Faculty Members

The following are full-time ECP faculty members their research areas and programs within which they supervise. Sublistings by core program area.

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Link to Profile of Dr. Armando Bertone

Armando Bertone
Associate Professor & William Dawson Scholar

514-398-3448

armando.bertone [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Autism spectrum conditions, development, cognitive assessment, cognitive training, perceptual learning, development of visual and auditory processes, multisensory integration, social perception, technology transfer.

Research website: Perceptual Neuroscience Laboratory (PNLab) for Autism and Development

School/Applied Child Psychology; can also only supervise Human Development students relevant to research areas.

Jacob Burack
Professor

514-398-3433

jacob.burack [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

The development of attention and cognition among typically developing children, persons with autism, and persons with specific syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities.

Research website: McGill Youth Study Team

Human Development; M.Ed. Concentrations; School/Applied Child Psychology

 

 

Maria Cutumisu

Maria Cutumisu

Associate Professor

514-399-9541

maria.cutumisu [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Feedback processing and memory, machine learning and educational data mining for automated feedback generation, game-based assessments that support learning, computational thinking and data literacy, AI in games.

Research website: Assessment of Learning and Transfer Lab (ALERT) 

***Note: ALERT Lab website is currently housed within another university's web ecosystem. The McGill-based lab website is in progress.***
Learning Sciences

Martin Drapeau
Professor

514-398-4904

Email | Profile

Psychotherapy process and outcome, best practices in psychology, knowledge translation and dissemination, access to psychological services.

Research website: McGill Science and Practice in Psychology (SAPP) Research Lab

Counselling Psychology

Adam Dubé
Associate Professor

 

514-398-3442

adam.dube [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Educational technology, cognition, cognitive development, child-tablet computer interaction, conceptual knowledge acquisition and application, development of mathematical cognition, problem solving.

Learning Sciences, can also supervise Human Development students relevant to my research areas.

 

 

Tara Flanagan
Associate Professor

514-398-3441

tara.flanagan [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Inclusive education, social inclusion, social policy, transition, self-determination, quality of life, people with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups.

Human Development; M.Ed. Concentrations; School/Applied Child Psychology

 

Karen Gazith
Faculty Lecturer

514-398-8042

karen.cohen-gazith [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

 

Inclusive education, evidence-based teaching practices to include a very broad range of students within the classroom, change management to support inclusion.

M.Ed. Concentrations

Note: Does not supervise research.

Tasmia Hai

Tasmia Hai
Assistant Professor

514-399-9565

tasmia.hai [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Areas of expertise: Neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD, Executive functions, Structural MRI, Learning disability, Immigrant and newcomer families

Research website: Cognition, Attention & Achievement Research (CAAR) Lab

School/Applied Child Psychology

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Nathan Hall

Nathan Hall
Associate Professor

Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

514-398-3452

nathan.c.hall [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Evaluation of achievement motivation theories; consequences of motivational strategies and discrete emotions on long-term health, motivation, and achievement outcomes in young and older adults; development of innovative motivational programs for at-risk students in higher education.

Research website: Achievement Motivation and Emotion (AME) Research Group

Learning SciencesM.Ed. Concentrations

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Nancy Heath

Nancy Heath
Distinguished James McGill Professor

514-398-3439

nancy.heath [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Mental health in schools, enhancing mental health resilience, non-suicidal self-injury.

Research website: Heath Research Team

Human Development; M.Ed. Concentrations; School/Applied Child Psychology

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Link to Profile of Dr. Michael Hoover

Michael Hoover
Associate Professor

Program Director, Learning Sciences and Health Professions Education

514-398-1607

michael.hoover [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Design and analysis of online university learning, Activity Systems Theory in online and multilingual educational contexts, creating online communities of inquiry.

