Leah Burns
Research + Writing Specialist
- She/Her
- leahburns@ecuad.ca
Education:
ECU
York University
University of Toronto
Bio
Leah has worked extensively to support arts-based research and design projects focused on health care, social services, arts and culture and environmental education. Leah has provided writing, research and academic support to students and faculty across Canada and internationally. She teaches in the MFA program and is faculty in ECU's Writing Centre. She supports graduate students with writing and research, trains and supervises graduate and undergraduate peer tutors and research assistants, researches student and faculty teaching and learning needs and collaborates with other faculty and staff to design and implement workshops and learning resources.
Research Interests
Leah's research interests include equity in post-secondary art and design education, environmental studies, narrative medicine, art and design-based research for health and well-being and memory studies.