Allison Segeren

Dr. Allison Segeren

Assistant Professor - Critical Policy, Equity and Leadership Studies

PhD (Western University), MEd, BEd, BA Honours (Queen’s University)

Dr. Allison Segeren

Assistant Professor - Critical Policy, Equity and Leadership Studies

PhD (Western University), MEd, BEd, BA Honours (Queen’s University)

I am an Assistant Professor in the area of Critical Policy, Equity, and Leadership Studies in the Faculty of Education at Western University. I earned my Ontario Teaching Certification from Queen’s University in 2009 and have held a variety of positions in the K-12 education sector including as an occasional teacher, instructional designer, and department head. 

My research interests lay at the intersection of in critical policy analysis, equity education, and leadership studies within the field of education. My scholarship seeks to critique oppressive educational policies, explore how school and system leaders enact education policy, and construct anti-oppressive policy frameworks for teaching and leading in K-12 and higher education environments. I aim to continue research on the evolving landscape of education policies in a post-truth, performative accountability context, with a focus on innovative strategies for promoting equity and human rights within K-12 and higher education institutions.

My teaching expertise is broadly in the areas of equity and social justice, sociology of education, and qualitative research. I have taught in the Teacher Education program as well as the professional and research-intensive Graduate programs at the Masters and Doctoral level. A highlight of my teaching experience has been providing supervision and mentorship to masters and doctoral students completing their Capstone projects in our professional programs. I have received multiple teaching awards during my tenure at Western.