Maureen Kendrick, University of British Columbia

Research

youth refugees language and literacy education secondary schools digital literacies multimodal composing content-based learning multilingual learners youth

Latest papers

Participatory visual and digital research in action.
Global public health · 2016 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Digital Multimodal Composing-To-Learn: Perspectives, Practices, and Possibilities for Multilingual Learners
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$51,673
Language and literacy learning among youth refugees in Canadian scondary school classrooms
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$198,336
Literacy, multimodality, and imagined communities: connecting English language learners through global learning networks
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$149,160

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Participatory visual and digital research in action.

Kendrick M

Global public health2016First author

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2016.1169433 PMID: 29932854

Digital Multimodal Composing-To-Learn: Perspectives, Practices, and Possibilities for Multilingual Learners

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kendrick, Maureen E.

Keywords: digital literacies; multimodal composing; content-based learning; multilingual learners; youth; language and literacies education; teacher professional development

$51,673

Language and literacy learning among youth refugees in Canadian scondary school classrooms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kendrick, Maureen E.

Keywords: youth refugees; language and literacy education; secondary schools

$198,336

Literacy, multimodality, and imagined communities: connecting English language learners through global learning networks

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kendrick, Maureen E.

Keywords: multimodality; multiliteracies; language learning; digital literacy; literacy as social practice

$149,160

The literacy ecology of three African communities: implications for development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Norton, Bonny P.

Keywords: literacy; gender; development; education; community; ethnography; multilingualism; English language teaching; Africa; Uganda

$186,000

Listening to diverse learners: the effectiveness and appropriateness of a computer based reading tutor for young Canadian language learners

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Reeder, Kenneth F.

Keywords: literacy; reading; english as a second language; language proficiency; automated speech recognition; technology; literacy education; schools; diversity

$114,840

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: youth refugees Dear Professor Kendrick, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Participatory visual and digital research in action." (2016), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Digital Multimodal Composing-To-Learn: Perspectives, Practices, and Possibilities for Multilingual Learners" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]