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Diz Glithero | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | Dalhousie University Queen's University at Kingston |
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| Discipline | Education |
| Institutions | University of Ottawa |
Lisa (Diz) Glithero is a professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Education. [1] Glithero advocates for youth involvement in the natural world. [1]
Glithero obtained a bachelor's degree from Dalhousie University in 1996. [2] She then got a Bachelor of Education from Queen's University in 2001 and a Master of Education from the same institution in 2004. [2] Finally,she received a PhD from the University of Ottawa in 2015. [2]
Glithero has spearheaded the development for the first ever Ocean Literacy Strategy and has received numerous awards for this. [3]
She is the winner of the "Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy," awarded by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. [1] This medal is awarded to individuals who contribute significantly to geographic literacy. [4]
Glithero is the national coordinator of the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition. [4] Additionally,in 2018 she received both the Outstanding Educator of the Year award from the Canadian Network for Environmental Education &Communication and the Ocean Education Organization Award from Ocean Wise. [5]
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