Associate Professor, LLED
Dr. Hare is an Anishinaabe from the M’Chigeeng First Nation, located in northern Ontario. She is Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and an Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education. As an Indigenous scholar and educator, she has sought to transform education in ways that are more inclusive of Indigenous epistemologies and languages. This work has a solid grounding in Aboriginal engagement and the broader community, with research conducted in the province and across the country. Her central research interest is improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal learners and centering Indigenous knowledge systems within educational reform from early childhood education to post-secondary. More recently, Jan has led new program and research initiatives in the Faculty focusing on Indigenous ways of knowing in teacher education. She is committed to equity in teaching, learning and research as it involves all students and faculty and developing innovations that advance Indigenous education priorities across the Faculty, the University, and beyond. In addition, Jan previously served in the position of Acting Associate Dean of Indigenous Education.
