Roberta McKay has been a professor in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of Alberta and is currently the Director of the Master of Education in Educational Studies program in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She has authored social studies textbooks and teacher guides for use in elementary and secondary schools. Her awards include the Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the University of Alberta, the Exemplary Dissertation Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Educational Research Award from the Alberta Teachers’ Association.