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ECP's Dr. Shore Publishes Book "The graduate advisor handbook: A student-centered approach"
Dr. Bruce M. Shore, Emeritus Professor, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology recently published a new book titled "The graduate advisor handbook: A student-centered approach".
Dr. Muis Receives Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions
Dr. Krist Muis, Associate Professor, in the the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology recently received the Richard E. Snow Award from the American Psychological Association, divison 15 (Educational Psychology).
The Richard E. Snow Award is given to an individual who has made a significant early career contribution.
Congratulations Dr. Muis!
Education Curriculum Resources Centre Update
- The Library Services desk has moved to the back room, which is now the Education Curriculum Resources Centre.
- Reserves materials are also located in the back. They are self-serve off the shelf. Please use the self-check machine or have a library staff member sign them out for you.
- There are new hours (set by the Faculty of Education) for access to the Education study space (the former Library space)
Education Study Space Hours
Monday to Thursday 9:00am – 7:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
DISE PhD student wins Comparative Education Society Award
Constantinos Yanniris has been awarded the "Outstanding graduate paper" award for the Comparative and International Education Society conference in Toronto next month. His work examines the history (and possible futures) of environment education centres in Greece. Congratulations to Costas!
Dr. Gale Seiler’s Research in the SEDE Calendar: February
Dr. Gale Seiler’s research project with DESTA, the Black Youth Network, is featured in SEDE’s Human Rights calendar for the month of February 2014. Each year, the Social Equity & Diversity Education Office (SEDE) invites McGill researchers to share information about their research projects in a 12-month calendar. SEDE promotes local and global community initiatives and human rights efforts, highlighting different research groups and artists in each calendar month.
Human Development Program Award Winners
The Human Development program is proud to announce the winners of the “2014 Article of the Year Award”, intended to highlight and recognize our HD students’ research accomplishments in their respective field of study.
The recipient of this year’s “Article of the Year Award”, is Amanda Saxe, a Ph.D. student supervised by Dr. Tara Flanagan. We would also like to acknowledge the work of Amy Shapiro, Ph.D. student, who is the recipient of an honorable mention award.
DISE Welcomes New Faculty Member Dr. Lisa Starr
The Department is excited to welcome Dr. Lisa Starr to McGill. Dr. Starr moved to DISE from the University of Victoria, and is going to be strongly focused on teacher education. She is experienced in this area and completed her PhD on the topic, so will be well-placed to help us think about how to evolve our programs.
The Science of Safety: Helmets at the Sochi Olympics. An interview with KPE's Dr. David Pearsall
“Helmet design has become more sophisticated, yet still a lot of athletes are getting concussions,” says Dr. David Pearsall, Co-Director of the McGill Ice Hockey Research Group and an expert in biomechanics. “The question remains: what are we missing in term of helmet testing measures?” See the complete story in the McGill Reporter.
Dr. Kimiz Dalkir of the School of Information Studies co-leading development of Quartier de L'Innovation de Montreal's "Montreal Creativity Hub"
Dr. Kimiz Dalkir of the McGill School of Information Studies (SIS) has been selected as a leader in the development of the Quartier de l’Innovation’s “Montreal Creativity Hub.”
Congratulations to Drs. Derevensky and Sinacore, Elected CPA Fellows
The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology would like to congratulate Drs. Jeffrey Derevensky, Professor, and Ada Sinacore, Associate Professor, on being elected Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Fellows.
The School of Information Studies welcomes postdoctoral researchers Dr. Cédric Camier & Dr. Jochen Steffens
The McGill School of Information Studies (SIS) is pleased to welcome postdoctoral researchers Dr. Cédric Camier and Dr. Jochen Steffens, both undertaking research at the Multimodal interaction Laboratory (MIL) with Prof. Catherine Guastavino.
R. Ferguson, E. Crist, & Dr. K. Moffatt of the School of Information Studies win award for paper on technologies and comfort in hospice
Robert Ferguson, Emily Crist, and Dr.
McGill's Resolution on the Québec Charter of Values
A message from Stuart (Kip) Cobbett, Chair of the Board of Governors, and Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
On November 7, the Quebec government moved forward with Bill 60, which retains the provision of prohibiting public sector employees from wearing conspicuous religious symbols, dropping the previously proposed exemption for universities and hospitals and substituting a time-limited transition to full implementation.
Faculty of Education undergrad Jennifer Looi recognized with prestigious international award
Congratulations to Faculty of Education undergraduate student Jennifer Looi for her outstanding achievement in the Teacher Education category at The Undergraduate Awards 2013 Global Summit. Jennifer, who is in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), was invited to Dublin earlier this month to accept her award, and meet similarly accomplished students from around the world to exchange ideas.
ECP's Dr. Hall's Research Featured in National Geographic and Forbes
Co-Researcher, Dr. Nathan Hall, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and the research team, led by Dr.