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Cristina Guerrero Banyai Portrait
Lecturer

Cristina Guerrero Banyai

OCT
(She/Her)
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
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Biography

I'm a mom and runner. On the professional front, I'm an Ontario Certified Teacher currently working as a full-time Professor in the Bachelor of Child and Youth Care program at Humber College, Lakeshore. Prior to joining Humber, I spent 16 years working at the TDSB in the roles of high school teacher, Equity Instructional Leader, and K-12 Coach.

Academic Positions

  • Professor
    Humber College, Lakeshore, Faculty of Social and Community Services, Canada, Aug 2021 - Present
  • Sessional Lecturer II
    СƵ, University of Toronto, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Canada, Sep 2015 - Present
  • K-12 Learning Coach
    Toronto District School Board, Learning Centre 2, Canada, Sep 2017 - Aug 2021

Degrees

  • LLM (In Progress) , Constitutional Law
    Osgoode Hall, York University,

    Toronto
    Canada
  • PhD, Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development
    СƵ, University of Toronto,

    Toronto
    Canada
  • BEd, Intermediate/Senior Division - Spanish and Social Sciences
    СƵ, University of Toronto,

    Toronto
    Canada
  • MA, Spanish Language and Literature
    Victoria College, University of Toronto,

    Toronto
    Canada
  • Hon BA, Political Science and Spanish
    St. Michael's College, University of Toronto,

    Toronto
    Canada

Scholarly & Creative Works

  • Understanding experiences of hope: Drawing from the voices of service users and providers to inform human services delivery in Canada (forthcoming).
    Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education
    Guerrero, C., & Lackner, T.
  • Building culturally sustaining leadership with Filipino youth: Empowerment, belonging, and community building at a Toronto high school.
    2022, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 35(1)
    Guerrero, C., Cabanban, B., & Zupo, S.
  • Queer(y)ing culture through professional learning communities: A reimagining of culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy.
    2017, Perspectives on Urban Education, 13(2)
    Guerrero, C., Shahnazarian, A., & Brown, M. F.
  • "Proyecto Latino” on stage and under the magnifying glass: The possibilities and limitations of a high-profile institutionally sponsored Youth Participatory Action Research project.
    2013, International Journal of Critical Pedagogy (Special Issue: Under the Radar and Off the Grid), 4(2).
    Guerrero, C., Gaztambide-Fernández, R., Rosas, M., & Guerrero, E.

Research Interests

  • youth participatory action research
  • critical race and schooling 
  • teacher professional development 
  • participatory research methods

Teaching Interests

  • Research Methods in Education 

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