Dr. Christine Younghusband

Dr. Christine Younghusband teaches CALR 526: Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation in Catholic Schools as a sessional instructor with St. Mark’s College.

Dr. Younghusband is a second-generation Chinese Canadian woman, born and raised in Prince Rupert, B.C. She is an Assistant Professor with the UNBC School of Education. Christine is a full-time term faculty member since 2018 and currently teaches in the undergraduate, graduate, and teacher education programs. Dr. Younghusband completed her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in 2017. Her dissertation titled, "The Professional Learning Experiences of Non-Mathematics Subject Specialist Teachers: A Descriptive Study”, focused on out-of-field teaching, subject matter acquisition, and professional learning in B.C. schools. Her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, also from SFU, focused on mathematics education and communities of learning. Dr. Younghusband is a former secondary mathematics, science, and chemistry teacher with 16 years of experience teaching in B.C. public schools. She then served 7 years as an elected school trustee during her doctoral studies. Her research interests include mathematics education, teacher education, teacher professional development, identity development, and policy and practice. She is a mom of one, a curling champion, and a cat owner.

Education

EdD - Educational Leadership - Simon Fraser University, 2017

MEd - Curriculum and Instruction - Simon Fraser University, 2001

BEd - Secondary Education - University of British Columbia, 1994

BSc - Chemistry Major, Mathematics Concentration - University of British Columbia, 1993

Recent Publications

Younghusband, C. H., Banack, H., Lautensach, A., Litz, D., Crandall, J., Thielmann, G., (2025). Climate education in teacher education: Researching our way into teacher leadership. In C. Smith & L. Schnellert (Eds.), Canadian research in teacher leadership: Transformative and contextualized agency (pp. 642-672). Canadian Association for Teacher Education.

Younghusband, C. H. (2023). [Review of the book Participatory action research: Ethics and decolonization, by C. Lennette]. Canadian Journal in Action Research, 23(3), 115-118.

Younghusband, C. H. (2023). [Review of the book Researching with a decolonizing approach to community-based action research, by J. S. Gullion & A. Tilton]. Canadian Journal in Action Research, 23(2), 134-137.

Younghusband, C. H. (2022). Practicum during the pandemic: Zooming in. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference Proceedings, 2(1), 1-7.

Younghusband, C. H. & Koehn, D. (2022). Teacher candidates peer-oriented triads: Transforming practice through peer assessment during field experience. Canadian Journal on Action Research, 22(2), 29-45.

Younghusband, C. H. (2021). E-portfolios and exploring one’s identity in teacher education. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Journal, 1(2), 1-17.

Younghusband, C. H. (2021). E-portfolios and practicum in teacher education. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference Proceedings, 1(1), 1-5.

Laitsch, D., Nguyen, H., & Younghusband, C. (2021). Class size and teacher work: Research provided to the BCTF in their struggle to negotiate teacher working conditions. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 196, 83-101.

Younghusband, C. (2021). Student agency in COVID times: Empowering students and ourselves. EdCanNetwork Canadian Education Magazine, 61(2), 19-22.

Previous Appointments

Sessional Instructor, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education (2016-2018)

School Trustee, School District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast) (2011-2018)

Mathematics and Science Teacher, School District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast) (1994-2010)