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Dr. Nyasha Nyereyemhuka

Ph.D.
Pronouns: She/Her

Positions

Assistant Professor

Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Leadership

Contact information

Email

nyasha.nyereyemhuka@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Linkedin

ResearchGate

Phone number

Office: 403.220.6542

Location

Office: EDT 906

Background

Educational Background

Ph.D.—Critical Policy, Equity, and Leadership Studies in Education Western University , 2024

MEd—Administration and Leadership in Education Brock University , 2019

B.Comm—Humans Resources and Finance, Commerce McMaster University, 2016

Biography

Dr. Nyasha Nyereyemhuka is an Assistant Professor of K-12 School leadership and governance at the Werklund School of Education. Dr. Nyereyemhuka joined Werklund as a previous SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow from Queen’s University’s Faculty of Education. Her writing employs qualitative approaches to K-12 research and frequently interrogates how the constructs of race-and-gender inform school leaders' preparation, professional identities, well-being, policy enactment, and sensemaking. Upholding a commitment to mobilizing community-based research and equity-focused scholarship, her co-authored book chapters and journal articles have appeared in the Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, the International Journal of Leadership in Education, and Routledge editions. Further, her research contributions have been nationally recognized and honoured as a recipient of  national, provincial, and university-level awards from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Government of Ontario, and Western University, respectively.  

Dr. Nyereyemhuka possess a wealth of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of higher education and has progressively held leadership positions at the departmental, university, and community levels. Notably, her editorial skills were recognized when she served as a guest co-editor for the Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. Similar to her teaching, her leadership and service endeavours reflect a keen interest in ensuring that research is culturally responsive to the people and communities it involves.

Research

Areas of Research

Research Interests:
  • K-12 school leadership and governance
  • Anti-racist and anti-oppressive education
  • Education policy analysis
  • School & system leaders' workplace learning
  • Culturally responsive schooling

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human Dynamics in a Changing World (2015-2021)

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
EDER 608 LEC 01 Research Methods in Education Fall 2025
EDER 619.61 LEC 02 Theory Informed Leadership Fall 2025

Projects

Sorry to Keep you Waiting: Building School Leader Capacity for Supporting Newcomer and Refugee Students’ Success

This study interrogates the ways in which Alberta’s K-12 school leaders build school capacity for supporting newcomer and refugee students’ success.

Reframe, Recenter, Rewind: Examining how the Principal Qualification Program Develops Race-Consciousness in School Leaders

This project examines how the Principal Qualification Program supports candidates' understanding of race, racism, and their own racial identity as it pertains to leading schools in Ontario's K-12 education system. 

Funding: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

Awards

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, SSHRC. 2024
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario. 2022
  • Dr. Allen Pearson Graduate Award in Educational Leadership, Western University. 2020
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario. 2020
  • Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University. 2019
  • Dean of Graduate Studies Spring Research Fellowship, Brock University . 2018
  • Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship, Brock University. 2016
  • Dean's Honour List, McMaster University . 2015
  • Infundo Ephakemeyo Scholarship, Infundo Ephakemeyo. 2012
  • Honour Award, McMaster University. 2012

Publications

  • Exploring the significance of ‘place’ for culturally sensitive research. In E. Samier, & S. E. Elkaleh (Eds.) Culturally sensitive research methods for educational administration and leadership: International perspectives on theory and practice . Riveros, A. & Nyereyemhuka, N. Routledge UK. 47-66. (2023)