​​Yecid Ortega finished his doctoral studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto in Language and Literacies Education with a specialization in Comparative, International, and Development Education. His major research interests draw from ethnographic approaches and critical research in teacher education. He explores how social justice juxtaposes with concepts of culture, race, linguistics, human rights, diversity and equity in different national and international  teacher education programs.