Heath Research Team StressOFF Strategies for Teens Program
Professor Nancy Heath鈥檚 research team is delivering a face-to-face training of high school teachers and technicians using聽 a manualized program (StressOFF Strategies for Teens; SOS4Teens) which they developed. StressOFF uses聽 mindfulness-based stress management techniques.
Congrats to ECP's Award Recipients!
Join the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology in congratulating the 2013-2014 ECP recipients of the Judy A. Bryant Memorial Award and the Judy Fish Award in Inclusive Education.
Judy A. Bryant Memorial Award:Xueran Han, M.Ed. in Educational聽Psychology,聽General聽Educational聽Psychology Project concentration
ECP's Professor Steven Shaw Interviewed on CJAD 800
The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology's Dr. Steven Shaw discusses easing children back to school on the Andrew Carter Morning Show, CJAD 800. Listen here!
Professor Derevensky Appointed a Member MELS Advisory Board on English Education
Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology was recently appointed as a member of the Advisory Board on English Education under the Ministre de l'脡ducation, du Loisir et du Sport.
ECP's Professor Muis Interviewed on CTV News
Dr. Krista Muis, Associate Professor, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CTV News on using the new active learning technique in the classroom, using technology.
Watch the full interview on CTV News.
ECP's Prof. Muis in Globe and Mail
Dr. Krista Muis, Associate Professor, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology's Learning Science Program was recently interviewed in the Globe and Mail about active learning, as opposed to the the traditional approach in classrooms.
ECP Welcomes Professors Eve-Marie Quintin and Marina Milyavskaya
Dr. Eve-Marie Quintin will be joining the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology in August 2014 as an Assistant Professor in School/Applied Child Psychology. Dr. Quintin holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al. She worked as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Psychology, and is a registered psychologist and neuropsychologist through the Ordre des Psychologues du Qu茅bec.
ECP's Professor Burack Interviewed in the Canadian Jewish News
Dr. Jacob Burack, Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was recently interviewed in Canadian Jewish News for his research in the development of attention and cognition among typically developing children, persons with autism, and persons with specific syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities.
ECP's Dr. Bruce Shore Receives the 2014 CCGSE Mentorship Award
Dr. Bruce Shore, Professor Emeritus, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology was honored with the 2014 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award.
Tanya Chichekian, ECP Student, receives Recognition Award from the Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Tanya Chichekian, a Doctoral Candidate in the Leanring Sciences program, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was recently honored with a Recognition Award from the Canadian Asssociation for Teacher Education (CATE) for her Doctoral dissertation's contribution to research on teacher education in Canada, entitled "Self-Efficiancy for Inquiry-Based Instruction" Surviving the Leap from Student-Teacher to an Inquiry-Oriented Novice Teacher".
An ECP Undergraduate Course Assignment Gone Viral! #不良研究所Happy
A class assignment in ECP's undergraduate course offering, EDPT 200 - Integrating Educational Technology in Classrooms, shared on YouTube has received over 50,000 hits and is now featured on 不良研究所's front page as one of the top stories! Our course lecturer, Sam Bruzzese, was happy to share this video with us of his student's work.
Chiara Perico and Vanessa Bao received Best Oral Presentation Awards
Congratulations to Chiara Perico, MA Student, and Vanessa Bao, PhD Student, in School/Applied Child Psychology and members of Dr. Armando Bertone鈥檚 PNLab, received 鈥淏est oral presentation awards鈥� at the annual research meetings of the FRSQ-funded Vision Research Network and Neuropsychology and Cognition Research Centers this past year!
ECP's Dr. Shore Publishes Book "The graduate advisor handbook: A student-centered approach"
Dr. Bruce M. Shore, Emeritus Professor, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology recently published a new book titled "The graduate advisor handbook: A student-centered approach".
Dr. Muis Receives Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions
Dr. Krist Muis, Associate Professor, in the the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology recently received the Richard E. Snow Award from the American Psychological Association, divison 15 (Educational Psychology).
Human Development Program Award Winners
The Human Development program is proud to announce the winners of the 鈥�2014 Article of the Year Award鈥�, intended to highlight and recognize our HD students鈥� research accomplishments in their respective field of study.