supremacist Ideologies through Centering Ancient African Histories in Ontario Schools (2024-2025). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Connections Grant. $24,420 funded. October 2024.
Hawes, Z., & Eizadirad, A. (Co-Investigator). Leveraging Children's Interest in Basketball to Improve Access, Understanding, and Attitudes Towards Mathematics (2023-2024). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engagement Grant. $24, 948 funded. October 2023.
Oliver, V., Beals, A.M., Eizadirad, A., Liu, V., & Sherifali, Y. (Co-Investigator). Wants and Needs: Engaging Young People in Community Sex Education (2022-2023). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engage Grant. $24,692 funded. November 2022.
Eizadirad, A. (Principal Investigator). Racialized Trauma in BIPOC Youth; Healing and Increasing Civic Engagement through Storytelling (2022-2023). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engagement Grant. $24,957 funded. May 2022.
Masakure, O., Wilson-Forsberg, S., & Eizadirad, A. (Co-Investigator). Paths Less Traveled: Experiences of Young African Immigrant Entrepreneurs (2021-2023). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Insight Grant. $48,283 funded. April 2021.
Eizadirad, A. & Sider, S. (Principal Investigator). (2020-2021). Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engagement Grant. $24,946 funded. December 2020. Final Report of Findings: Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2022). Addressing the social determinants of learning: The Community School Initiative closing the achievement gap for racialized under-resourced communities.
Eizadirad, A. (Principal Investigator). Look at My Life: Access to Post-Secondary Schooling and The Credit Transfer Experience of the Remand Population in Ontario. Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. $15,000 funded. April 2020.
Eizadirad, A. (Principal Investigator). Assessment as Stereotyping: Experiences of Racialized Children and Parents with the Grade 3 EQAO Standardized Testing Preparation and Administration in Ontario. Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program. $15,000 funded. 2017-2018.
- Recipient of the (2024)
- Recipient of the 2023-2024 Wilfrid ³Ô¹ÏÍø Early Career Researcher Award
- Scholastic Canada Equity and Inclusion Advisory Panel (2024)
- Outstanding Publication in Canadian Curriculum Studies Award from Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) for book chapter with Dr. Zuhra Abawi titled “Neutrality Always Benefits the Oppressor: The Need to Rupture the Normalized Structure of Teacher Education Programs to Diversify the Workforce” (2023)
- Recipient of the Canadian Congress Nation Builder Award in the area of Youth and Community Development (2023)
- Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Writer’s Award for Decolonizing Educational Assessment: Ontario Elementary Students and the EQAO (2020)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto 2017-2018
- Member of the Editorial Board for the
- National Basketball Official; NOCP Level 4
I am willing to supervise graduate students in areas that I have expertise in.
- Kathrin Cornibert, Ed.D. Supervisor- in progress, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, OISE, University of Toronto.
- Esther Hayford, PhD, Internal Committee Member, completed defense in March 2025, Faculty of Social Work, ³Ô¹ÏÍø. Title of Dissertation: Student Engagement and Resistance: Exploring the Stories of African Canadian Girls in High Schools in Southwestern Ontario.
- Paul Nalli, Ed. D. Committee Member- completed defense in October 2024, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College in Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University. Title of Dissertation: Systemic Barriers Have No Borders: Scaling Up Leadership in Ontario Education Systems by Incorporating the R.A.I.S.E. Reflective Tool
- Aurra A. Startup, MA MRP Supervisor- completed defense in 2022, Social Justice & Community Engagement, ³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Books:
Eizadirad, A., & Trifonas, P. (2025). (57 chapters). Springer.
Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A., Tuters, S., & Campbell, A. (2025). . Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A., Abawi, Z., & Campbell. A. (2023). . Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A. & Wane, N. (2023). . Palgrave Macmillan.
Eizadirad, A., Campbell, A., & Sider, S. (2022). . Routledge.
Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A. & Berman, R. (2021). Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A. (2019). . Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Publications:
Eizadirad, A., Reid, M., & Reid, S. (2025). Confronting anti-Asian racism in Canadian schools: Insights from students, educators, and communities. Journal of Critical Race, Indigeneity, and Decolonization. 2(1). 4-23.
Reid, M., Reid, S., & Eizadirad, A. (2024). Asian educators experiencing the bamboo ceiling: A Canadian case study of systemic barriers in hiring, advancement, and promotion. Canadian Journal of Education/ Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 47(3), 607–633.