Research website: The Socio-Cultural & Online Learning Research Team

Health Professions Education; Learning Sciences; M.Ed. Concentrations

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Bassam Khoury

Bassam Khoury
Associate Professor & William Dawson Scholar

bassam.el-khoury [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Mindfulness theory and practices; clinical, social, and cognitive applications of mindfulness; process, outcomes, and effectiveness of meditation and mindfulness-based treatments; systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Research Website: McGill Mindfulness Research Lab

Counselling Psychology, can also supervise other students who have interest/knowledge relevant to research areas.

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Chiaki Konishi

Chiaki Konishi
Associate Professor

514-398-4247

chiaki.konishi [at] mcgill.ca (Email)Profile

Social-emotional development, connectedness (including: attachment, peer relationships, student-teacher relationships, non-parental adult relationships), bullying and discrimination, school climate, social and ecological perspectives, health and development in marginalized populations (eg., sexual and racial/ethnic minorities), methodological and statistical issues.

Human Development; M.Ed. Concentrations; can also supervise students from the other ECP programs with relevant research areas.

Annett Körner
Associate Professor

514-398-2481

annett.korner [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Clinical and health psychology, in particular the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions for individuals diagnosed with chronic and/or life-threatening medical conditions.

Research website: McGill Science and Practice in Psychology (SAPP) Research Lab

Counselling Psychology

 

Link to Profile Dr. Susanne Lajoie

Susanne Lajoie
Professor; Canada Research Chair, Tier I

514-398-3429

susanne.lajoie [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Application of cognitive theories to the design of computer based learning environments across disciplines; the role of emotion in learning; medical problem solving; team effectiveness; collaborative learning; human and computer tutoring; empathy, decision making and communication.

Research websites: Advanced Technologies for Learning in Authentic Settings (ATLAS) Lab
LEADS (Learning Environments across Disciplines)

Health Professions Education; Learning Sciences

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Rachel Langevin

Assistant Professor, FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 1

514-398-8349

rachel.langevin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Sexual abuse, family violence, child maltreatment, and childhood adversity and socioemotional development; Intergenerational cycles of trauma and violence; Developmental trajectories, risk and resilience.

Counselling PsychologySchool/Applied Child Psychology

 

Nikki Lobczowski
Assistant Professor

514-398-5240

nikki.lobczowski [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Collaborative learning; Designing educational technologies; Social regulation of learning; Academic emotions; Math education. Learning Sciences; M.Ed. ConcentrationsHealth Professions Education

 

Gigi Luk
Associate Professor

Program Director, MEd Concentrations and Human Development

gigi.luk [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Cognitive development, bilingualism, language development, literacy acquisition, reading, lifespan development, magnetic resonance imaging, functional and structural neural networks.

Human Development

Note: Currently accepting MA students only.

Tina Montreuil
Associate Professor, FRSQ Chercheur Boursier-Junior 1

514-398-3454

tina.montreuil [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Anxiety disorders (social anxiety) and emotion regulation deficits on academic success and transition into psychopathology, social-emotional development and learning, early intervention.

School/Applied Child Psychology; Counselling Psychology

Note: Most likely not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Krista Muis
James McGill Professor, Canada Research Chair, Tier II

514-398-3445

krista.muis [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Self-regulated learning, epistemic cognition, motivation, emotions, mathematics and science learning.

Learning Sciences; M.Ed. Concentrations

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Link to Profile Judith Norton

Judith Norton
Assistant Professor (Clinical) NNT PT

Psychoeducational and Counselling Interim Clinic Director

judith.norton [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

 

ECP Psychoeducational & Counselling Clinic

Note: Does not supervise graduate students.

Marie-Hélène Pennestri

Associate Professor, FRQS Chercheur Boursier-Junior 2 & William Dawson Scholar

Associate Dean, Research and Innovation

marie-helene.pennestri [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Development and consolidation of the sleep-wake cycle in infants and children, parental expectations related to sleep, sleep disorders (children and adults), child development, attachment, polysomnography, autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, mental health, premature birth.

