Have a Cybersafe Holiday!
McGill IT has put together a list of tips and tricks for the holiday season to help keep your devices on the nice list and ward off any naughty cyber attacks.Ìý Check out these four key tips and additional resources to help protect your digital world:Ìý/cybersafe/article/have-cybersafe-holiday.
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Congratulations to Kelsey Huson, ECP, 2022 Vanier Scholar
2022 Vanier Scholar, Kelsey Huson, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was the recipient of Canada’s most prestigious graduate awards, for traditional healing and culture-related substance use disorder treatment transformations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on Indigenous patients and communities.
The Connections Lab Study Recruitment
The Connections lab at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has developed a survey to gain the perspective of school teachers and educators on the barriers teachers face when implementing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in their classrooms, in addition to assessing their knowledge of and level of access to Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) and social justice practices in the classroom. ÌýWho can participate? Canadian elementary and high school teachers.
Participants Needed for Domestic Violence Research
This is an invitation to participate in Asra Milani’s doctoral research exploring the experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) also known as domestic violence about accessing and using psychological and social support services for IPV. This study is supervised by Dr. Ada Sinacore and explores both survivors and service providers’ views.Criteria to participate in the study include anyone who:
Fall 2022 Convocation Livestream
Congratulations to the McGill Faculty of Education's Fall 2022 Graduates!Watch the livestream of the Fall 2022 Convocation Ceremony.
For more information on Convocation, visit McGill's Graduation and Convocation website.
Dr. Victoria Talwar, ECP, on Three Steps to Teach Children About Honesty in Greater Good Magazine and Parenting Translator
Dr. Victoria Talwar, from the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, writes about the three steps to teach children about honesty and how to help kids get better at telling the truth, in this Greater Good Magazine article. She was also recently interviewed on Parenting Translator.
Promoting Social Inclusion Among University Students
The SED-RG is inviting students between the ages of 18 and 25 you are invited to participate in online study that evaluates the effectiveness of a program to promotes social inclusion among students. The program will begin in January 2023, but from now until December 2022 students can indicate their willingness to participate by completing the pre-test survey.What does participation entail?
Participate in a Research Study: Walking for Well-Being Project
PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH FOR UP TO $100 IN COMPENSATION Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's research team is in search of participants for a walking for well-being research project in the vicinity of downtown Montreal! Interested in participating? Please email us at walkingintervention.mtl [at] gmail.com
Women in PhD programs reported more distress and disruptions than male counterparts early in the pandemic
Doctoral work, by its nature a journey into uncharted territory, can be an uphill, lonesome slog at the best of times.ÌýThrow in a global pandemic’s uncertainty and isolating lockdowns – including no access to labs, libraries or even fieldwork – and it is little wonder that doctoral students were sending out distress signals.ÌýRecently, a team of Quebec researchers conducted an exploratory studyÌýon the effects the pandemic had on doctoral students.
Scenes from Fourth Annual We Will Walk Together
On Orange Shirt Day/National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30, McGill Faculty of Education held its fourth annual Skátne EntewathahÃta / We Will Walk Together event.
Walking in Nature Against Negative Feelings
In partnership with the Douglas Research Centre, Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) has released an inciteful video introduction to The effects of walking in nature on negative and positive affect in adult psychiatric outpatients with major depressive disorder: A randomized-controlled study. Dr. Marie-Claude Géoffroy is a Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention.
Drs. Muis and Robinson Recognized as Top-Producing Scholars in Educational Psychology
Based on analyses of publication trends in five well-respected flagship journals, a new article in Educational Psychology Review identifies Dr. Krista Muis as one of the top-producing scholars in the field of educational psychology and Dr. Kristy A. Robinson as one of the top-producing early career scholars in educational psychology.
Get the full study details here.
Media Spotlight - Dr. Adam Dubé, ECP, Featured in Study International
Dr. Adam Dubé, ECP, was featured in Study International, talking about the Discovery Tour series project with Ubisoft. Dubé created curriculum guides for teachers and students to relive the rich historical and cultural settings of the Assassin’s Creed game franchise.
Congratulations to the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners
Congratulations go out to all of the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners: Ìý Dr. Gauri Shankar GUHA – ECPMeiting ChenÌýÌý $1,000
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – ECPKim Abi Zeid DaouÌýÌý $7,800
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – DISEShamnaz Arifin MinÌýÌý $7,800
Media Spotlight - Dr. Victoria Talwar, ECP, Interviewed on Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast
Dr. Victoria Talwar, Chair and Professor of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, was recently interviewed on the Podcast, Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast, to discuss her new book, The Truth About Lying.
It is a wide ranging conversation about the state of lying currently as well as what parents can do to reduce it while helping children find their best moral and honest selves.