About Julianna Kowlessar
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Julianna Kowlessar is a PhD student in the joint Communication & Culture program at York and Toronto Metropolitan Universities in Toronto, Canada. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology, an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, summa cum laude, and an MA in Communication & Culture from York University. Her research centres on the benefits of teaching critical media literacy education in K-12 Canadian classrooms and using games as forms of pedagogy. The research Julianna conducted for her master's explored how Canadian teacher candidates understand and approach the subject of critical media literacy to discover practical and unique methods of teaching it to their future students. Outside academia, Julianna is an electric guitarist and avid sports fan. She also enjoys baking and engaging in challenging activities that inspire her to explore and develop new physical and intellectual strengths.