Eizadirad, A., Jones, D., Leslie, G., & Grant, T. (2024). Remembering lost lives and healing from trauma: Homicides, incarceration, and pain-driven advocacy in the Jane and Finch community. Journal of Culture and Values in Education. 7(3). 1-26.
Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (2024). Research as activism: Bridging knowledge and action for transformational change. Journal of Culture and Values in Education. 7(3), i-iv.
Eizadirad, A., Chambers, T. N., & Brown, S. B. (2024). Amadeusz’s Prosper: Effective reintegration of adults facing firearm-related charges in Ontario, Canada. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 11(5), 272–289.
Kilinc, E., Eizadirad, A., & Straub, J. (2024). Reconceptualizing global citizenship in Turkish Social Studies textbooks with a focus on social justice. Comparative and International Education. 53(1). 17-33.
Eizadirad, A., & Leslie, G. (2024). Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) in combatting anti-Black racism and reducing recidivism. Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being. 9(1), 40–45.
Eizadirad, A. (2024). The pain of experiencing anti-Asian racism and discrimination. Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies. Published online first. 1-3.
Eizadirad, A., Hagerman, B., Dawe, L., Hall, S., Long, T., Skop, M., Hodson, E., Mehta, B., Daly, M., & Beer, J. (2023). The Summer of the pivot: Prioritizing equity in remote instruction through a multidisciplinary community of practice initiative at a Canadian university. Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research, 9)1), 100-114.
Eizadirad, A., & Chambers, T.N. G. (2023). Experiences of learners who are incarcerated with accessing educational opportunities in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23(1), 31-45.
Abudiab, S., Eizadirad, A., & Baartman, B. (2023). Team of caring educators delivering a specialized math curriculum for racialized youth during COVID-19. The Excellence in Education Journal, 12(1), 123-147.
Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2022). The Community School Initiative in Toronto: Mitigating opportunity gaps in the Jane and Finch community in the wake of COVID-19. Radical Teacher, 124, 33-42.
Sider, S., Beck, K., Eizadirad, A., & Morvan, J. (2022). Performative commitments to diversity and inclusion in Canadian educational institutions: Considerations for equity efforts in comparative and international education. Global Comparative Education: Journal of the WCCES, 6(1), 15-28.
Woods, S., Chambers, T.N. G., & Eizadirad, A. (2022). Emotional vulnerability in researchers conducting trauma-triggering research. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(3), 71-88. DOI:
Eizadirad, A. (2022). [Review of the book The Effectiveness of Educational Policy for Bias-Free Teacher Hiring: Critical Insights to Enhance Diversity in the Canadian Teacher Workforce, by Z. Abawi]. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 16(1), 104-106.
Eizadirad, A., Holm, J. & Sider, S. (2021). A case study of teacher candidates’ experiences: Writing the pilot Math Proficiency Test in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 2(4), 121-139. DOI:
Eizadirad, A. & Sider, S. (2021). Pedagogy of visibilizing pain and suffering: A commentary on the special issue. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. 15(4), 221-223.
DOI: 10.1080/15595692.2021.1961510
Eizadirad, A. & Campbell, A. (2021). Visibilizing our pain and wounds as resistance and activist pedagogy to heal and hope: Reflections of 2 racialized professors. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. 15(4), 241-251. DOI: 10.1080/15595692.2021.1937600
Eizadirad, A. & Chambers, T. N. (2021). Amadeusz: Inequities in the enactment and implementation of records suspensions. Journal of Law and Social Policy. 35, 100-112.
Abawi, Z., & Eizadirad, A. (2020). Bias-free or biased hiring? Racialized teachers’ perspectives on educational hiring practices in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 193, 18-31.
Eizadirad, A. (2020). External assessment as stereotyping: Experiences of racialized grade 3 children, parents and educators with standardized testing in elementary schools. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 42(4), 277-295. DOI: 10.1080/10714413.2020.1742531
Eizadirad, A. (2018). Legitimization and normalization of EQAO standardized testing as an accountability tool in Ontario: Rise of quantifiable outcome-based education and inequitable educational practices. OISE Graduate Student Research Conference Journal, 1 (1), 6-18.
Eizadirad, A., & Portelli, J. (2018). Subversion in education: Common misunderstandings and myths. International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 9(1), 53-72.
Eizadirad, A. (2017). The university as a neoliberal and colonizing institute; A spatial case study analysis of the invisible fence between York University and the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in the City of Toronto. Journal of Critical Race Inquiry, 4(1), 25-53.
