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Ms. Natasha MacDonald

Title: 
Assistant Professor, Contract Academic Staff (CAS)
Ms. Natasha MacDonald
Contact Information
Email address: 
natasha.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate phone: 
514-398-1947
Address: 

Education Building
3700 rue McTavish
Montréal, Quebec H3A 1Y2
Canada

Department: 
Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE)
Area(s): 
Arts, Languages and Literacy Education
Diversity, Identity and Indigenous Topics
Areas of expertise: 
  • Decolonizing systems
  • Indigenous Community Health
  • Indigenous Education
  • Intercultural Communication
Biography: 

Natasha Ita MacDonald is Inuit, originally from Nunavik, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. There she contributes to the academic landscape with a keen focus on decolonizing systems and advancing intercultural communication in Indigenous education and health. Currently pursuing her PhD at Concordia University, Natasha is deeply engaged in research at the intersection of education and Indigenous knowledge, employing Indigenous research methodologies to explore innovative approaches to pedagogy and healthcare. Her work underscores the importance of culturally responsive practices in academic and healthcare settings, contributing significantly to the ongoing dialogue surrounding Indigenous issues in Canada.

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Degree(s): 
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Education
    Concordia University (Montreal, QC), Estimated Completion May 2025
  • Masters of Arts in Applied Linguistics
    Concordia University (Montreal, QC)
  • Bachelor of Education
    University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB)
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • 2023, SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral program, Canada
Selected publications: 
  • *MacDonald, N. I. (2023). Intercultural communication in second-language (L2) learning via social media within the Inuit context: a scoping literature review. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 19(4), 784-793.
  • *MacDonald, N. I. (2023). Why Inuit culture and language matter: decolonizing English second language learning. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 19(4), 794-803.
Graduate supervision: 

Not taking new students during the upcoming application period

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