Carla Nelson
Title & Contact Info
Faculty Emeritus of Education
Email: cnelson [at] tyndale.ca
Phone: 416.226.6620 ext. 2224
Academic Credentials
PhD, University of Alberta, 2003
MEd, University of Alberta, 1994
MDiv, Tyndale Seminary, 1989
BEd, University of Saskatchewan, 1984
DipCS, Regent College, 1982
BA, University of Regina, 1981
Areas of Specialization
Teacher Education and counselling
Biography
Dr. Nelson has extensive teaching experience in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario schools. Her research interest is in teacher formation, specifically the beginning teacher’s development of a professional identity. In addition, she has coordinated and delivered professional development programs for teachers in Kenya, Rwanda, India and Bolivia. In 1999, she was named the “YWCA Woman of Distinction” in education for the city of Edmonton, Alberta, and, in 2014, was named one of Canada’s 100 Fantastic Christian Women Leaders by the Bridgeway Foundation.