Eizadirad, A., Martinez, X., & Ruminot, C. (2016). Comparative analysis of educational systems of accountability and quality of education in Ontario, Canada and Chile: Standardized testing and its role in perpetuation of educational inequity. Interfaces Brasil/Canada, 16(2), 64-98.
Eizadirad, A. (2016). Is it “bad” kids or “bad” places? Where is all the violence originating from? Youth violence in the City of Toronto. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 38(2), 162-188. DOI: 10.1080/10714413.2016.1155956
Eizadirad, A. (2016). International experience in a non-Western country, teacher habitus, and level of inclusion in the classroom. International Journal of Teaching and Education, 4(1), 1-15. DOI: 10.20472/TE.2016.4.1.001
Guest-Edited Volume Of a Refereed Journal:
Kilinc, E., Eizadirad, A., & Straub, J. (2024). . Journal of Culture and Values in Education. 7(3).
Eizadirad, A. & Sider, S. (September 2021). . Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. 15(4).
Book Chapters:
Eizadirad, A. (2025). Why anti-discriminatory education cannot be optional: A tool that facilitates positive life outcomes for all. In Eizadirad, A., & Trifonas, P. (Eds.). International Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education. Springer.
Eizadirad, A. (2025). The art and poetics of anti-discriminatory education: Challenging and dismantling culturally erasing pedagogies. In Eizadirad, A., & Trifonas, P. (Eds.). International Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education. Springer.
Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A., Tuters, S., & Campbell, A. (2025). Activist leadership for equitable and inclusive school-community ecosystems. In Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A., Tuters, S., & Campbell, A. (Eds.). Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools: Canadian Insights. Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A. (2025). A poem for scholar activists, school leaders, and community practitioners. In Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A., Tuters, S., & Campbell, A. (Eds.). Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools: Canadian Insights. Canadian Scholars Press.
Abudiab, S., & Eizadirad, A. (2024). Pedagogical strategies for equity and inclusion: Addressing low socioeconomic status students in the Canadian classroom. In Bokhorst-Heng, W., & Hillier, C. (Eds.). Diversity and Equity in Canadian Schools: Fostering Human Flourishing (pp. 133-150). Canadian Scholars Press.
Straub, J., & Eizadirad. A. (2024). Decolonizing teacher education through creation of an equity, diversity, inclusion, and indigenization (EDI&I) coalition. In Lopez. A., & Singh, H. (Eds.). Decolonizing Educational Knowledge: International Perspectives and Contestations (pp. 73-94). Palgrave MacMillan.
Tsang, J., & Eizadirad. A. (2024). We are all racists: Calling out and undoing whiteness in teacher education. In Kempf. A., & Watts, H. (Eds.). Critical Perspectives on White Supremacy and Racism in Canadian Education: Dispatches from the Field (pp. 81-98). Routledge.
Eizadirad, A., Abawi, Z., & Campbell. A. (2023). Disrupting the weaponization of difference with intentionality: What it means to be an activist and anti-racist educator. In Eizadirad, A., Abawi, Z., & Campbell. A. (Eds.). Enacting Anti-Racism and Activist Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Canadian Perspectives (pp. 1-19). Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A. (2023). Dear community of anti-racist activist educators. In Eizadirad, A., Abawi, Z., & Campbell. A. (Eds.). Enacting Anti-Racism and Activist Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Canadian Perspectives (pp. 267-273). Canadian Scholars Press.
Tsang, J. & Eizadirad, A (2023). Disrupting the colonizing gaze and mobilizing for systemic decolonization: 2020 world events and the curriculum of critical consciousness. In Trifonas, P.P., & Jagger, S. (Eds.). Handbook of Curriculum Theory and Research (pp. 1-16). Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham.
Campbell, A., & Eizadirad, A. (2023). Creating a safer school culture for all. In: Campbell, A., Swartz, L. (Eds.). Stop the Hate for Goodness Sake: How Can Classroom Teachers Disrupt Discrimination and Promote Hope, Foster Healing, and Inspire Joyful Learning? (pp. 104-115). Pembroke Publishers.
Eizadirad, A., & Wane. N. (2023). The power of oral culture in education: Remembering, documenting, and revitalizing oral teachings. In Eizadirad. A., & Wane, J. (Eds.). The Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms and Folklore Tales (pp. 1-15). Palgrave Macmillan.
Eizadirad, A. (2023). Maintenance of an Iranian identity through oral culture and the Shahnameh: “The shame is not in asking, shame is in not knowing”. In Eizadirad. A., & Wane, J. (Eds.). The Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms and Folklore Tales (pp. 147-161). Palgrave Macmillan.
