平特五不中 Faculty of Education wishes to congratulate Dr. Victoria Talwar on receiving the James 平特五不中 Professor Award and to Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri on receiving the William Dawson Scholar Award!
Adama Kaba of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education is one of the top 25 finalists in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥檚 2022 Storytellers Challenge! This annual contest challenges postsecondary students from across the country to demonstrate鈥攊n less than three minutes or 300 words鈥攈ow SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians.
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Jim Howden, OFNIE Assistant Director, was featured recently in the 平特五不中 Tribune article, covering the office's current priorities, what their partnerships bring to Indigenous communities, and what role Indigenous leaders take in these partnerships.
Read the full 平特五不中 Tribune article .
We are excited to announce that Jason Dellatolla, first year PhD student in Kinesiology Sciences, supervised by Dr. Lindsay Duncan, will be competing in the 平特五不中 3-Minute-Thesis Finals, today, on April 6th from 3-5pm. Jason is tasked with the challenge of presenting his research on innovative education and treatment approaches for mental health issues in no more than three minutes.
Congratulations to Matthew Slopecki Ph.D. (c) (Biomechanics of Occupation and Sport Lab) who has been awarded a 3-year Mitacs Accelerate Doctoral Fellowship. He will be working with Swimming Canada to develop a fatigue/performance monitoring tool with the elite para-swimming team.
Through this collaboration greater knowledge will be gained for an under-researched population while developing a tool that will help to improve athletic performance.
The Education Curriculum Resources Centre (ECRC) has new operating hours for April.
The Curriculum Resources Centre contains:
鈥 Reserve Collection 鈥 material for your courses on short-term loan
鈥 Curriculum teaching materials
鈥 Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Literature Collection
鈥 A/V collection
鈥 Self service check out
Philip S. S. Howard, 平特五不中's Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Kevin Ah-Sen, 平特五不中 PhD Student in Education, and Bryan Chan Yen Johnson, 平特五不中's School of Continuing Studies, have published an article about how the Ukraine refugee crisis has exposed racism and contradictions in the definition of human in The Conversation.
"The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought to light the awful tragedies that accompany armed conflict, but the subsequent refugee crisis has also uncovered deeply seated racism in the country."
"Just as the pandemic experience differed for different people, emerging from it won't be the same for everyone", reads the subheader of a recent Montreal Gazette article that had psychology experts weighing in on the uneasiness felt by the general public, resulting from Quebec's abrupt lifting of COVID health and safety protocols. 平特五不中 Educational and Counselling Psychology's Tina Montreuil was a featured commentator for the story.
Thank you to 平特五不中ians near and far for demonstrating the power of coming together for a common cause. Each of us has a reason to give, and on March 9, 2022, the global 平特五不中 community showed why it feels inspired to make a difference. Your extraordinary generosity over the span of just 24 hours will have a lasting impact on the next generation of learners and leaders, equipping them to address the global challenges we see unfold every day.
平特五不中 Educational and Counselling Psychology postdoctoral fellow,听Christelle Luce, and her Ditch Labs team have been awarded this year's ACFAS Prize.听Ditch Labs wants to defeat smoking, the world's number one preventable cause of death, with a holistic and smart medical device. By combining a smart nicotine vaporizer called DitchPen鈩, a mobile self-care app, and artificial intelligence, Ditch Labs aims to help each patient in a personalized, efficient, and safe way to stop their consumption of cigarettes.
International Women鈥檚 Day is a global day that celebrates the political, economic, social, and cultural achievements of women. With this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥渂reaking the bias鈥 we reflect upon the strong female role models we have in what many assume to be male-dominated fields. 平特五不中鈥檚 Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is particularly proud to celebrate their women academics and researchers, including professors from several disciplines including exercise and health psychology, biomechanics and neuroscience, and exercise physiology.
Armando Bertone, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and听SCERT Co-Founder, was interviewed in The Montreal Gazette, regarding Summit School, a Montreal school serving a population with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions including autism, becoming the site of Canada鈥檚 first creative arts centre for the neurodiverse.
鈥淭here is no other school I know of that has a research branch in the school dedicated to education, education through research and training through research.鈥 said Armando Bertone.
Bradley Crocker, a PhD candidate in the Department of听Kinesiology and Physical Education, published a piece in The Conversation about the spread of misinformation online.
Read the full article .
Dear Members of the 平特五不中 community,
平特五不中 is home to a vibrant international community, and many of us have roots in countries around the world. Global crises can affect us all.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been a source of deep preoccupation to many of us. As Principal of our university, I am reminded of the need for 鈥 and the potential fragility of 鈥 stability and peace in order to pursue higher learning and the advancement of knowledge.
Jackie Stendel, DISE, has been selected as Pathy Fellow for the year 2022-23