August Research Presentations by CRC First Nations, Inuit and Métis Researchers
The Faculty of Education is hosting three research presentations by Canada Research Chair candidates as part of a special open call for First Nations, Inuit and Métis applicants in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. See the schedule below and consider participating in these enlightening opportunities for learning and connecting:
Shubhangi Bhardwaj Awarded International Development Education Award and International Peace Scholarship
PhD student in Human Development (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology), Shubhangi Bhardwaj, was announced as a recent recipient of Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award for International Development Education! Bhardwaj was also awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Peace Scholarship for Women for the year 2025.
Major work on McTavish Reservoir will Impact Vehicular Access to Upper Campus
The City of Montreal begins major work on the McTavish water pumping station; a section of Doctor Penfield Avenue will close to traffic until 2033.
Media Spotlight – Monica Paraghamian, DISE, in The Montreal Gazette
PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Monica Paraghamian, (supervisor Dr. Bronwen Low) was featured in The Montreal Gazette with her Op-Ed piece, A Safe Environment for Learning Involves More Than Cleaning.
Monica gives us the inside view of the daily stresses being faced by Quebec elementary and high school teachers and provides suggestions for the provincial government.
Seeking Research Participants: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities
Request for Research Participants! Project Title: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities: A study of self-determination and the quality of student life in postsecondary settings
Statement on Racial Injustice and Systemic Discrimination
Dear McGill ECP Community,
Dr. Tina Montreuil discusses prevention of child anxiety on Radio-Canada
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on Radio-Canada's Bon pied, bonne heure! about her May 8th lecture on preventing anxiety in children at the "3rd Annual Public Health Day" organized by La Direction de santé publique de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Dr. Derevensky on Global News for Effective Parenting Series
Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Chair of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, speaks with Global's Andrea Howick about the Effective Parenting Series, a public lecture series that helps parents improve their parenting skills.
Listen to the discussion on Global News.
Effective Parenting Series: The Science of Bilingualism
Dr. Gigi Luk, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the third lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, The Science of Bilingualism, Dr. Luk discusses how language learning affects children's development and education.
Effective Parenting Series: Moving from Worry to Mastery
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the second lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, Moving from Worry to Mastery: Identifying parenting behaviours that are associated with childhood anxiety, Dr. Montreuil discusses tools for parents to deal with anxiety and worry in children.
Effective Parenting Series: Sleeping Through the Night
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend Montreal about Sleeping Through the Night, the first lecture in McGill's 2019 Effective Parenting series.
"Effective Parenting: Sleeping Through the Night" can be heard on the CBC Listen website.
Effective Parenting Series 2019
The Effective Parenting Series is back with four public lectures focusing on topics of concern for parents/guardians/grandparents!
The 2019 Series takes place on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm from April 9-30, 2019 (April 9, 16, 23, 30).
Lectures will be presented in English.
Dr. Steven Shaw publishes book, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilites at School"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, had a book published in December 2018 with Prof. Anna M. Jankowska entitled, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilities at School".
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030029906
Dr. Steven Shaw featured on BBC World Podcast "Parentland"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was featured on the BBC World Podcast, "Parentland".
The episode can be found here.
New edition of "Dialogues", newsletter of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
The fall 2018 edition of Dialogues, newsletter of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has been published and may be viewed online here (.pdf).