Sarah Urquhart

Sarah Urquhart (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Curriculum & Pedagogy and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Prior to this, she worked as a secondary educator in Mexico City, Hong Kong, and Japan. Currently, Sarah is a course instructor and coordinates professional learning opportunities in sustainability, environmental and climate change education. 

Sarah’s research uses an anti-colonial orientation and participatory approach to centre the experiences and narratives of newcomers as they engage in environmental education in Toronto. Her interests are in exploring curricular and pedagogical possibilities for fostering community engaged, place-based, and justice-oriented environmental and climate change learning in a range of contexts.