Mentorship

Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini is currently a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Education, majoring in teaching health professionals. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Ottawa, a Federal Diploma for Professional Education (Adult Education), a Nurse Anesthetist Certificate of Specialization and her nursing education obtained in Switzerland is recognized in Ontario. She also has an advanced paramedic certificate and is specialized in training USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) teams. As an independent consultant, she has carried out many humanitarian missions in response to disasters, but also for the training of health professionals and volunteers. With her atypical profile between health and education, Beatrice is currently researching an innovative educational technique for the psychological well-being of older adults and social inclusion: digital narrative gerontology, which she started during her master’s program. Based on lifelong and intergenerational learning, her research spans pedagogy, andragogy and gerontagogy and uses digital technology to bridge generations. Beatrice also has extensive experience as a research assistant at the University of Ottawa (Faculties of Education, Social Sciences and Arts) as well as mentoring international students, which she herself was not long ago.

Beatrice can mentor her peers preferably in French, but also in English and German.

Elise Guest is a PhD student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. The focus of her research is on the multiple quality-assurance requirements for Nursing education programs in Canadian post-secondary institutions. She is employed full-time at Engineers Canada on the accreditation team and runs her own consulting firm (Noctua Consulting Services) at the intersection of her professional and academic work. Elise is available to mentor other graduate students who are also navigating their studies and professional employment. She is also available to discuss how to get started in consulting and managing those activities.

Elise can mentors peers in English.

Golshan Mahjoub is an international PhD candidate. She has studied English literature for her Bachelor’s degree and Teaching English as a Second language for her Master’s in her home country, Iran. Three years ago, she moved to Canada for her doctoral program and chose to pursue a different path of study. She is currently studying the representation and inclusion of women in STEM education. Academic life aside, Golshan is a language enthusiast, mother of apartment plants, and a fiction reader. Golshan is eager to share her experience with new students, especially international students, and to support them in their academic path in the Faculty of Education.

Golshan can mentor peers in English and Farsi.

Golshan has reached capacity for the 2023 winter session.

Maryam Mousavi is a current PhD student in Science Education at the University of Ottawa. Maryam most recently worked in the Science Museum for her Ingenium-University of Ottawa Gender, Science, and Technology Fellowship. Moreover, due to her long background in science studies, Maryam’s research interests focus on science teaching/learning, science identity, and female in science.

Maryam can mentor peers in English.

A doctoral student at the University of Ottawa and originally from the DRCongo, Elie is trained as a biology teacher and a former director of youth camps for bilingualism. His research interests include teacher training, socio-professional integration of immigrants and diversity-sensitive pedagogical practices. Otherwise, he currently serves on several advisory committees within the New Brunswick Department of Education, is a research assistant in anti-racism at CIHR, and is a founding member of the Action Group Against Black Racism. His many mentors have helped him find his bearings and he simply wants to give back.

Elie can mentors peers in French.

Monsurat Omobola Raji (she/her) is a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate at uOttawa in the Studies in Teaching and Learning concentration. Monsurat currently lives in Ottawa but was born and raised in the North-Western region of Nigeria. Monsurat holds a first degree (Chemistry) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Science/Chemistry Education. She also holds an MSc. Educational Research Methods degree from Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom and MEd (with thesis) from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Monsurat’s research explores educators’ assessment literacy and professional development at all education levels. She is a member of several professional organizations and serves as reviewer/editor to several journals.

Monsurat can mentors peers in English.

Derya is a second year international PhD student at the Faculty of Education. She is a proud woman of color, a feminist teacher/educator for twelve years, and a former Fulbright scholar. Her research focuses on helping women not only survive but also thrive through difficult circumstances. As a survivor of domestic violence, her research focuses on a phenomenological study of silence and writing as a form of healing. As for her non-academic interests, she likes writing, going on long walks or hikes, spending quality time with her son, reading for pleasure, working on her macrome skills, and procrastinating on what to do next. She has professionally and voluntarily served as a mentor at various university writing centers, international student centers, and higschools. She likes meeting new people and hearing about the exciting journeys that allow their paths to cross. She wishes everyone a smooth academic journey and hopes to be of help if need be.

Derya can mentor peers in English.