Student affiliates
| Name | Program of Study | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwo Afolabi | Theatre, PhD | My research focuses on working with displaced population, especially youths in Victoria and Nigeria |
| Larissa Alabe Padua | Educational Psychology, MEd Special Education |
Literacy acquisition and development of children receiving instruction in their second language (L2); Educational supports that must be in place for children with special needs in care in B.C. |
| Ian Alexander | Curriculum and Instruction, MA Educational Studies | Support for and adaptation of international youth to education in Canada |
| Keenan Andrew | Child and Youth Care, MA | Re-weaving legacies of gender-based violence with Indigenous young men |
| Stephanie Arlt | Social Dimensions of Health, MSc | Street-involved youth, drug use, harm reduction, social justice, and homeless youth policy in Canada |
| Katy Bigsby | Educational Psychology and Leadership, Master's in Community Engagement and Adult Education | Non-formal learning, children and youth with challenging behavior, social-emotional learning |
| Leila Boloori | Curriculum and Instruction, MEd | Curriculum in elementary schools, child psychology, children and youth teaching, critical thinking, international education, English language art education, language literacy teaching and children's literature |
| Holly Brinkman | Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, MEd Special Education/Inclusion |
Using applied drama to increase teacher self-efficacy and decrease student victimization in inclusive classrooms. |
| Alexis Brown | Educational Pyschology and Leadership Studies, PhD | Critical Literacies with Indigenous Youth |
| Anna Chadwick | Child and Youth Care, MA | My primary topic focuses on sexualized violence and gender-based violence against girls and youth in Indigenous communities. My research is arts-based and encompasses frameworks decolonization by incorporating values of land and body sovereignty in Indigenous communities. The research is part of the project, Sisters Rising, supervised by Dr. Sandrina de Finney. |
| Sandra Chamberlain-Snider | Theatre History, PhD | Theatre History, children and youth in theatre and performance training, Canadian studies |
| Fanie Collardeau | Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology |
Intimate partner violence, romantic attachment and emotion-regulation, especially the regulation of shame |
| Parker Croshaw | Child and Youth Care, MA | Sexual Behaviour problems in youth, counselling, ethics, psychotherapy, forensic psychology |
| Bianca DeSilva |
Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, MSc Kinesiology |
Childhood obesity prevention, family-based programs, physical activity and literacy, sport, healthy eating, positive mental health, screen time. |
| Sharon Dias | Geography, PhD | Social housing, public housing policy, human rights, social justice, refugees, participation of children and adolescents in policy decisions, Brazil |
| Rebecca Duerksen | Anthropology, MA | Youth experiences of chronic illness, youth perceptions of illness disclosure, dominant cultural and social ideas about youthfulness and young bodies (and associated stigma), and possible barries to support-seeking behaviours for youth with chronic illness |
| Stephanie Field | Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, PhD Kinesiology |
Motor development, physical activity, perceptions of competence, recreation |
| Antwi Frimpong | Law, LLM Public Interest Law |
Legal aid clinics to support community-based access to justice in developing countries |
| Patrick Gale | Curriculum and Instruction, MA Curriculum Studies and Leadership |
Student and teacher ecoliteracy development through nature and food immersion, with an Indigenous and place-based focus |
| Jennifer Gruno | Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, MA | Benefits of nature based physical activity; meeting the needs and interests of girls in physical and health education |
| Carolyn Helps |
Psychology, MSc |
Nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, community psychology |
| Georgina Hope | Educational Psychology and Leadership, Master's in Leadership, Community Engagement | Fostering youth resiliency through storytelling |
| Luke Kernan | Anthropology, PhD | Early psychosis among young adults; volunteering in mental health communities; arts-based methodologies, comics, and storytelling |
| Zahra Khimji | Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, MA Special Education |
The role of executive function in adult readers' comprehension of science expository text; effect of Self Regulated Strategy Development reading interventions. |
| Hyuna Ki | Curriculum and Instruction, PhD | I am interested in critical literacy in secondary-level school especially how to raise students' critical awareness. |
| Amie Kim | Psychology, MSc Lifespan Health and Development |
Self-regulation and language development in children. |
| Nicole Legg | Psychology, MSc Clinical |
Predictors and trajectories of risky behaviours (i.e. disordered eating, suicidal ideations, non suicidal self-injury) in adolescents |
