University of British Columbia
Faculty Member, Curriculum & Pedagogy
About
My research interests are focused on the educational experiences of marginalized youth. This focus emanates from my teaching experience and research on youth in alternative educational settings. I combine a fascination with curriculum, queer /gender, and poststructural theories, as well as the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, etc. in schooling to look at the experiences of marginalized youth. Currently, she is working on research with youth in foster care.
A second strand of her research flows from the statements of youth in alternative settings suggesting that they learn best when strong connections are made with teachers and with their own lives/identities. Therefore, I am also interested in exploring how sometimes difficult and controversial issues such as heteronormativity, and racism can be brought into both K-12 (particularly social studies) and teacher education courses. An outgrowth of this interest is a research project on the use of cultural school autobiographies in teacher education.
Dr. Loutzenheiser also delves into the ethical conundrums of qualitative research methodologies and enjoys playing with technology which has led to the use and teaching of video ethnography.
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