Faculty and Research Associates

Dr. Linda Pardy, having recently completed her tenure as the Associate Dean of Students in the College of Arts at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), is now  focusing on research, teaching and program development specializing in social innovation, workplace learning, and career development. She has supported 1000s of Liberal Arts students transition from education-to-employment and was awarded the UFV Teaching Excellence Award because students recognized the significant impact she has made to their individual career success.

Her research examines access to career and experiential learning, the infusion of work integrated learning into academic programming, and the challenges faculty and students face related to social innovation, emerging employer needs, the future of work and changemaking. Linda has designed web-based resources, led research projects, and served as a consultant for various provincial organizations including the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT), Education Planner BC, and WorkBC. This work led to the Career Mapping project that is foundational to her work today. She contributes her scholarship both nationally and internationally and continues to develop leading career and social innovation infused teaching and learning practices.