MA Student
Yasmin is a second-year M.A. student in the School and Applied Child Psychology (SACP) program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Family & Child Studies at the University of Guelph. Before graduate studies, Yasmin worked in a variety of school, community, and private settings supporting children, youth, and families as an EAL classroom support worker, behaviour interventionist, and intake clinician. She also has experience conducting research in post-secondary, hospital, and school settings, contributing to numerous community-engaged projects. Yasmin is currently completing her practicum at UBC’s Psychological Services and Counselling Training Centre where she conducts psychoeducational assessments and interventions with children and youth. Yasmin has been a member of SACP’s CCSJ since 2024 and is honoured to be serving as one of the committee’s Co-Chairs for the 2025-2026 year. She looks forward to continuing to contribute to the committee’s mission and goals through ongoing initiatives and action.
Research Interests:
Yasmin’s research focuses on exploring school integration experiences among newcomer youth in Metro Vancouver with the goal of informing culturally responsive practice in school and community settings. She combines arts-based and ethnographic methodologies with critical and social justice theoretical orientations to highlight and engage the voices and lived experiences of newcomer youth.