Dr. Jennifer Markides
Affiliations
Associate Professor
Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Curriculum and Learning
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Work
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Youth Wellbeing and Education
SSHRC
One Child Every Child Indigenous Lead
University of Calgary
Child Health and Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Adjunct Professor
Cumming School of Medicine
Contact information
Phone number
office: 403.220.7750
Background
Educational Background
Doctoral Degree Educational Research, University of Calgary, 2020
Master of Education Mathematics-for-Teaching, University of Calgary, 2013
Bachelor of Education With Distinction, University of Victoria, 2005
Biography
Jennifer Markides, Ph.D., is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly Métis Nation of Alberta), SSHRC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Youth Well-Being and Education, and Associate Professor in the Werklund School of Education and Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her community-based research focuses on the dreams, interests, needs, and holistic wellbeing of Indigenous youth. Working together with the school division and Indigenous community leaderships, Markides’ research program responds to the immediate goals and long-term visions of Indigenous communities. Across all partnerships the top requests of the youth are to learn their Indigenous languages and experience more of their cultural teachings. The research team is also bringing more sport, wellness, and youth job opportunities into the rural and remote communities. In addition to her research commitments, Markides sits on the circle of editors for Pawaatahmihk Journal of Métis Thinkers. Through ongoing service, she honours her ancestral Métis kin of the McKay, Favel, Ballenden/Ballendine, Linklater, and McDermott/MacDermott families. Markides is part of the executive of Métis scholars who hosted the Mawachihitotaak Métis Studies Conference in Calgary, Alberta in September, 2026.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
Alberta Education and WSE Grant for Welcoming Indigenous Students to Campus
Strengthening the Educational Experiences of Indigenous Students in Northern Alberta Schools.
Alberta Education and WSE Grant for Welcoming Indigenous Students to Campus
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning – Development and Innovation Grant
Awards
- Outstanding Dissertation Award 2021, Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies (CACS) . 2021
- Emerging Voices in Indigenous Scholarship/Researcher Award 2021, Indigenous Inquiries Circle (IIC), International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne. 2021
- Eyes High Postdoctoral Match-Funding Fellowship Award, University of Calgary – Calgary, Alberta. 2021
- Curriculum Inquiry Writing Fellowship and Writers’ Retreat , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. 2021
- ii'taa'poh'to'p Graduate Scholarship, University of Calgary – Calgary, Alberta. 2021
- SSHRC Graduate Fellowship , SSHRC Graduate Fellowship . 2019
- Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship , University of Calgary – Calgary, Alberta. 2018
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