MA Student
Laurie is a second-year MA student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the University of British Columbia. She graduated from McMaster University with an Honours BSc in Neurophysiology. Throughout her academic training, she has conducted research in hospital settings, completed psychoeducational assessments in clinical contexts, and delivered interventions for students with neurodevelopmental differences. She currently works as a Clinic Coordinator at UBC’s Psychological Services and Counselling Training Centre (PSCTC). Through joining CCSJ, Laurie hopes to contribute to dismantling oppression and colonization through socially-just approaches to learning by helping organize workshops, write EDIDA grants, and support knowledge dissemination initiatives.
Research Interests:
Laurie’s research takes on a social justice lens as she explores the barriers that minoritized groups in Canada face at the systems level. She is currently investigating the phenomenon of Child Language Brokering (CLB) in clinical contexts with newcomer families, and has previously conducted research in academic healthcare, the intersection of gender identity and continuing professional development, as well as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization and Accessibility (EDIDA) in medical school.