News & Stories

Apr 07, 2015
ECPS Students are SSHRC Storyteller’s Challenge 2015 Finalists!

Two out of the three student finalists at UBC are graduate students in our department!
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Mar 23, 2015
mECPS Spotlight on Jacqueline Maloney

mECPS Spotlight on Jacqueline Maloney - a classroom AND yoga teacher.
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Mar 20, 2015
How Two Faculty, Working in Distinctly Separate Areas, Can Successfully Collaborate

Drs. Cannon and Hubley discuss how they formed a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship within the same department, despite their different areas of research.
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Mar 16, 2015
Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, Shelley Hymel

On March 14, 2015 the College of Education at the University on Illinois presented the Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Shelley Hymel.
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Mar 05, 2015
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl Presents Research to Fellow ECPS Colleagues

Kim's career path as a researcher has been influenced by a concept that is thousands of years old: "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
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Feb 25, 2015
Dr. Shelley Hymel Shares Research for Pink Shirt Day 2015

"In conclusion, there is no conclusion to what children who are bullied live with. They take it home with them at night. It lives inside them and eats away at them. It never ends. So neither should our struggle to end it."
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Feb 24, 2015
Pink Shirt Day 2015

On Pink Shirt Day, February 25th, wear a pink shirt to show your support in the fight against bullying and harassment.
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Feb 17, 2015
SCPS Faculty and Student NASP Sessions 2015

SCPS faculty and graduate students will be representing ECPS at the upcoming National Association of School Psychologists convention in Orlando, Florida!
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Jan 24, 2015
Linda Siegel: Tragedies and No Triumphs

During her presentation, Dr. Siegel highlights a few events that stand out from her impressive tenure as a Special Education professor at UBC, including her experience as a juror...
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Dec 19, 2014
CBC Radio Interview with Dr. Pat Mirenda on BC Teachers’ Strike Aftermath

Professor in Special Education, Pat Mirenda talks about classroom composition - a key issue in the labour dispute.
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Dec 17, 2014
Dr. Allison Cloth Discusses Teen Violence with CBC Vancouver

This coverage is in response to fifteen-year-old Dario Bartoli who died in hospital in the Metro Vancouver city on Saturday, following an early morning altercation with a group of people in Surrey, BC.
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Dec 11, 2014
CBC Radio Interview with Dr. Sandra Mathison About Grading Report Cards

Sandra Mathison tells CBC Radio that good report cards actually don't work as motivation for students to get good grades. Listen to the interview to learn more!
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Dec 08, 2014
Dr. Sandra Mathison on Grading Report Cards

Whether it’s straight As or straight Cs, MERM professor Sandra Mathison says parents should ask plenty of questions about a student’s report card, and cautions against rewarding good grades.
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Oct 31, 2014
Movember’s Innovation Challenge Winners Announced

The Man/Art/Action project was one of 15 funded nationally by Movember ($150,000). The team is co-led by Tim Laidler, director of the Veterans Transition Network, and UBC professor Dr. Marvin Westwood (CNPS) with co researcher Dr. George Belliveau (LLED).
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