Dr. Rebecca Sockbeson

Professor

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Biography

Rebecca Sockbeson is a member of the Penobscot Indian Nation in Indian Island, Maine, with ties to the Waponahki Confederacy and the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in Alberta, Canada. As a political activist and scholar, she graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in education and earned her PhD in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta, specializing in Indigenous Peoples Education. Her research focuses on Indigenous knowledge mobilization and its benefits to Indigenous communities, promoting Aboriginal healing through language and culture, anti-racism, and decolonization. Dr. Sockbeson's scholarly contributions extend to significant academic awards, including the University of Alberta Human Rights Teaching Award in 2013 for her coordination of the compulsory Aboriginal Education course. Her creative work, including the poem “Hear Concrete Beating Drum,” was featured in a permanent public art installation in Edmonton. Sockbeson has published extensively on Indigenous education and methodology, contributing to various academic journals and collaborative research projects aimed at advancing Indigenous knowledge and policy development. Currently, she serves as a professor at the University of Alberta, actively engaged in research and teaching in Indigenous knowledge and education.

Research Interests

Indigenous Peoples Education Indigenous Knowledge Aboriginal Healing Language and Culture Anti-Racism Decolonization Indigenous Ways of Knowing Informing Policy Development

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB

Teaching in Indigenous Peoples Education Program

Courses

EDPS 501: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge EDPS 506: Contextualizing Epistemology Higher Education (Independent Study) EDPS 535: Indigenous Research Methodology EDPS 537: Issues Nations Education EDPS 538: Oral Traditions Written Text EDPS 539: Revitalizing Indigenous Language EDPS 575: Indigenous Knowledge Anti-Racist Education EDPS 606: Indigenous Research Methodologies & Indigenous Knowledge Transfer (Independent Study) EDPS 606: Indigenous Pedagogical Approaches School System (Independent Study) EDPS 900: Course-based Master’s Capping Exercise EDU 211: Aboriginal Education Context Professional Development EDPS 432: Education Native Peoples Canada: Historical Study EDPS 474: Contemporary Issues Native Education

Requirements for University of Alberta

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Management
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of reference
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • Official Transcripts (upon admission)
Specialization Notes

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management