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I earned a PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto in 2019 . My PhD was in Higher Education and my research focused on the challenges that Canadian graduate students with mental health conditions experience and the supports they use. Previously, I completed a Bachelor of Education (Junior/Intermediate) and a Bachelor of Arts (Integrated Studies) as a concurrent education program at Brock University. I then received a Master of Education in Teaching, Learning and Development, also from Brock University. During my master’s degree, I completed a thesis titled “Exploring Academic (Di)stress and Help-Seeking in Faculty of Education Students.”
Prior to joining Laurier I taught courses at Brock University in higher education, research methods, and learning skills. I have also been involved in various professional organizations such as the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education (CSSHE). I served as a Board member for CSSHE for three years.
The main focus of my research is understanding the challenges that specific populations of postsecondary students experience and how they can be further supported. To date, I have undertaken work that examines undergraduate and graduate students with mental health conditions, students with disabilities, international students, and students in professional and non-professional programs.
I am currently undertaking three research projects. One focuses on Canadian post-secondary students’ mental health and uses National College Health Assessment data. The second uses the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey data to understand the experiences of graduate students with disabilities. The third examines perspectives of senior academic and student affairs leaders in relation to institutional efforts to support student success and retention.
- Donald F. Morgenson Award - Early Career Category (Nominated) (2022)
- Minister's Award of Excellence - Everyday Hero (Nominated) (2021)
- Minister's Award of Excellence - Rising Star Category (Nominated) (2021)
- Pat Clifford Award, EdCan Network (Nominated) (2020)
- George L. Geis Dissertation Award, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (Nominated) (2019)
- Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto (2018)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2017)
- Academic Excellence Award, University of Toronto (2017)
- Research Grant, Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) (2016)
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Brock University (2013)
I am willing to supervise graduate students in the areas of student affairs and services, postsecondary education, and special education.
Notes.
- * Denotes student author
- K.A Clarke is nee Moore
*Brisebois, D. & Clarke, K. (in press). Context matters: Locating sexual violence education within an ecological framework. In J. Laker & E. Boas (Eds.), Advancing sexual agency within educational contexts through consent stories.
Clarke, K. (2023). International graduate students’ mental health diagnoses, challenges, and support: A descriptive comparison to their non-international graduate student peers. Journal of International Students. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v13i3.3148
Clarke, K. & Arnold, C. (2022). An analysis of trends and themes in Canadian student services articles. The Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 51(3), 145-165. https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.vi0.189137
*Evans, A. & Clarke, K. (2022). Student services for adult learners: Reviewing a sample of Ontario universities. In N. Simmons & J. Szpara (Eds.), Adults in the academy: Voices of lifelong learners (pp. 142-150). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004506428_015
*Wiley, J. & Clarke, K. (2022). Trans postsecondary students. In K. K. Strunk & S. A. Shelton (Eds.), Encyclopedia of queer studies in education (pp. 708-713). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004506725_140
*Elliott, S. & Clarke, K. (2021). Work-integrated learning within Ontario’s college sector. In A. Stirling & J. Pretti (Eds.), The practice of co-op and work-integrated learning in the Canadian context (pp. 159-165). Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) and The World Association for Cooperative and Work-Integrated Learning (WACE). https://bit.ly/3Lmus3c
Clarke, K. (2019). Exploring disability identity in a sample of Canadian graduate students with a mental health condition. Communiqué, 19(2), 13-15.
Clarke, K. A. (2019). A Mental Health Snapshot of the 2016 CGPSS Data. Retrieved from https://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/MentalHealthReport_May23.pdf
Clarke, K. A. (2018). Comparison of specific populations of graduate students with disabilities using 2016 CGPSS data. Retrieved from https://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/CombinedReport_Nov28.pdf
Moore, K. A. (2017, March 14). Customizing mental health information and services for graduate students. GradHacker.
Seifert, T. A., Moore, K. A, Beaulieu, J., Arnold, C. H. (2017). Paddling with purpose: Perceptions of student success & retention efforts. SEM Quarterly, 5(1).
Moore, K. A., and Sukhai, M. (2017). Understanding accessibility in graduate education for students with disabilities in Canada: A summary. Communiqué, 17(3), 22-23.
Moore, K. A, Rutherford, C., Crawford, K. A. (2016). Supporting postsecondary English language learners’ writing proficiency using technological tools. Journal of International Students, 6(4), 857-872.
Moore, K. A. (2016). An interview with Adam Kuhn, the voice behind Canada’s newest student affairs podcast. Communiqué, 17(2), 8-9.
Seifert, T. A., Beaulieu, J., Arnold, C. H., and Moore, K. A. (2016). From good to great: Perceptions of student affairs and services retention efforts. Communiqué, 17(2), 9-10.
- EU540: Contemporary Issues in Student Affairs in Higher Education
- EU541: Developing Leadership in Higher Education
- EU598: Capstone Seminar in Student Affairs
- EU530: Integrating Technology, Pedagogy and Content
- EU502: Interpreting Research in Education
- EU499: Online Teaching in K-12
- EM203: Learning in 280 Characters or Less
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