Counselling Psychology

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Eve-Marie Quintin

Eve-Marie Quintin
Associate Professor, William Dawson Scholar, FRSQ Chercheur Boursier-Junior 1

514-398-3449

eve-marie.quintin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders and fragile X syndrome; cognitive, social, and emotional development; lifespan development; music perception and cognition; brain development (neuroimaging).

School/Applied Child Psychology

Kristy Robinson
Assistant Professor

514-398-8019

kristy.robinson [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Development of achievement motivation, instructional supports for motivation, emotions in education, STEM education.

Learning Sciences

Link to Profile of Dr. Jessica Ruglis

Jessica Ruglis
Associate Professor

514-398-2418

jessica.ruglis [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

School dropout, early school leaving and dis/engagement; educational trajectories; educational inequities; child and adolescent health and development; relationships between education and health; social determinants of health; social and education policy; social theory; critical race and social issues in education.

Human DevelopmentSchool/Applied Child PsychologyM.Ed. Concentrations

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

 

Steven Shaw
Associate Professor

Interim Department Chair

514-398-4913

steven.shaw [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Resilience, pediatric psychology, neurogenetic connections.

Research website: Resilience, Pediatric Psychology, & Neurogenetic Connections Lab

Human Development; M.Ed. Concentrations; School/Applied Child Psychology

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Link to Profile of Dr. Ada Sinacore

 

Ada Sinacore
Associate Professor

Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Counselling Applied to Teaching

514-398-3446

ada.sinacore [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Cultural transitioning and adjustment in immigrant populations, social justice theories and practice, gender based violence and bullying.

Counselling Psychology

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 Michelle Smith
Assistant Professor (CAS)

514-396-2494

michelle.e.smith [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Arts-based, storytelling and Métis methodologies, community-based education, youth agency, decolonizing practices, Indigenous educational sovereignty.

M.Ed. Concentrations

 

Victoria Talwar
James McGill Professor

Interim Dean of Education

514-398-3438

victoria.talwar [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Development of lying in children, theory of mind, and child witness testimony.

Research website: Talwar Child Development Research Lab

Human Development; School/Applied Child Psychology

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission.

Link to Profile of Dr. Caroline Temcheff

Caroline Temcheff
Associate Professor, FRSQ Chercheur Boursier Junior 2

514-398-5091

caroline.temcheff [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Profile

Developmental psychopathology, conduct problems in youth, longitudinal patterns of health and school services usage among boys and girls with and without early clinically significant conduct problems, comorbidity of mental health disorders over time.

Research Website: Healthy Development Laboratory

Counselling Psychology; can also supervise students from other areas who are interested in my research themes.

 

 

Dennis Wendt
Associate Professor, FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 1

514-398-4902

dennis.wendt [at] mcgill.ca (Email )Profile

Participatory research with Indigenous communities to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally-relevant mental health and substance use interventions; evidence-based practice implementation; group psychotherapy; culture and spirituality; qualitative research methods.

Research Website: Cultural and Indigenous Research in Counselling Psychology (CIRC)

Counselling Psychology; can also supervise students from other areas who are interested in conducting research with Indigenous communities.

Shanna Williams
Assistant Professor

514-398-3451

shanna.williams [at] mcgill.ca (Email )| Profile

Child Development, Lie-telling, Child Witness Testimony, Human Trafficking, Forensic Sciences and Forensic Interviewing.

School/Applied Child Psychology

 

 

Link to Profile of Dr. Laura Winer

Laura Winer

Associate Professor (Professional) NTT

514-398-4232

laura.winer [at] mcgill.ca (Email )| Profile

Higher education with a focus on evaluation of teaching, instructor support strategies, and assessment of student learning.

Learning Sciences

Note: Not accepting any students for Fall 2024 admission

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Counselling Psychology
Health Professions Education
Human Development
Learning Sciences
M.Ed. in Educational Psychology concentrations
School/Applied Child Psychology

 

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