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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Publications

  • Book chapters

    Fernando, S.I. and King, A.E. (Forthcoming 2017). Education Interrupted: Learning Careers of Adults Living with Mental Illness. Eds. B. Merrill, et al. Chapter in Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing World. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers/ESREA.

    King, A.E., Eamer, A., and Ammar, N. (Forthcoming 2017). Participation and Persistence: An Analysis of Immigrant Visible-Minority Students at UOIT. Chapter in eds. B. Merrill, et al. Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials f or a Learning Space In a Changing World. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers/ESREA.

    King, Alyson E. and Douai, Aziz. (2014). From the “damsel in distress” to girls’ games and beyond: Gender and children’s gaming. Chapter in Gender Considerations and Influence in the Digital Media and Gaming Industry. Edited by Julie Prescott, University of Central Lancashire and Julie McGurren, Codemasters, UK. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6142-4

    King, A. (2004). The Glendon College Experiment. In Escott Reid: Diplomat and Scholar, Greg Donaghy and Stéphane Roussel, eds. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.

    King, A. (2001). The Experience of Women Students at Four Universities, 1895-1930. In Framing Our Past: A History of Women in Canada in the Twentieth Century, Sharon Anne Cook, Lorna R. McLean, and Kate O’Rourke, eds. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 160-165.

  • Articles

    Eamer, Allyson, Fernando, Shanti, and King, Alyson. (2017). Still on the margins: English language learning and mental health. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, DOI:10.1080/15595692.2017.1289918

    Fernando, S., King, A.E., and Eamer, A. (2017). Supported Education practitioners: agents of transformation? Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, DOI:10.1080/0164212X.2017.1295415

    King, Alyson E.  (2016). Adventurous Children: Creating a Canadian identity for children in Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Canadian Review of Comparative Literature/Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée, 43(1), 119-136.

    McKenzie, Sierra and Alyson E. King. (2016). “A Community College with Ivory Tower Pretensions”: Creating a University IdentityCanadian Journal of Higher Education, 46(1), 156 - 175.

    King, Alyson E. (2015) Exploring Identity and Multiliteracies through Graphic Narratives. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, 9(1), 3-20, DOI: 10.1080/15595692.2014.952406.  

    Fernando, Shanti, Alyson King, and Danielle Loney. (2014). Helping Them Help Themselves: Supported Adult Education for Persons Living With Mental IllnessThe Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 27(1), 15-28.

    Fernando, Shanti et Alyson E. King. (2013). Winners and Losers: Literacy and Enduring Labour Market Inequality in Historical Perspective. Revue Interventions économiques 47. Mis en ligne le 13 février 2013, consulté le 14 février 2013.

    King, A. (February 2012). Cartooning history: Canada’s stories in graphic novels. The History Teacher. 45 (2), pp. 189-219.

    King, A. (Summer 2011). Hating Everything: A graphic coming-of-age tale. Girlhood Studies. 4(1), 67–94. doi:10.3167/ghs.2011.040106.

    Hughes, J., King, A., Fuke, V. and Perkins, M. (2011). Adolescents & ‘Autographics’: Reading and Writing Coming-of-Age Graphic Novels. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature. 54 (8), 601-612. doi:10.1598/JAAL.54.8.5.

    Hughes, J. and King, A. (2010). Dual Pathways to Expression and Understanding: Canadian Coming-of-Age Graphic Novels. Children’s Literature in Education, DOI 10.1007/s10583-009-9098-8.

    King, A. "Embracing the Modern: Edna Cress Staebler at the University of Toronto, 1926-1929". Historical Studies in Education. (Spring/Summer 2008): 69-88.

    King, A. "Centres of 'home-like influence': Residences for Women at the University of Toronto". Material History Review 49 (Spring 1999): 39-59.

    King, A. and Avi J. Hyman. “Women’s Studies and the Internet: A Future with a History”. Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la recherche feministe 27, 1/2 (Spring/Summer 1999): 13-24.

    King, A. "The Experience of Students in the 'New Era': Discourse and Gender in The Varsity, 1919-1929". Ontario Journal of Higher Education (1994): 39-56.