Eizadirad, A. (2023). Systemic racism and inaccessibility to education for the incarcerated in Canada. In: Trifonas, P.P., Jagger, S. (eds) Handbook of Curriculum Theory and Research (pp. 1-18). Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham.
Eizadirad, A., Campbell, A., & Sider, S. (2022). Centering pedagogies of pain and suffering by embracing our wounds and scars. In Eizadirad, A., Campbell, A., & Sider, S. (Eds.). Counternarratives of Pain and Suffering as Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Oppression in Educational Contexts (pp. 1-13). Routledge.
Campbell, A., & Eizadirad, A. (2022). Cultivating brave spaces to take risks to challenge systemic oppression. In Eizadirad, A., Campbell, A., & Sider, S. (Eds.). Counternarratives of Pain and Suffering as Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Oppression in Educational Contexts (pp. 19-37). Routledge.
Eizadirad, A. (2022). Poetic justice: Healing and disrupting systemic oppression in education through critical pedagogy. In Eizadirad, A., Campbell, A., & Sider, S. (Eds.). Counternarratives of Pain and Suffering as Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Oppression in Educational Contexts (pp. 199-203). Routledge.
Abawi, Z. & Eizadirad, A. (2022). Neutrality always benefits the oppressor: The need to rupture the normalized teacher education programs to diversify the teacher workforce. In Danyluk, P., Burns, A., Hill, L. S., & Crawford, K. (Eds.) Crisis and Opportunity: How Canadian Bachelor of Education Programs Responded to the Pandemic (pp. 321-333). [eBook]. Canadian Association for Teacher Education/Canadian Society for the Study of Education.
Pattison-Meek, J., Eizadirad, A., Guerrero, C, Phillips, C., Temertzoglou, C., & (2022). Designing and facilitating an “adapted” practicum experience amidst a pandemic. In Danyluk, P., Burns, A., Hill, L. S., & Crawford, K. (Eds.) Crisis and Opportunity: How Canadian Bachelor of Education Programs Responded to the Pandemic (pp. 274-288). [eBook]. Canadian Association for Teacher Education/Canadian Society for the Study of Education.
Eizadirad, A., Abawi, Z., & Berman, R. (2021). Introduction: Healing and hoping in community and love as a tool for advancing equity as praxis. In Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A. & Berman, R. (Eds.) Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care (xiii-xxv). Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A., & Abawi, Z. (2021). State of emergency: Mapping inequities in early childhood education and care in Canada. In Abawi, Z., Eizadirad, A. & Berman, R. (Eds.) Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care (pp. 1-19). Canadian Scholars Press.
Eizadirad, A. (2020). Closing the achievement gap via reducing the opportunity gap; YAAACE’s social inclusion framework within the Jane and Finch community. In Trifonas, P. (Eds.) Handbook of Theory and Research in Cultural Studies and Education (pp. 275-297). Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham.
Eizadirad, A. (2019). Be a good citizen or else! Neoliberal citizenship and the grade six 2013 revised Ontario social studies curriculum. In Villegas, F. & Brady, J. (Eds.) Critical Schooling: Transformative Theory and Practice (pp. 201-224). Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00716-4
Eizadirad, A. (2019). Fusion of the Ontario curriculum, the Tyler rationale, and EQAO standardized testing: A counterproductive approach to reducing the achievement gap. In Trifonas, P. & Jagger, S. (Eds.) Handbook of Cultural Studies and Education (pp. 70-84). Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-8153-8508-0
Eizadirad, A. (2018). The university as a neoliberal and colonizing institute; A spatial case study analysis of the invisible fence between York University and the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in the City of Toronto. In Wane, N., & Todd, K. (Eds.) Decolonial Pedagogy: Examining Sites of Resistance, Resurgence, and Renewal (pp. 9-31). Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01539-8
Podcasts, Media, and Creative Outputs:
YAAACE, (January 10, 2025). . [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
YAAACE, (December 13, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
YAAACE, (November 8, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
Eizadirad, A. (November 2024). . The Conversation.
YAAACE, (October 4, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
MET Anti-Racism Speaker Series, (September 26, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. MET Anti-Racism Speaker Series with Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad.
YAAACE, (September 11, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
YAAACE, (August 9, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
YAAACE, (July 5, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
VoicEd Radio. (2024, June 17). . [Audio podcast episode]. OnEd Mentors Podcast with Noa Daniel.
YAAACE, (June 7, 2024). [Audio podcast episode]. YAAACE’s Centre for Community Safety & Roots of Violence co-hosted by Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad & Mr. Devon Jones.
