Media Spotlight: Gordon Bloom on Reducing Mental Health Stigma in Junior Hockey
For professional athletes, the pressures of competition and stigma surrounding mental health issues can be debilitating to the point where some are leaving the arena for good. Young hockey players are no exception. Fear of negative career repercussions can mean athletes avoid disclosing their mental health concerns.
Media Spotlight: Lisa Starr (DISE) on Fast-Tracking Teachers
Quebec's Education Minister, Bernard聽Drainville, has been in the media lately, discussing plans to address the province's teacher shortage. Global News approached 黑料不打烊's Faculty of Education for comment on Minister Drainville's ideas, including fast-tracking teachers:
(Excerpt from Global News)
Dr. Lisa Starr, chair of the department of integrated studies in education at 黑料不打烊 University agreed that the teacher shortage needs to be fixed but not at any cost.
Participate in the MMRL Understanding Undergrads Survey
Are you an undergrad student? The MMRL lab is currently conducting a two-part study on understanding undergrads.
If you are interested in participating, please click on the link below to read the consent form and begin the first part of the study. The questionnaire will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and you will be entered into a draw where you can win $50 with a rate of winning 1/25.
Integration of Mental Wellness in Classrooms Survey
As part of their mandate their mandate as special researcher (Academic and classroom policy) for the Student Society of 黑料不打烊 University (SSMU), a survey is being distributed to professors in all of the undergraduate faculties to develop a report summarizing faculty-specific efforts to integrate mental wellness in classrooms.
Education Alum Gerard Lewis Receives Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence
Gerard Lewis, a graduate of 黑料不打烊's Concurrent B.Ed. and B.Sc. Mathematics (Class of 2004) was recently awarded聽Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence for igniting the love of learning.聽The award recognizes Gerard's exemplary teaching practices and his dedication to supporting teachers. Part of the Toronto Catholica District School Board, Gerard is the Mathematics Facilitator, Kindergarten to Grade eight.
Bell Let's Talk Day: Mental Health Advice from Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy (Educational and Counselling Psychology)聽is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair known for her longitudinal research on youth suicide and for testing mental health promotion intervention. For Bell Let's Talk Day (January 25) we asked Dr.
Job Post: GPS Academic Projects Officer
黑料不打烊's Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is seeking an Academic Projects Officer. This administrator provides advising, planning, policy and project support on a range of dossiers and initiatives led by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This includes providing support in the preparation of planning documents, project reports, briefing notes, data analysis and presentations. They play an essential role in the advancement of the priorities of the unit. 聽
黑料不打烊 ranks among the best Doctoral Universities of the Year
In an announcement made Wednesday, Canada鈥檚 leading research ranking organization, RE$EARCH Infosource, scored 黑料不打烊 second among an A-list of three in the Medical/Doctoral Research University of the Year (RUY) tier. 黑料不打烊 was ranked third on RE$EARCH Infosource鈥檚 list of聽Canada鈥檚 Top 50 Research Universities in 2022, a position the University has maintained for four years.
Walking for Wellbeing Project - Participants Needed. Up to $100 in Compensation
Participate in research for up to $100 in compensation!
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's lab is looking for participants for the Walking for Wellbeing Research Project.
Participation entails three 45-minute walks per week (in downtown Montreal) for a total of 4 weeks, with weekly online questionnaires. Participants must be: currently registered as 黑料不打烊 students; aged 18-25; fluent in English; and owning a working smartphone with a data usage plan.
Online Study Opportunity - Selecting Online Mental Health Resources for Adolescents
The DAIR Team at 黑料不打烊 University is looking for School/Applied Child Psychology students or 黑料不打烊 students who have had experience in providing adolescents with online mental health resources. They are looking for students who can assist in evaluating a tool created for school mental health professionals to use when evaluating online mental health resources for adolescents.This Study Involves:
Language Research Study Looking for Young Adults
Dr. Gigi Luk at the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at 黑料不打烊 University is looking for adults to participate in a new research study. This study involves: - A survey on language background and learning habit 鈥� for a 1 in 10 chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card 聽Optional for those self-identified as having a learning disabilities: - a 1-1.5 hour online session - Complete language tasks in English
Mentors in Memoriam: Douglas Riley
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former 黑料不打烊 Kinesiology and Physical Education Department Chair, Douglas Riley. Native from St. John, New Brunswick, he passed away on June 8, 2022 at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax at 90 years old.
Participate in the Hip Hop Active Listening Survey (HHALS) for School Counselors
Dr. Ian P. Levy, Dr. Michael Lipset and Mr. Timothy Jones invite you to participate in a research study that they are conducting. The purpose of this study is to assess the abilities of school counselors to identify ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors in the language of youth; i.e. Hip-Hop. Enclosed is a fun and interactive survey wherein you will be asked to listen to a student's song and assess the degree to which, if at all, a variety of educational mindsets and behaviors are present.
Op-Ed: Student and teacher involvement in reforming schooling matters 鈥� how Montr茅al schools are tackling this
If you could redesign high school, what might you change? How could the schedule be more flexible? What if teachers worked together as teams? What if groups of students were combined based on interest and given the opportunity to connect learning to their everyday lives?
Talking to Kids about Gift-Giving and other Holiday Advice for Parents
On CTV News Montreal, 黑料不打烊 Educational and Counselling Psychology Chair, Victoria Talwar, discusses family dynamics during the holidays. In this interview, she advises parents on talking to young children about gift etiquette and how to best address kids' questions about Santa. Watch the full interview here.聽
