Cathryn van Kessel
ORCID iD University of Alberta
Canada

Cathryn van Kessel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. Her research pivots around the concept of evil (and associated feelings and emotions with it) in relation to how educators might address disturbing violent processes and systemic harm.

Nick Jacobs
University of Alberta

Nick Jacobs is a PhD student in Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. As a researcher, Nick is interested in the nature of death and evil, and is largely informed by phenomenology, existentialism, and Jungian psychology. Nick also works as a psychotherapist in both nonprofit and private practice settings.

Francesca Catena
University of Alberta

Francesca Catena has recently completed her MEd in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta, and is a teacher in Edmonton. She has also received her bachelor's of Secondary Education from the University of Alberta, with a major in Social Studies and a minor in French. She explored feminist theories with an interest in bringing such theories into the classroom.

Kimberly Edmondson
University of Alberta

Kim Edmondson is a high school social studies and English language arts teacher in Alberta, Canada, and a doctoral student in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. Her research interests focus on the relational dynamics of social studies curriculum and intersectional teacher and student identities.