VoicEd Radio. (2024, March 18). [Audio podcast episode]. OnEd Mentors Podcast with Noa Daniel.
Eizadirad, A., Ahmed, A., Fowler, L., Dias, D., Clark, H., & Daoust, M., & Bahrami, S. (2024, February 27). Ceasefire, but don’t cease your activism. School Magazine-Education Action Toronto.
Eizadirad, A., & Leslie, G. (December 2023). . The Conversation.
Burke, R. & Brown, E. (2023, October 28). [Audio podcast episode]. SpeakUP! International.
Eizadirad, A. (2023). Why equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) has to be a priority in higher education. WLUFA Newsletter 1st Edition. ³Ô¹ÏÍø.
VoicEd Radio. (2023, September 28). [Audio podcast episode]. Deepening the Conversation: The Latest in Canadian Education Research.
International Institute for Restorative Practices. (2023, September 7). . [Audio podcast episode]. Restorative Works! Podcast.
VoicEd Radio. (2023, July 27). . [Audio podcast episode]. Deepening the Conversation: The Latest in Canadian Education Research.
Reid, M., & Eizadirad, A. (2023, July 6). [presentation]. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
Eizadirad, A. (June 2023). . The Conversation.
Reid, M., & Eizadirad, A. (2023). . York Region District School Board.
Curated Conversations Podcast. (2023, April 6). [Audio podcast episode]. Curated Conversations with Sheliza Jamal.
Eizadirad, A. (2023, March 28). . School Magazine-Education Action Toronto.
Eizadirad, A. (2023). . Centre for Leadership and Diversity’s Leadership Vibes. 2(1).
Eizadirad, A., Villella, M., & Cranston, J. (2023, January 24). . Education Canada Magazine. 63(1).
The Conversation Podcast. (2022, December 7). [Audio podcast episode]. Don’t Call Me Resilient.
Eizadirad, A., & Stevenson, E. (December 2022). . The Conversation.
FookNConversation Podcast. (2022, November 16). . [Audio podcast episode]. FookNConversation-Talking About “Academicky” Stuff with Nicholas Ng-A-Fook.
VoicEd Radio. (2022, October 13). [Audio podcast episode]. A VoicEd Radio Exclusive Series.
VoicEd Radio. (2022, August 17). [Audio podcast episode]. Decolonizing Professional Development Conference.
Eizadirad, A. & Raj Varma, G. (2022, July 15). Why we need to focus on gun violence as a public health crisis [Editorial]. The Toronto Star.
Eizadirad, A., Jones, D., &, Grant, T. (June 2022). . The Conversation.
Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., Baartman, B., & Jones. D. (2022). . ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalk Series.
Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2022). Addressing the social determinants of learning: The Community School Initiative closing the achievement gap for racialized under-resourced communities.
Eizadirad, A., Jones, D., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2021, December 9). . Community-Based Research Canada Webinar.
Holm, J., Eizadirad, A, & Sider, S. (2021). Exploring the experiences of teacher candidates with the Math Proficiency Test: Recommendations for Ontario educational systems. Ontario Mathematics Gazette. 59 (4), 45-48.
Eizadirad, A. (2020, September 9). Equity, diversity, and inclusion in schools and communities: Inequality of opportunity and the achievement gap [online lecture]. ³Ô¹ÏÍø-Milton Lecture Series:
VoicEd Radio. (2020, August 11). [Audio podcast episode]. In Conversation with Stephen Hurley Podcast.
Holm, J., Eizadirad, A., & Sider, S. (2020). Report to the Ontario Ministry of Education on a Study on the Ontario Math Proficiency Test. Toronto, ON.
Eizadirad, A. & Sider, S. (July 2020). . The Conversation.
Eizadirad, A. (July 2020). . Our Schools Our Selves- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
York Village Housing Association. (2020, June 23). . (Episode 6) [Audio podcast episode]. In La Ville Podcast.
- EU 502: Interpreting Research in Education
- EU 492: Equity and Diversity in Schools
- EU 490: Special Education, Part 2
- EU 489: Special Education, Part 1
- EU 487: Assessment
- EU 482: Curriculum Foundations
- EU 443: Restorative Practice in Education
- EU 414: Social Studies, History and Geography
- INED 201: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
- Introduction to Decolonization in Education
- Anti-Discriminatory Education
- Indigenous Experiences of Racism and Settler Colonialism
Contact Info:
Office location: 202 Regina Street: RA111F
Office hours: By appointment.
Languages spoken: English, Farsi