  • Conference proceedings

    Brigham, S. and King, A.E. (2017). Adult Pathways to Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education. Standing Conference on the University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA), University of Edinburgh, Scotland, July 4-6, 2017. Available at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/education/rke/centres-groups/creid/news-events/latest-events/scutreaconf-2017-adult-edu-inclusion-diversity  (pages 40-46)

    Fernando, S.I. and King, A.E. (2015). Education Interrupted: Learning Careers of Adults Living with Mental Illness. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA). Access, Learning Careers and Identities Network Conference. Seville, Spain. November 2015.

    King, A.E., Eamer, A., and Ammar, N. (2015). Participation and Persistence: An Analysis of Immigrant Visible-Minority Students at UOIT. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA). Access, Learning Careers and Identities Network Conference. Seville, Spain. November 2015.

    King, Alyson and Fernando, Shanti I. (2015). Is Knowledge Power? An exploration of an historical normative framework for literacy policy, adult education and the economy in Canadian communities. Warwick Lifelong Learning Annual Conference, England.

    Eamer, Allyson, Fernando, Shanti, and King, Alyson (2015). Still on the margins: English language learning and mental health. Conference Proceedings, Ireland International Conference on Education, Dublin, Ireland.

    King, Alyson and Fernando, Shanti I. (2015). Keep Stop Start: Assessing a supported education program for persons living with mental illness. Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii

    Fernando, Shanti I. and King, A.E. (2014). Supported Adult Literacy Education for Persons Living with Mental Illness: Quality of Life and Social Implications. Conference Proceedings, Canadian Association for Studies in Adult Education Annual Meeting.

    Fernando, S. I. and King, A. (2013). The Economy and Beyond: The Benefits of Life-long Literacy. 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L’Association Canadienne pour l’Étude de I’Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA), Conference Proceedings, June 3-5, 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Edited by: Colleen Kawalilak and Janet Groen.

  • Conference papers

    Brigham, S. and King, A.E. (2017). Adult Pathways to Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education. Standing Conference on the University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, July 4-6, 2017.

    Brigham, S. and King, A.E. (2017). Negotiating Life and Learning at University: Resilience and Success. The 37th Annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference (Theme: Gateways in Higher Education: Cultures, Transitions and Transformations). Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. June 20-23.

    King, A.E. and Brigham, S. (2017). Underrepresented Students at Canadian Universities: Exploring Stories of Resilience. Pathways to Resilience IV Conference, Cape Town, South Africa. June 14-16, 2017.

    McQuarrie, F., Eamer, A., King, A.E., Brigham, S., Ammar, N., and Fontaine, L. (2017). A Strengths-Based Examination of Canadian Post-Secondary Students’ Academic Completion Strategies. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting, May 27-30, 2017.

    Fernando, S.I., Frederick, T., King, A.E., and Eamer, A. (2017). Finding hope through education: Student experiences of Supported Education. Canadian Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Ryerson University, Ontario, May 31, 2017.

    King, A.E. and Tamrici, A. (2017). Daring to Succeed: Developing a cross-Canada analysis of diverse students and their strategies for success. C2UExpo2017, Simon Fraser University, B.C., May 3-5, 2017.

    Fernando, S.I., King, A.E. and Eamer, A. (2017). Roundtable: Community-based Supported Education Program: A case study. C2UExpo2017, Simon Fraser University, B.C., May 3-5, 2017.

    King, Alyson E. (2016). Roundtable: Creating a culture of academic integrity: a case study. Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education. University of Calgary, Alberta. May 29-31, 2016.

    Fernando, S.I. and King, A.E. (2015). Education interrupted: Learning careers of adults living with mental illness. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA). Access, Learning Careers and Identities Network Conference. Seville, Spain. November 2015. (Full collaboration on research, writing and presenting.)

    King, A.E., Eamer, A., and Ammar, N. (2015). Participation and persistence: An analysis of immigrant visible-minority students at UOIT. European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA). Access, Learning Careers and Identities Network Conference. Seville, Spain. November 2015. (Lead researcher and author; presenter at conference.)

