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Jill Cummings, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Health and Wellness | Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Online, Vancouver

Your mind is a garden; cultivate it with knowledge.

jcummings@adler.edu (506) 328-5151 Connect on LinkedIn

OVERVIEW

Dr. Cummings is an adjunct professor in the Master of Psychology in Health and Wellness and Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology programs. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning from the University of Toronto and has held leadership roles, including Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Scholarly Funding at Yorkville University and Chair at University Canada West. She has also developed and taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate university courses. Dr. Cummings aims for students to develop a high level of critical thinking and knowledge. She wants students to know that she is highly approachable to support their learning.   As well as teaching, Dr. Cummings also develops courses, reviews capstone projects, and develops special projects and curriculum. Her current research expands on her interests in blend/hybrid teaching and learning, critical thinking, and second language learning/teaching curriculum and methodology.  Dr. Cummings will co-author a new book about English curriculum reform and teacher preparation in the age of GenAI to be published by Routledge in 2026. 

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).
  • TESL Canada.
  • TESOL International.

Publications + Presentations

Publications

Cross-modalities instructional design model (CIDM) for Online and Blended/Hybrid Teaching and Learning

2025 International Journal for E-Learning
Author(s): Cummings, J., & Fayed, I.

Teaching in the Post COVID-19 Era

2021 World Education Dilemmas, Teaching Innovations and Solutions in the Age of Crisis
Author(s): Fayed, I., & Cummings, J.
Publication Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-74088-7

Introduction: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Counselling Psychology.

2021 Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 55(1), 1–6.
Author(s): Roughley, R. A., Luft, T.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v55i1.71873

 Innovations in audio and video use in online learning: A community of inquiry review.

2020 Creativity Matters. Atlantic Centre for Creativity.       
Author(s): Cummings, J., & Graham, P.

Language teaching and settlement for newcomers in the digital age: A blended learning research project.

2020 Migration and Language Education Journal.       
Author(s): Cummings, J., Sturm, M., & Avram, A.

Creative dimensions of teaching and learning in the 21st Century

2017 Brill Sense
Author(s): Cummings, J., & Blatherwick, M.
Publication Link: https://brill.com/view/title/38032

Presentations

English Curriculum Reform, Teacher Preparation, and Professional Development in the Age of GenAI 

2026 TESOL International

English Curriculum Reform in China, Teacher Education, and GenAI

2025 TESL Canada Southern Ontario University Symposium

Engaging Students in Academic Integrity: A Panel Discussion (2024)

2024 University Canada West. and Conference Presentation ICAI

Creative Strategies for Engaging Students

2017 Canadian Psychological Association Webinar (invited
Author(s): Cummings, J.

LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT

  • Chair, Academic Integrity Committee, University Canada West, 2023-2024.
  • Senate Member, University Canada West, 2023-2024.
  • Vice President Academic Committee Member, University Canada West, 2023-2024.
  • Contract Cheating and Academic Integrity Committee Member, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STHLE).
  • Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STHLE), Member.
  • TEAL BC, TESL Ontario, TESL Canada, Member.
  • Vice Chair (2018-2022). SSAF Committee, Support for Scholarly Activity, Faculty Affairs, Yorkville University.
  • Faculty Hiring and Development Committee, BBA Program New Brunswick, Yorkville University.
  • Re-Consideration Committee (Admissions), Yorkville University.
  • Appeals Committee, Yorkville University.
  • Academic Council, Yorkville University.
  • MACP Curriculum Committee, Yorkville University.
  • Reviewer for the TESL Canada Journal (2020-21) and the Migration and Language Education Journal (2019-2021).
  • IERG (Imaginative Education Research Group), Member.
  • Harassment and Discrimination Committee, St. Thomas University.
  • Convention Organizer, NBLA, New Brunswick.
  • Book Project Facilitator and Coordinator, Riverside Court Seniors Residence, Woodstock, N.B.
  • Volunteer (Special Events): Social Sciences and Humanities Congress at University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, 2011.
  • STLHE Conference Planning and Volunteer Committee Member, 2009.
  • TESL Canada Conference Planning Committee, 2007-2008.
  • Volunteer: ESL and Health Care Study Groups for Newcomer Health Care Professionals, Conestoga College.
  • Teacher (Volunteer) for Literacy/ESL for Newcomer Mennonites from Mexico, Mennonite Coalition, Kitchener, Ontario, 2009-2010.
  • Editor, Modern Language Centre Bulletin, OISE/UT, 2003-2004.
  • Session Chair, AAAL/CAAL (Applied Linguistics) Conference 2006.
  • Member, Advisory Committee for Additional Qualifications Committee, Seneca College, 2005-2007.

CURRENT RESEARCH + OPPORTUNITIES

  • Curriculum Reform, Teacher Preparation, and Professional Development in the Age of GenAI.
  • Critical Thinking and Knowledge Development in Blended and Online Teaching and Learning.