Robert Mizzi

Dr. Robert Mizzi (he/him) is the Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community, and Diversity Education and Professor in the Faculty of Education. Dr. Mizzi has expertise in the fields of educational administration and adult education, with a focus on equity studies in education. Dr. Mizzi is widely recognized for his two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer research in education and for his research involving international educators. Currently his research focuses on improving educational effectiveness in organizations to better include 2SLGBTQ and diverse identities. His research has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canada Research Chairs Program.  
 
He holds a Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Windsor, a Master of Education from the University of Alberta, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Online Pedagogy from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Education) from York University.  
 
Dr. Mizzi teaches various courses, such as Analysis of Educational Organizations, Theoretical Perspectives in Educational Administration, Gender and Sexual Diversity in Education and Community, Work and Learning in Organizations, and Politics of Diversity: Comparing Educational Organizations.  
 
Dr. Mizzi’s professional website is www.robertmizzi.com.