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The following are full-time ECP faculty members. Sublistings by program area.

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Roger Azevedo   

Professor,
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1          

514-398-3434
roger [dot] azevedo [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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Cognitive science, human and computer tutoring, self-regulated learning, metacognition, problem solving and reasoning, knowledge representation and organization, learning about complex topics and domains (e.g., biology, medicine), medical reasoning and informatics, and the design of computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) as MetaCognitive tools for enhancing learning and training is school and professional domains.

Laboratory for the Study of Metacognition and Advanced Learning Technologies (S.M.A.R.T. Lab)
Learning Sciences                                                 

Mark Aulls

Professor (Post-Retirement)

514-398-3442
mark [dot] aulls [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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Effects of student-teacher interaction on the development of students' intellectual skills; inquiry; reading and teaching of reading.

High Ability and Inquiry Research Group / Groupe de recherche sur les Habilités intellectuelles et l’Approche par Investigation Raisonnée (HAIR)

Health Professions;
Learning Sciences;
MEd Concentrations       

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Armando Bertone               

Assistant Professor

514-398-3448
armando [dot] bertone [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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      Autism Spectrum Conditions, Development, Cognitive Assessment, Perceptual Learning, Development of Visual and Auditory Processes, Multisensory Integration, Social Perception, and Technology Transfer.

      Perceptual Neuroscience Laboratory (PNLab) for Autism and Development                                  
      School/Applied Child Psychology; can also supervise Human Development students relevant to research areas.

      Robert Bracewell

      Professor (Post-Retirement)

      514-398-3443
      robert [dot] bracewell [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

      Use of information technologies in instruction; Cultural Historical Activity Theory and complex cognition; discourse analysis.

      Health Professions;
      Learning Sciences;
      MEd Concentrations

      Alain Breuleux

      Associate Professor

      514-398-6952
      alain [dot] breuleux [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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      Cognition; Technology in Education.

      Health Professions;
      Learning Sciences;
      MEd Concentrations

      Jacob Burack

      Professor

      514-398-3433
      jacob [dot] burack [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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

      Human Development;
      MEd Concentrations;
      School/Applied Child Psychology

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          Jeff Derevensky

          Jeffrey Derevensky

          Professor

          514-398-4249
          jeffrey [dot] derevensky [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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          Child development, developmental psychopathology, addiction, gambling.

            International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours
              Human Development;
              MEd Concentrations;
              School/Applied Child Psychology          

              Jack De Stefano

              Clinic Director / Faculty Lecturer

              514-398-2514
              jack [dot] destefano [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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              Process research; Common factors in psychotherapy; Development of clinical skills; Training of clinicians and clinical supervision.

              Counselling Psychology
              Martin Drapeau

              Martin Drapeau

              Associate Professor

              514-398-4904
              martin [dot] drapeau [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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              Psychotherapy process research; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Cognitive Behavioral therapy; Therapeutic alliance and common factors in psychotherapy.
                McGill Psychotherapy Process Research Group (MPPRG)
                  Counselling Psychology

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                  Marilyn Fitzpatrick

                  Associate Professor

                  514-398-3476
                  marilyn [dot] fitzpatrick [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                  Research areas: Psychotherapy process research; counselling change process; the development of the working alliance in therapy.
                    McGill Psychotherapy Process Research Group (MPPRG)
                      Counselling Psychology             

                      Tara Flanagan

                      Tara Flanagan

                      Assistant Professor

                      514-398-3441
                      tara [dot] flanagan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                      Social cognition, social inclusion, and social policy for persons with Developmental Disabilities.

                      Human Development;
                      MEd Concentrations

                       

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                      Nathan Hall

                      Assistant Professor

                      514-398-3452
                      nathan [dot] hall2 [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                      Research areas: The evaluation of achievement motivation theories, the consequences of motivational strategies and discrete emotions on long-term health, motivation, and achievement outcomes in young and older adults, as well as the development of innovative motivational programs for at-risk students in higher education.

                        Research website
                          Learning Sciences                                 

                          Nancy Heath

                          James McGill Professor

                          514-398-3439
                          nancy [dot] heath [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                          Resilient and adaptive functioning of youth in schools; affect regulation; depression; self-injury.

                            Heath Research Team
                              Human Development;
                              MEd Concentrations;
                              School/Applied Child Psychology

                              Michael Hoover

                              Associate Professor

                              514-398-1607
                              michael [dot] hoover [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                              Psycholinguistics; Sentence processing strategies across languages and by bilinguals; First Nations language education.