| SiMin Li | Political Science, MA | Digital humanity, identity of ethnic Chinese and International relations in Asia Pacific |
| Jemma Llewellyn | Theatre, PhD Applied Theatre |
Digital media literacies and youth sexuality, arts-based research through youth theatre and curriculum pedagogies |
| Shelby Logan | Psychology, MA Social Psychology |
Nature and well-being, existential psychology, motivation, positive psychology |
| Myles Maillet | Psychology, PhD | Self-regulation, motivation, goals, statistics, research design |
| Renay Maurice | Sociology, MA | Analyzing child support enforcement programs in Canada to develop recommendations that will inform policy changes |
| Brendan Micetich | Psychology, Bachelor's | Community-based research with a focus on mental health and emotional support |
| Amy Mills-Guest | Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, PhD Leadership Studies |
The impact of servant leadership practices on positive resiliency in elementary school children |
| Addison Mott | Child and Youth Care, MA | Environmental psychology, counselling room design, ecopsychology, child and adolescent mental health, wilderness therapy |
| Laleh Mousavi | Educational Administration & Leadership Studies, MA | Critical consciousness about social issues, transformation, LGBTQ issues, international students |
| Emily Nichol | Social Dimensions of Health, MA | Childhood trauma and addiction, violence/trauma informed approach to care, substance use services for pregnant and parenting women, stigma reduction |
| Patricia Obee | Child and Youth Care, MA | Physical environments that afford risky play in early childhood educations settings and the impacts of risky play on physical activity and well-being or children ages 3-4 years old |
| Drexler Ortiz | Psychology, MSc Clinical Lifespan |
Religiosity and religious identity of immigrant youth and families post-migration |
| Tiffany Patterson | Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, MSc Kinesiology |
Childhood and adolescent obesity prevention, physical activity and nutrition literacy |
| Christina Perkins | Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, Master's in Special Education | Early intervention, inclusive education, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and supporting diverse student needs |
| Jen Poole | Education, PhD | Special education, teacher education |
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Kisten Quistberg |
Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology |
Young children’s development of social understanding and self-regulation skills |
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Christina Robillard |
Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology |
The impact of interpersonal relationships on risky behaviours (e.g., substance use, disordered eating, suicidal behaviours) in adolescents |
|
Brad Rudner |
Child and Youth Care, MA | Effects of excessive screen time on youth mental health and its mitigation through nature connection |
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Tom Spence |
Psychology, MSc Social |
Mindfulness meditation, quiet ego, wellbeing, optimal functioning |
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Pauline Song |
Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology |
Childhood trauma and abuse, intrafamilial relations, cultural context and family relationships, intimate partner violence and effects on children, prevention and intervention for childhood trauma and abuse, policy implementation |
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Meaghan Storey |
Curriculum and Instruction, PhD | Social and emotional learning in the classroom curriculum, particularly in language arts at middle/secondary levels |
| Joelle Taknint | Psychology, PhD | Cultural influences and psychological stressors such as discrimination's effects on identity development |
| Chelsea Thomas | Curriculum and Instruction, PhD Social, Cultural, and Foundational Studies |
Student wellbeing and school climate/composition, connection-based teacher education, trauma-informed teacher education, ACEs, sexuality education, child honouring, emotions and learning and human interdependency |
| Elizabeth Tuinstra | Curriculum and Education, Master's in Music Education | Music education, non-Western music education, cultural identity, decolonization, curriculum change, culturally responsive music education |
| Róisín Unsworth | Sociology, PhD | Violence, substance use & pathways to resilience among street-involved young women |
| Hector Vazquez Cordoba | Education, PhD Curriculum and Instruction |
Music education/Indigenous perspectives through music education in elementary and secondary school curriculum |
| Jeremy Wintringer | Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, PhD | LGBTQ ally training programs offered by post-secondary institutions in the U.S. and Canada |
| Chris Wright | Exercise Science, Phsyical and Health Education, MSc Kinesiology |
Early years, elementary school, physical activity, physical literacy, confidence, movement, movement competence |