| August 27, 2025

Gemma Porter

Gemma Porter is an immigrant from Bristol, UK raised on the traditional, unceded territory of the Anishinaabe (Eastern Ontario). She has lived

Gemma Porter is an immigrant from Bristol, UK raised on the traditional, unceded territory of the Anishinaabe (Eastern Ontario). She has lived and worked in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the School of Education at St. Thomas University, which is situated on the traditional and unceded territory of the Wolastoqey (Fredericton, New Brunswick). Before making the transition to teacher education in 2021, Gemma worked as a middle and high school social studies and Indigenous studies teacher. Her current research and practice interests are focused on developing teacher education programming that supports decolonization and education for the common good.

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