                              Health Professions;
                              Learning Sciences;
                              MEd Concentrations

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                              Annett Koerner

                              Assistant Professor

                              514-398-2481
                              annett [dot] koerner [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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

                              Counselling Psychology           

                              Susanne Lajoie

                              Professor, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1

                              514-398-3429
                              susanne [dot] lajoie [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                              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.
                                Advanced Technologies for Learning in Authentic Settings (ATLAS) Lab, LEADS (Learning Environments across Disciplines)
                                  Health Professions;
                                  Learning Sciences

                                  Krista Muis

                                  Associate Professor

                                  514-398-3445
                                  krista [dot] muis [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                  Self-regulated learning, epistemic and ontologic beliefs, motivation, and mathematics and science learning. Health Professions;
                                  Learning Sciences;
                                  MEd Concentrations

                                   

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                                  Jessica Ruglis

                                  Assistant Professor

                                  514-398-2418
                                  jessica [dot] ruglis [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

                                   

                                  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 Development;
                                  School/Applied Child Psychology       

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                                  Alenoush Saroyan

                                  Alenoush Saroyan

                                  Professor

                                  514-398-5329
                                  alenoush [dot] saroyan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                  Pedagogical/faculty development, academic leadership, quality assurance and accreditation.

                                    Higher Education Research Group (HERG)

                                      Health Professions;
                                      Learning Sciences;
                                      MEd Concentrations

                                       

                                      Robert Savage

                                      Associate Professor & William Dawson Scholar

                                      514-398-3435
                                      robert [dot] savage [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                      The development of cognitive processes in normal reading and spelling in the early years; the cognitive psychology of poor reading and developmental dyslexia.

                                      ABRACADABRA (A Balanced Reading Approach for Canadians Designed to Achieve Best Results for All)
                                        Human Development;
                                        MEd Concentrations

                                        Steven Shaw

                                        Associate Professor

                                        514-398-4913
                                        steven [dot] shaw [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                        Resilience, pediatric psychology, and neurogenetic connections.
                                          Resilience, Pediatric Psychology, and Neurogenetics Connections Lab
                                            Human Development;
                                            MEd Concentrations;
                                            School/Applied Child Psychology

                                            Bruce Shore

                                            Professor (Post-Retirement)

                                            514-398-7685
                                            bruce [dot] shore [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                            Inquiry as a curricular focus across levels of education; evaluation of outcomes. Giftedness, expertise, and coginitive differences in learning and thinking.

                                            Health Professions Education
                                            Learning Sciences
                                            MEd Concentrations
                                            School/Applied Child Psychology

                                            Ada Sincore

                                            Ada Sinacore

                                            Associate Professor

                                            514-398-3446
                                            ada [dot] sinacore [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                            Cultural Transitioning and Adjustment in Immigrant Populations; Social Justice Theories and Practice. Counselling Psychology

                                            Ingrid Sladeczek

                                            Associate Professor

                                            514-398-3450

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                                            Children/youth with behaviour disorders (e.g., selective mutism).
                                              Dr. Sladeczek's Research Team
                                                Human Development;
                                                MEd Concentrations;
                                                School/Applied Child Psychology

                                                  Nathan Smith

                                                  Assistant Professor

                                                  514-398-3454
                                                  nathan [dot] smith [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                                  Stress and coping, with emphases on lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons and persons living with or at risk of contracting HIV.

                                                    CORE (COping & REsilience) Research Team
                                                      Counselling Psychology

                                                      Lisa Spanierman

                                                      Associate Professor

                                                      514-398-3449
                                                      lisa [dot] spanierman [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                                      Types and expressions of racism among Whites, "Costs" of racism and white privilege to Whites, Developing white antiracism attitudes and behaviors, Multicultural competence among white clinicians. Counselling Psychology

                                                      Ronald Stringer

                                                      Associate Professor

                                                      514-398-3428
                                                      ronald [dot] stringer [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

                                                       

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                                                      Assessment, Practice of School Psychology, Reading, Reading disability, AD/HD. Human Development;
                                                      MEd Concentrations;
                                                      School/Applied Child Psychology

                                                         

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                                                        Victoria Talwar

                                                        Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair, Tier 2

                                                        514-398-3438
                                                        victoria [dot] talwar [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                                        Development of lying in children, theory of mind, and child witness testimony.
                                                          Talwar Child Development Research Lab
                                                            Human Development;
                                                            MEd Concentrations;
                                                            School/Applied Child Psychology        

                                                            Cynthia Weston

                                                            Cynthia Weston

                                                            Professor

                                                            514-398-5704
                                                            cynthia [dot] weston [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)

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                                                            Higher education; Improving teaching and learning; Reflection for improving teaching; Instructional design; Use of new technologies; Formative evaluation. Health Professions;
                                                            Learning Sciences;
                                                            MEd Concentrations

                                                             

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