He began his academic career at the University of New Brunswick in 2009. His teaching and research pertain to the history and philosophy of education. Before beginning his doctoral studies, he worked as a teacher in the Toronto and Durham District School Boards. He is the author of The Problem of Progressive Education (University of Toronto Press, 2012), a historical consideration of Ontario’s educational history, and of An Overbearing Eye (Hidden Brook Press, 2013), a book of verse and short fiction. Dr Christou is also the co-editor (with Shawn Michael Bullock) of Foundations in Teacher Education: A Canadian Perspective (Canadian Association for Teacher Education).