Alleson A. Mason
Dr. Alleson A. Mason is a researcher and educator at the University of Windsor. Her research focuses on how marginalized communities organize and mobilize the resources at their disposal to improve educational outcomes for themselves and their children. Mason has worked with various professors in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Nursing on several projects, most notably with Professor Bukola Salami as part of a transdisciplinary, international research collaborative using qualitative research methods and transnational and intersectional theoretical frameworks to investigate healthcare policy and the healthcare needs and experiences of diverse immigrant and refugee groups in Canada.
As a previous Teaching Assistant at the University of Alberta, she assisted the principal instructor with the course Contexts of Education (EDU 300/100) by facilitating small group discussions in classes of 27-29 students. Mason has received several scholarships and awards, including the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (2019), Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship (2018), Edmonton Refugee and Emerging Communities Award (2018), Graduate Student Scholarly Conference Award (2016), and the Department of Educational Policy Studies’ Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship (2016).
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– Access To Healthcare for Immigrant Children in Canada
– Health Information Seeking Among Immigrant Families in Western Canada
– Aspirations, Schooling Experiences, And Educational Outcomes of African Migrant Children in Canada
– African Immigrant Child Health: A Scoping Review
– Teaching Black Students to Fly: An Exploration of The Literature on Supplementary Education
– African Single Mothers and Their Children in Canada: Transnational Experiences and Sources of Support
– Coming In from The Cold: Sites of Black Educational Resistance in Edmonton, Alberta
– The Education of African Canadian Children: Critical Perspectives
Transforming Black Lives was founded with the mission to transform the lives of Black children and youths in Canada. With a history rooted in advocacy and community engagement, we have continuously worked to address systemic issues affecting Black communities.
