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Service & Engagement

My commitment to education extends beyond teaching and research to include academic leadership, editorial work, professional service, mentorship, community engagement, and public scholarship. Across universities, professional associations, labour organizations, community initiatives, and scholarly publications, I seek to contribute to the cultivation of equitable, inclusive, and flourishing educational communities.

Academic Leadership

I contribute to academic governance, research development, scholarly publishing, and institutional service across graduate student and faculty contexts. My service experience spans both graduate leadership roles and emerging faculty-level responsibilities.

Selected Leadership Roles

  • Member, Faculty Research Committee, Canadian Mennonite University (2026–Present)

Editorial and Scholarly Service

A significant part of my academic service involves supporting scholarly communication, peer review, and academic publishing. I have served as an editor, copyeditor, reviewer, and committee member across journals, conferences, and international scholarly projects.

Editorial Roles

  • Issue Editor, Volume 9, Issue 1, Journal of Research Initiatives (2025)

  • Founding Editor-in-Chief, Queen’s Journal of Education (2024–2025)

  • Managing Editor, Research in a Nutshell, Queen’s University (2023–2024)

  • Associate Editor, Research in a Nutshell, Queen’s University (2022–2023)

  • Issue Editor, Volume 8, Issue 3, Journal of Research Initiatives (2024)

  • Lead Copyeditor, International Handbook Series on Leadership in Higher Education in Times of Crises and Change, Bloomsbury (2023–2024)

Peer Review and Scholarly Committees

  • Reviewer, Frontiers in Education

  • Reviewer, Journal of Research Initiatives

  • Reviewer, Interdisciplinary Studies in Education & Society

  • Reviewer, International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research

  • Reviewer, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society (CPES)

  • Reviewer, Canadian Association of Foundations of Education (CAFE)

  • Reviewer, Canadian Association for Social Justice Education (CASJE)

  • Reviewer, North American Association for Philosophy and Education (NAAPE)

  • Member, Submission and Review Committee, Rosa Bruno-Jofre Symposium

  • Scientific Committee Member, Alexander von Humboldt Conference

Professional and Union Service

My professional service reflects a commitment to advocacy, workplace well-being, equity, and democratic participation within higher education and labour organizations.

Selected Roles

  • President, PSAC 901, Queen’s University

  • Occupational Health and Safety Officer, PSAC 901

  • Chair, Occupational Health and Safety Committee, Queen’s University

  • Member, Ontario Regional Ethnocultural Advisory Committee (REAC), Correctional Service Canada (2025–2026)

  • Member, President’s Advisory Committee, Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS), Queen’s University (2025–2026)

  • Vice Chair, Kingston Racialized Members Committee (2025–2026)

  • Member, Joint Union Management Committee (JUMC)

  • Co-Chair and Member, Joint Health & Safety Committee, Faculty of Education (2024-2026)

  • Member, International Workers Committee, PSAC 901

  • PSAC Representative, Education Graduate Students Society

Community Engagement and Mentorship

I view mentorship and community engagement as essential dimensions of educational leadership. Through formal mentoring relationships, youth initiatives, charitable projects, and educational outreach, I seek to support students, emerging scholars, and underserved communities.

Mentorship

  • Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program, University of Calgary (2025)

  • Mentor to graduate students and emerging scholars at Queen’s University and the University of Ibadan

  • Mentor to students and early-career researchers in Canada and Nigeria

Community Initiatives

  • Coordinated the donation of 20 laptops to graduate student workers, the Faculty of Education, and community organizations supporting racialized youth in Kingston (2026)

  • Sponsored educational awards for eight students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Ibadan, Nigeria (2025)

  • Supported infrastructure development through a building donation to Mighty Ambassadors Model College, Ibadan (2024)

  • Coordinated the donation of 10 laptops to Concerned Parents and Educators Network (CPEN), Lagos, Nigeria (2022)

  • Contributed to the creation of a learning hub for researchers and professors (2020)

Recognition and Public Engagement

  • Recognition for contributions to Black Futures in Education (2024)

  • Second Runner-Up, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora Essay Competition (2019)

Conference Organization and Facilitation

I have organized, chaired, moderated, and facilitated academic conferences, symposia, workshops, and professional development sessions that bring together scholars, educators, students, and community partners.

Selected Contributions

  • Session Chair, Canadian Association of African Studies Conference (2024)

  • Moderator, Enhancing Equity in Ontario Elementary Education Symposium (2023)

  • Co-organizer and Moderator, Teacher Preparation and COVID-19 Snags: Rethinking the Models International Colloquium (2020)

  • Facilitator and Guest Speaker, graduate student and teaching assistant development workshops at Queen’s University

  • Invited speaker and panelist on intellectual virtues, educational equity, anti-racism, teacher education, and culturally responsive pedagogy

  • Scientific Committee Member, Alexander von Humboldt Conference at the University of Ibadan (2020)