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º«¹úÂãÎè Provost Announces Victoria Talwar as Education's Interim Dean

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Dear members of the º«¹úÂãÎè community,

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Professor Victoria Talwar as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education. Professor Talwar's term of office will begin on August 12, 2023 and will continue until the appointment of a new Dean of the Faculty of Education.

Published: 6 Jun 2023

Susanne Lajoie at the National Assembly as New Member of l'Ordre de l'excellence en éducation

Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, and Minister of Higher Education, Pascale Déry, inducted the 25 new members of the Ordre de l'excellence en éducation at an official ceremony at the National Assembly on May 29th recognizing these new inductees for their contribution to education.

Published: 31 May 2023

Jessica Mettler, ECP, Receives Governor General’s Gold Medal & the º«¹úÂãÎè Alumni Association Graduate Award

Jessica Mettler, recent PhD graduate in the Human Development program supervised by Dr. Nancy Heath, has been awarded the highly competitive Governor General’s Gold Medal, which is awarded to the most outstanding PhD graduate in Social Sciences & Humanities at º«¹úÂãÎè, and the º«¹úÂãÎè Alumni Association Graduate Award, which is awarded to an outstanding PhD graduate at º«¹úÂãÎè.

Published: 30 May 2023

Professor Victoria Talwar, ECP, Featured in Globe and Mail Article on Limiting Screen Time for Children

Professor Victoria Talwar, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was featured recently in Globe and Mail's article on limiting screen time for children.Ìý The quality of that screen time is worth considering, and a child connecting with friends or family using the technology isn't a bad thing.Ìý However, it is important to keep an eye on children's screen time, as it continues to rise, from year to year.

Published: 26 May 2023

Get to Know your Class of 2023 Valedictorian

"One of the biggest things that I have learned through my time at º«¹úÂãÎè is to always carry hope and kindness with me. I genuinely believe that by being hopeful about positive change and bringing kindness into whatever we choose to do, we will be able to make a positive change in the world. We will be able to find solutions for some of these challenges as long as we all work together and strive to make a difference."

Published: 19 May 2023

Students Who Attended Supplementary School are Invited to Participate in a Research Project

For a qualitative research project investigating students' experience with supplementary schooling, a joint effort project by º«¹úÂãÎè and the University of Antwerp in Belgium are looking for participants.

The goal is to investigate the educational pathways of students who attended supplementary schooling in the past.Ìý Students who attended a form of supplementary schooling (Chinese school, Greek school, other heritage language schools, Mosque school, Black weekendschool, e

Published: 17 May 2023

Later Wake-Up Times for Teens? / Les adolescents et l'heure du réveil?

Would pushing school hours later have an impact on teens' mental health? Don't mistake laziness for sleepiness; our youth may be on a different biological schedule. Pediatric sleep expert, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology explains in this interview with TVA Nouvelles. (Interview in French only.)

Published: 9 May 2023

Susanne Lajoie named to Ordre de l’excellence en éducation

º«¹úÂãÎè professor recognized for her work on technology-supported education

TheÌýOrdre de l’excellence en éducation du QuébecÌýhas namedÌýProfessor Susanne LajoieÌýa Senior Fellow in recognition of her significant contribution to the quality of education in Quebec.

Published: 24 Apr 2023

Bassam Khoury, ECP, and Marie-Claude Geoffroy, ECP, Featured in TheConversation.com

Bassam Khoury, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, º«¹úÂãÎè, were recently featured in The Conversation, authoring the article Suicide prevention: Protective factors can build hope and mitigate risks.

Published: 6 Apr 2023

Participate in the Endothelial Function In Post-Menopausal Women Research Study

The Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory in the department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is looking to recruit participants for an exciting study!

DOES FOLIC ACID IMPROVE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN?

WHAT: To investigate the efficacy of using folic acid supplementation to restore the vascular benefits of physical activity in postmenopausal women and age-matched men.

Published: 3 Apr 2023

Participate in the "Walking for Wellbeing" - Research Project for up to $100 in Compensation!

Participate in research for up to $100 in compensation!

Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's research team is searching for participants for the Walking for Wellbeing research project!

Looking for English-speaking º«¹úÂãÎè students aged 18-25, with a working smartphone & data usage plan.

Participants will be asked to walk 3x per week for a total of 4 weeks.

Published: 28 Mar 2023

Victoria Talwar Explains Lying to Newsweek Magazine

ECP's Dr. Victoria Talwar, was featured in Newsweek Magazine's article "Here's How Science Explains Liars Like George Santos" by Dan Hurley:

Published: 10 Mar 2023

Tina Montreuil, ECP, Featured on Global News and Times Colonist

Tina Montreuil, ECP, was recently featured on Global News and Times Colonist outlining how parents can talk honestly with their children about traumatic events, such as the case of a bus crashing into a daycare.

Published: 16 Feb 2023

Muis, Robinson, and Lobczowski Recognized as Top-Producing Women in Educational Psychology Research

Three scholars from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology were represented the recently published lists of Top-Producing Women in Educational Psychology Journals from 2017 to 2021 (Griffin et al., 2023, Educational Psychology Review). Krista R. Muis, Professor, Kristy A. Robinson, Assistant Professor, and Nikki G. Lobczowski, Assistant Professor, each received recognition for their publication records in flagship educational psychology journals.

Published: 2 Feb 2023

Education Alumni Philip Cutler in the Media

Teacher turned mission-driven entrepreneur, Philip Cutler (B.Ed.'13), was featured in interview with two media outlets this past week. As CEO of Paper, Philip used his transferable skills as a classroom teacher to establish an on-demand online tutoring service. Paper has supported 3,000,000 students throughout the United States and will be collaborating with º«¹úÂãÎè Education on research in the EdTech field.

Published: 1 Feb 2023

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