Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker

Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker is Director and Professor of Teacher Education in the Faculty of Education at Brock University. Her research intricately fosters deeper understanding of various topics in equity, diversity and inclusion in schools and educational spaces. Her work focusses on systemic barriers in systems (i.e. intersectionality on topics such as: poverty, race, ethnicity, gender identity, ability, mental health). Ciuffetelli Parker advances partnerships with multiple school boards and organizations (non-profit organizations, teacher organizations, ministry and cross-university networks, Ontario College of Teachers), building large communities of practice and advisory boards, related to equity, schooling, positive youth strategy reforms, teacher education, and programming. She readily is an invited keynote/speaker, providing impactful talks nationally and internationally. She was a prior school administrator, literacy consultant, and teacher in Toronto and has received the international Early Career Award of Narrative Research in the American Education Research Association, the Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Faculty of Education at Brock University, and the institutional Brock University Award for Distinguished Teaching. She lives in Toronto with her family.