For the fourth faculty-focused episode in the CELebrate Learning Podcast's special instructor series, Host and former CEL Manager Rhianna Nagel (she/her) speaks with UVic faculty member Nigel Mantou Lou (he/him), PhD candidate Jess Willows (she/her) and their community partner, Jennifer Lei King (she/her) from the Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria. They discuss what community-engaged teaching looks like for their upper-level psychology course. Plus, they share tips on how to prepare and support students for their relationships with community partners, and how to create reflective activities.

More about our guests...

Nigel is a social-educational psychologist and the director of the Motivation and Intercultural Relations Lab, and a faculty member at the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Nigel’s teaching spans social psychology, cultural psychology, and psychology of migration. His research interests are at the intersection of social/personality psychology, educational psychology, and applied linguistics.

Jess recently completed her PhD in Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria while also working as a sessional instructor in the teacher education program. Having come from a long career as a teacher in the Gulf Islands School District of British Columbia herself, Jess has been involved with many professional development (PD) for teachers, offering workshops and serving as the PD Chair. Jess also works with the BC Teachers’ Federation as a facilitator of the Teacher Inquiry Program and as a workshop facilitator throughout the province.

Jennifer is a bilingual counsellor, who offers counselling services through the Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA). Her work focuses on multicultural perspectives and culturally sensitive counselling, helping newcomers discover practical strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and confidently navigating challenges in their new environment. Jennifer loves staying connected to psychology students at UVic through community-engaged learning.