Jake Bergen

Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 204.786.9855
Email: j.bergen@uwinnipeg.ca

Biography:

Dr. Jake Bergen (they/them) is a queer, agender-nonbinary, early-career researcher in education. They completed their PhD in 2020 (University of Ottawa), and previously taught at both the University of Ottawa and University of Saskatchewan. They joined the University of Winnipeg Faculty of Education in 2022. They facilitate research at the intersections of anti-racism, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion, social justice, and mental health in post-secondary teaching and learning, with a focus on teacher education.

Teaching Areas:

Social Studies; Curriculum & Instruction; Geography

Courses: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment for Elementary Social Studies: Foundational & Advanced (EDUC 4716, 4717); Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment for Senior Years Geography (EDUC 4752, 4753).

Research Interests:

Civic and social studies education, 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion, mental health in post-secondary teaching and learning, anti-oppressive education, teacher education