Dr. Michelle Hogue

Associate Professor, Coordinator of First Nations’ Transition Program

Location: Lethbridge, Alberta
Website: http://www.uleth.ca/artsci/first-nations-transition-program

Michelle M. Hogue is an associate professor and Coordinator of the First Nations’ Transition Program at the University of Lethbridge. Her teaching and research center on the engagement and success of Aboriginal students in the sciences and mathematics by building bridges between Aboriginal and Western ways of knowing and learning using culturally relevant methodological approaches.

With expertise in curriculum development, interpretive inquiry, and duoethnography, she is interested in bridging paradigms and Indigenous perspectives in curriculum and in the successful transition of Aboriginal students to and through post-secondary education. Dr. Hogue was the recipient of the 2012 CEA Pat Clifford Award for Early Career Research in Education, for her work in improving attendance, engagement, and success for aboriginal learners.