    King, Alyson and Fernando, Shanti I. (2015). Is Knowledge Power? An exploration of an historical normative framework for literacy policy, adult education and the economy in Canadian communities. Warwick Lifelong Learning Annual Conference, England. June 29-July 1, 2015.

    King, Alyson E. and Fernando, Shanti I. (2015). Keep Stop Start: Assessing a supported education program for persons living with mental illness. Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii. January 5-8.

    Fernando, Shanti I. and King, Alyson E. (2014). Supported adult literacy education for persons living with mental illness: Quality of life and social implications. Conference proceedings, Canadian Association for Studies in Adult Education Annual Meeting, May 24-27, 2014, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.

    Fernando, S. and King, A. (2013). The economy and beyond: The benefits of life-long literacy. Presented at the Canadian Association for Studies in Adult Education, June 2-5, 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

    King, Alyson E. (2013). Minority students @ UOIT: A classroom perspective on issues of retention. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting. 4 June 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. Organized panel titled: Current Practices and Future Directions: Supporting Marginalized Students in the Universities.

    King, Alyson E. (2013). Facilitator and commentator for panel: New directions in the history of Indigenous education/Nouvelles orientations en histoire de l'éducation autochtone. Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting. 3 June 2013, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

    King, A. (2012). Jobs, professions or knowledge? Creating a new university in a time of political and economic conservatism. Presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education, Annual Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.

    King, A. (2011). Students at work and play: Creating a student culture in a new university. Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education, Annual Meeting, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

    King, A. (2010). Cartooning history: Canada’s stories in graphic novels. Canadian Historical Association. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.

    King, A. (2010). Hating everything: A graphic coming-of-age tale. Canadian Communication Association. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.

    Hammett, R., Burke, A., Hughes, J., King, A., Toope, D. (2010). Playing in Webkinz World: Living and learning literacies/Le Webkinz World et les littératies. Canadian Society for the Study of Education/Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.

    Burke, A., Hammett, R., Hughes, J. and King, A. (2009). Challenging traditional notions of literacy: Children’s playmaking on the Internet. Edge 2009: Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education. Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    Hughes, J., King, A. and Fuke, V. (2009). Adolescents and “autographica”: Reading and writing coming-of-age graphic novels/Les adolescents et l’« autographie » : lire et écrire des romans graphiques sur l’adolescence. Canadian Society for the Study of Education/Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.

    King, A. (2009) “Adventurous children: Images of children in Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids.” Paper presented to the Society for the History of Children and Youth Conference, University of California, Berkeley, July 10-12.

    King, A. (2005). “Educating women for the modern world.” Paper delivered at the 13th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Scripps College, Claremont, California, June 2005. Roundtable title: “Shaping Identities: Women and Higher Education in Canada and the United States.” Other roundtable members were: Constance Backhouse, Sara Burke, Margaret Kechnie, and Jacqueline McNeil.

    King, A. "Tried and true? Teaching and learning history with digital technologies." Paper delivered at the American Association for History and Computing Conference, "Digital Scholarship: 'Doing History' With Technology," Washington, D.C., January 8 -11, 2004.

    King, A. "Escott Reid and the Glendon College Experiment, 1965-1969," Paper delivered at the Escott Reid: Diplomat and Scholar symposium, Toronto, Ontario, October 2001.

    King, A. "Friendship with a chosen few? Women’s fraternities at the University of Toronto." Paper delivered at the Canadian History of Education Association Conference, London, Ontario, October 2000.

    King, A. "Societies and dances: University women's student culture, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the Canadian History of Education Association Conference, Vancouver B.C., October 1998.

    King, A. "Literature, debates and frolics: Women students' culture at McMaster University, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Conference, Memorial University of Newfoundland; organized the panel on Student Culture at Ontario Universities for the CHA Conference, June 1997.

    King, A. "For the betterment of womanhood and the race: Women students at the University of Western Ontario, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the Canadian History of Education Association and History of Education (U.S.) Joint Conference, OISE/University of Toronto (U of T), Toronto, Ontario, October 1996.

