Melissa White

Associate Professor

PhD

Education, Faculty of

Marshall d'Avray Hall 228

Fredericton

melissa.white@unb.ca
1 506 453 3545



Education

  • Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2004
  • M.A., University of Toronto, 1996
  • B.O.A., Mount Saint Vincent University, 1990

Key areas of expertise

  • Adult Education Theory
  • Adult Education and Community Development
  • Adult Education Policy/Political Economy of Adult Education
  • Internationalization of Higher Education
  • Comparative Education

Classroom/practicum teaching

  • ED 3024 Understanding the Adult Learner
  • ED 5157 Adult Education and Community Development
  • ED 6143 Origins and Trends in Adult Education
  • ED 6145 Program Planning
  • ED 6153 Adult Development

Professional service

  • Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
    • President (2015-2016)
    • President Elect (2015-2016)
    • Chair, Adjudication Committee for the Alan Thomas Best Graduate Student Paper Award (2014-2015)
    • Secretary (2014-2015)
    • Atlantic Regional Representative (2011-2014)
  • Canadian International Education Society of Canada (CIESC)
    • Past Program Chair and Member at Large (2012-2014)
    • Program Chair, Member at Large (2012-2014)
  • British Association of International and Comparative Education (BAICE)
    • Member at Large (2007-2018)
  • CASAE Representative, Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences General Assembly (2015-2016)
  • Journal Co-Editor, Special Issues
    • Antistasis (2016)
    • Citizenship, Teaching and Learning (2015)
  • Journal Reviewing (ongoing and limited term):
    • Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
    • The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education
    • Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
    • Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
    • Canadian and International Education

University service

  • Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT)
    • Executive
    • Grievance Committee
    • Collective Bargaining Committee
    • Collective Bargaining Council
    • Joint Committee on Graduate Internships
  • Faculty of Education
    • Faculty Council
    • Graduate Studies Committee
    • Ethics Committee
    • Graduate Studies Unit
    • Faculty Assessment Committee
    • Inter-Faculty Assessment Committee

Community service

Liberty Lane, Board Member