Nicholas Ng-A-Fook is Professor of Curriculum Theory at the University of Ottawa, located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People. His research is situated and spans across fields of study such as, but not limited to, curriculum studies, setter colonial studies, life writing, and history education. Over the past two decades, he has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, edited collections, and books that explore the intersections of curriculum theory, autobiography, philosophy, and social justice. He is the founding editor of the book series Contemporary Perspectives in Philosophy and Technology with Emerald Publishing, which brings together critical inquiries on education, technology, and ethics. As a first-generation Canadian of Hakka, Guyanese, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, Dr. Ng-A-Fook often situates his work through autobiographical snapshots, weaving together personal narrative, community histories, and curriculum inquiry. Beyond academic publishing, Dr. Ng-A-Fook is the founder and host of the podcast FooknConversation (fooknconversation.com), an educational project that features wide-ranging dialogues with scholars, educators, artists, and community leaders about curriculum studies, philosophy, and pressing societal issues. He has also facilitated professional (un)learning with teachers, school boards, and communities across Canada, with a focus on responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Dr. Ng-A-Fook has held several higher education leadership positions as Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies and Director of Teacher Education at the University of Ottawa. His work continues to seek out possibilities for unlearning, imagining otherwise, and restorying counternarratives that are guided by commitments to treaty responsibilities and building kinship relations.

Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook is the Principle Investigator of the Curriculum Theory Project research team.

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