    King, A. "Centres of 'home-like influence': Residences for women at the University of Toronto." Paper delivered at the CHA Conference, Brock University, St. Catharines; organized the panel Creating Spaces for Women at the University of Toronto: Colleges, Courses and Residences, for the CHA Conference, June 1996.

    King, A. "Gender and Student Newspapers: Images of University Women, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the Canadian Historical Association Conference, Montreal, August 1995

    King, A. "The Second Generation: Women at Ontario Universities, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the Canadian Association for the Study of Women and Education Conference, Montreal, June 1995

    King, A. "Gender and Student Newspapers: Images of Women and Men, 1900-1930." Paper delivered at the 25th Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April 1995       

    King, A. "'A New Era'? Women Students at the University of Toronto, 1920-1929." Paper delivered at the 24th Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 1994  

    King, A. "The Rise of Women Teachers in Nineteenth-Century Ontario." Paper delivered at The Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference for Feminist Graduate Students at York and OISE, Toronto, March 1992

    Conference posters

    Fernando, S.I. and King, A.E. (2015). From Patient to Student: Study of a Canadian Hospital Supported Education Program (Poster). 1st European Conference on Supported Education. Groningen, the Netherlands. November 2015.

    Crichlow, Wesley and King, Alyson E. (2012). Engaging Communities & Parents: A Digital Approach to Student Engagement, Retention and Success (Poster). Learning to Earning | Higher Education and the Changing Job Market Conference. Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, 1-2 November 2012.

  • Opinion-Editorials

    King, A.E. and Fernando, S. (May 2017). Building hope and confidence while living with mental illness. DurhamRegion.com and Oshawa This Week

    King, A.E., Brigham, S., McQuarrie, F., Ammar, N., Eamer, A., and Fontaine, L. (submitted 2017). Why does it matter? Knowing your students.

    King, A.E. (1 February 2017). Why I went to the Women’s March in Washington. DurhamRegion.com and Oshawa This Week

    King, A.E. (11 January 2017). Navigating the Canadian healthcare system. DurhamRegion.com and Oshawa This Week

  • Book reviews

    King, Alyson E. (2013). Review of Democracy’s Angels: The Work of Women Teachers. Kristina R. Llewellyn, Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation 25, 2, 159-161.

    King, A. (February 2009). “Four Canadian Graphic Novels for Teens.” Northumberland Kids.

    King, A. (2004). Review of The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten: Victorian Matriarch, Mary J. Anderson and Seven Eggs Today: The Diaries of Mary Armstrong, 1859 and 1869, ed., Jackson W. Armstrong, for H-Canada.

    King, A. (1998). Review of Our Own Agendas: Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated With McGill University, eds. Margaret Gillett and Ann Beer, in Historical Studies in Education Vol. 10, 1 and 2 (Spring and Fall).

    King, A. (1998). Review of A Reconstructed World: A Feminist Biography of Gertrude Richardson, Barbara Roberts, in Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la recherche feministe Vol. 26, 1 and 2 (Spring): 119-122.

  • Guest editor

    King, A. and Avi J. Hyman. Special issue on Women's Studies and the Internet. Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la recherche feministe 27, 1/2 (Spring/Summer 1999)

  • Review article

    King, A. "Universities and Academics." Journal of Canadian Studies 33, 3 (Fall 1998): 170-180.

  • Bibliography

    King, A. "Women and the Professions: A Bibliography." (Toronto: Centre for Women's Studies in Education, OISE/U of T, May 1999).

  • Compiler

    King, A. “Selected List of Women’s Studies Resources on the Internet.” Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la recherche feministe 27, 1/2 (Spring/Summer 1999): 153-164.

  • Invited addresses

    2014

    Fernando, Shanti and King, Alyson. “Helping them Help Themselves: A Case Study of OSSEP.” Grand Rounds, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.

    2011

    Meet the Prof! guest talk and Q&A. Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East.

    2010

    Graphic Novels. Teen Education and Mothering Program. Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East.

    1999

    Guest lecturer for WMNS 220: Topics in Women's Studies, on women and higher education. Queen's University.

    1994

    'A New Era'? Women Students at the University of Toronto, 1920-1929. Trinity United Church Women's Group, Cobourg, Ontario.