Dr. Clea Schmidt is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Clea’s courses address equity and social justice in education, teaching foundations and methodology, leadership and teacher development in additional language education, critical qualitative research methods, and adult and post-secondary education. Her nationally and internationally-funded research and scholarship address a range of equity issues in education including advocacy for LGBTQ educators in international teaching contexts; educator and student-centred program evaluation; policies and programs to support culturally and linguistically diverse learners and families; and barriers to the integration of internationally educated teachers. Her advocacy and service work includes efforts to prevent and address gender-based violence in schools and society, and the use of restorative justice in education.