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Dr. Straub is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education. She holds a PhD in Education Studies from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Education degree from OISE/University of Toronto in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning in Second Language Education, a BEd from Nipissing University and a BA from Laurentian University.
She has been a classroom teacher (Ontario College of Teachers, 1998) and Vice-Principal. She has taught in the pre-service programs at several universities across Canada as well as graduate level courses at the University of Ottawa. In 2020, she received a Recognition Award from The Canadian Society for the Study of Education/La Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation: Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) for her work exploring how pre-service teachers understand citizenship. She is the co-author of the text, Social Studies: Innovative Approaches for Teachers (2010) and in 2026, co-edited the text Research as Activism in Education: Community-Oriented Perspectives which explores how research initiatives can challenge power structures and promote social justice within education. Her research interests also include teacher education and more specifically French as a second language in initial teacher education programs. Her current work focuses on increasing the number of FSL teachers in Ontario and she serves as Lead for the FSL Challenge Fund (MCURES).
- Recognition Award: The Canadian Society for the Study of Education/La Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation: Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) for her work exploring how pre-service teachers understand citizenship
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2025 Abdou, E., Sider, S., Eizadirad, A., Straub, J., Neepin, R., & Campbell, M., Exploring Ontario Teachers’ Understanding and Enactment [Funded grant proposal *First Sextile] $67,986
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2025-Straub, J., Holm, J., Ferreyro-Mazieres, S., A., & Guida, R. (January 1st, 2025- June 30th,
2026). Ontario French as a Second Language (FSL) teacher supply challenge funding proposal: Teacher recruitment and retention strategy [Funded grant proposal]. Awarded: $299, 285 -
2023-Straub, J., Holm, J., Ferreyro-Mazieres, S., A., Cantalini-Williams, M., & Alexander, B. (January 1st, 2023- June 30th, 2024). Ontario French as a Second Language (FSL) teacher supply challenge funding proposal: Teacher recruitment and retention strategy [Funded grant proposal]. Awarded: $340,000
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2022-2023 Beek, A., & Straub, J. STEMovation External Research Grant Awarded: $120,000
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2023-2026 Beek, A., & Straub, J. STEMovation: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Received $120, 000 ($40,000 for 3 years) from NSERC.
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2021-2024 Team Member Canadian Space Agency’s Research, Awareness and Learning Grant: Mission on the Moon: An Educational Program for Canadian Youth, led by Dr. Cantalini-Williams, Dean of Education, and Dr. Julie Mueller, 91porn. Received CSA contribution of $399 999 and $215 000 from other sources of funding including cash and in-kind contributions.
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2019-2023 Principal Investigator, Pilot Project: FSL Language Proficiency of Education Teacher Candidates: A Targeted Approach in Yr. 1-2 of a 5 Year Program has received $23 000 as a grant from The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. This pilot project is designed to support the work of the French Language Proficiency Assessment toolkit project funded by the Government of Ontario and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Refereed Articles:
Marchand, S., Jack, D., & Straub, J. (2026). What does French language proficiency mean in the context of FSL teaching? A conceptual framework. (cmlr-2025-0006) has been submitted to the Canadian Modern Language Review / La Revue Canadienne des langues vivantes.
Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (2024). Research as Activism: Bridging
Knowledge and Action for Transformational Change. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), i-iv. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2024.34
Beek, A. E. & Straub, J. M. (2024). Outreach as Research Activism: Using STEM Outreach as a bridge to Social Change. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), 130-146. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2024.32
Maynes, N., & Straub, J. (2024). Teaching and researching complex cognitive thinking skills and social skills: A constructivist lens. American Journal of Educational Research, 12(12), 527–
531. https://doi.org/10.12691/education-12-12-5
Kilinc, E., Eizadirad, A., & Straub, J. (2024). Conceptualization of global citizenship in the Turkish social studies textbooks. Comparative and International Education. https://doi.org/10.5206/cie-eci.v53i1.16592
Maynes, N., Hatt, B., & Straub, J. (2023). Curriculum Design to Program Implementation: Filling in the Gaps. Journal of Studies in Education. 13(1), 19-40.
Straub, J., Maynes, N. (2021). Rigorous Phenomenography: A Conceptual Model. Journal of Studies in Education, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.5296/jse.v11i2.18496
Straub, J. (2000). How do I increase student motivation to speak French in an L2 Classroom/French Immersion setting? The Ontario Action Researcher. 5:1-8
Refereed Journals:Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (2024). Research as Activism: Bridging Knowledge and Action for Transformational Change. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 7(3), i-iv. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2024.34
Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (In Press). Research as Activism: Special Issue 2. Journal of Culture and Values in Education.
Book Chapters:
Eizadirad, A., Straub, J. (2024). Decolonizing Teacher Education Through Creation of an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization (EDI&I) Coalition. In: Lopez, A.E., Singh, H. (eds) Decolonizing Educational Knowledge. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55688-3_5
Straub, J. (2023). Nanny’s Dolly: Using Storytelling to Explore the Residential School Experience
with Young Learners. In Eizadirad, A. & Njoki W., (Eds.). The Power of Oral Culture in Education: Theorizing Proverbs, Idioms and Folklore Tales.
Straub, J., & Maynes, N. (2021). Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions of Citizenship: Implications for Action
in Social Studies. In Nickel, J., & Jacobson (Eds.). Preparing Teachers as Curriculum Designers. Canadian Association for Teacher Education.
Books:
Eizadirad, A., Kilinc, E., & Straub, J. (Eds.). (2026). Research as Activism in Education: Community- Oriented Perspectives. Palgrave MacMillan.
Kim, A., Germain-Rutherford, A., Kalmin, A., Suliman, A., Robinson, D., Scheffel-Dunand, D., Newland, F., Straub, J., Doell, L., Martel, M., Alfieri, O., Shomali, T., & Gofton, T. (2025). Because We Need You! Learning advocacy for educational change [Self-published book]. York University.
Maynes, N., Straub, J. (2010). Social Studies: Innovative Approaches for Teachers. Pearson Higher Education
EU436 Teaching French as a Second Language
EU466 French as a Second Language in Grades 4-6
EU461 Teaching French as a Second Language in Kindergarten to Grade 6
EU480 School and Society
EU417 Curriculum and Pedagogies in Social Studies and Indigenous Education
EU482 I Curriculum Foundations Junior/Intermediate
EU487 P Assessment and Evaluation
EU485 Integrated Curriculum
EM202 The Educational Divide
UU299 91porn Experiential Learning I: Methods of Reflection and Analysis
EM110 Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom