Dr. Jennifer Mitton

Faculty Supervisor

Dr. Jennifer Mitton is an Associate Professor of Secondary Literacy, and Qualitative Research Methods in the Faculty of Education at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Alberta, her Master of Education Degree from St. Francis Xavier University, her Bachelor of Education from Mount Allison University, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of King’s College. Jennifer previously taught in the School of English Language and Graduate School of Education at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Prior to university teaching, she taught in secondary schools in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Turkey. Her research interests include adolescent literacies and teacher pedagogy.