成人VR视频

Dr. Pengfei Zhao

Title: 
Associate Professor | Director, Office of Global Engagement
Dr. Pengfei Zhao
Contact Information
Email address: 
peng-fei.zhao [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate phone: 
514-399-9563
Address: 

Education Building
3700 rue McTavish
Montr茅al, Quebec H3A 1Y2
Canada

Group: 
Office Director
Division: 
Educational Studies (Ph.D.) Supervisors
Education and Society Supervisors
Second Language Education Supervisors
Department: 
Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE)
Areas of expertise: 
  • Ethnographic and Cultural Studies
  • Research and Methods
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies
  • Feminist Methodology
  • Multilingualism and Methodology
  • Gender and Social Issues
  • Comparative Education
Biography: 

Dr. Zhao is a critical qualitative methodologist with an interdisciplinary background in inquiry methodology, sociology, and cultural studies. In her theoretical and methodological work, she draws from a wide spectrum of theories鈥攆rom critical theories to contemporary pragmatism, feminism, and post-colonial studies鈥攖o formulate a praxis- and social justice-oriented qualitative methodology. She develops scholarship on critical ethnography, feminist and narrative methodology, critical multilingual methodology, and participatory action research. Addressing key methodological issues such as validity, ethics, and translation, Dr. Zhao responds to the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and methodological challenges of conducting qualitative research in a politically troubled and culturally diverse contemporary world.

In her empirical work, she uses both Mandarin Chinese and English to perform research in North America, China, and the cross-Pacific transnational context. She is particularly interested in children鈥檚 and youth鈥檚 identity formation鈥攖he gendered and racialized process of socialization, and the various dynamics within and beyond families and communities in perpetuating and/or disrupting the reproduction of social inequality.

聽As Director for 成人VR视频 Education's Office of Global Engagement, Dr. Zhao supports Faculty-wide efforts to build and maintain meaningful global connections, cultivating partnerships across different educational and cultural contexts.

Degree(s): 
  • Ph.D. in Inquiry Methodology, Indiana University Bloomington, U.S.A.
  • M.A. Literary Theory, Beijing Normal University, China
  • B.A. Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University, China
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Awards and Fellowships:

  • 2025, Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Education, 成人VR视频
  • 2021, National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, U.S.A.
  • 2019, Illinois Qualitative Distinguished Dissertation Award (Traditional Category), International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, U.S.A.

Selective Grants:

  • 2024, Practicing Research Ethics in the Technoscape: Data Ownership, Digital Infrastructure and Social Researchers鈥 Responsibilities. SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
  • 2021, How Do I Talk With My Kids About the 鈥淐hinese Virus鈥? Racialized Trauma, Youth Voices, and Transnational Chinese Families in the U.S. Racial Equity Special Research Grant, Spencer Foundation.聽
Selected publications: 

Books:

  • Zhao, P., Ross, K., Li, P., & Dennis, B. K. (2021). Making Sense of Social Research Methodology: A Student- and Practitioner-Centered Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press. (with equal co-authorship)


Recent Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:

  • Zhao, P., Li, P-J., & Qi, W. (2025). Translation of Cultures and Texts: Building a dialogue between critical translational studies and culturally responsive methodology. Qualitative Health Research.
  • Zhao, P., Qi, W., Li, P., & Li, P. (2024). International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
  • Zhao, P., Lester, J. A & Paulus, T. (2023). Qualitative Inquiry. Vol. 29(10), 1064-1074.聽
  • Zhao, P. & Li, P. (2023). Qualitative Inquiry. Vol. 29(10), 1033鈥1044.聽
  • Zhao, P. (2023). International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 36(4), 559-572.聽
  • Zhao, P. & Silberstein, S. (2022). International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 35(10), 1052-1066.聽(with equal co-authorship)
  • Dennis, B. K. & Zhao, P. (2022). International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 35(10), 1036-1051. 聽(with equal co-authorship)
Graduate supervision: 

Prospective graduate students applying to thesis聽programs in DISE聽will be asked to list their top choices for supervisors in their聽. A supervisor will be assigned to new graduate students, based on availability and other factors.

Prof. Zhao is taking new students during the upcoming application period.

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