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Professor of Child and Youth Studies; Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University

I am an active and SSHRC funded researcher who works in several areas. Specifically, my research interests focus on students’ experiences within educational settings, Indigenous education and pedagogies, reconciliation, young competitive dancers’ experiences, mental health and perfectionism among youth, and impacts of the pandemic on youth and educators. I am a multidisciplinary researcher within a multidisciplinary department.

Experience

  • –present
    Professor of Child and Youth Studies; Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University

Education

  • 2001 
    The Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, PhD Psychology (Cognitive Science and Developmental Psychology)