Education

Bloomberg Manulife Prize

More than 50% of Canadians are considered physically inactive. The Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health is an annual $50,000 award, given to support research that is having an impact on the health and well-being of North Americans.

Perceptual Neuroscience Lab

The PNLab assesses perceptual and cognitive processes during both typical and atypical development (i.e., autism spectrum conditions) using a variety of approaches, including eye-tracking. (Educational & Counselling Psychology)

BEd Kindergarten/Elementary students can choose a French Immersion Major (Pédagogie de l'Immersion Française or “PIF”), which provides additional training in language-teaching pedagogy “en français.” (Integrated Studies in Education)

Digital Voices: Indigenous knowledge of rural teachers in South Africa

This project looks at how rural teachers can use participatory methodologies such as digital storytelling to “make visible” the issues and solutions to addressing the impact of HIV & AIDS on youth.

Multimodal Interaction Laboratory

Graduate students at work in a lab which studies how humans process and organize multisensory information to construct knowledge representations (School of Information Studies).

Establishing Disability Services at the University of Bio-Bio, Chile

Services are being set in place using a three-pronged approach: Professional development for faculty, introduction of a student mentor program, and self-advocacy workshops for students with disabilities. (Educational & Counselliing Psychology)

McGill University Health & Fitness Promotion Laboratory

Characterizing changes in body composition after bariatric (weight loss) surgery with the use of the GE Lunar iDXA. Male pre-surgery, and 6 months post-surgery having lost over 120 lbs. (Kinesiology & Physical Education)

Self-Injury Outreach and Support

Between 14-24% of youth self-injure (cut and burn themselves), often as an attempt to cope with overwhelming emotions. More than half never tell an adult. (Educational & Counselling Psychology)