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In Memoriam: Dr. Rachelle Keyserlink

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:03:40 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ lowers its flag to half-mast in memory of Dr. Rachelle Keyserlink on February 11, 2026.

It is with deep respect and sadness that we pause today to honour the memory of ��ɫ��Ƶ Faculty of Education Professor Rachelle Pharilda Keyserlingk, who sadly passed away on November 16th, 2025. Lovingly described by her colleagues as having quiet strength and a glowing smile, Rachelle had a reputation for being a remarkable educator, administrator, and long-standing contributor to the Faculty and to ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology.

Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:25:38 +0000

New graduate program for Fall 2026: The Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention.

Direction ��ɫ��Ƶ

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:46:32 +0000

Québec high school and CEGEP students, join us on campus to explore our undergraduate programs, meet students and faculty, get all the information you need to apply, and discover student life!

Young Athletes are Not Above the Law

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:47:07 +0000

Professor Gordon Bloom, Director of ��ɫ��Ƶ's Sport Psychology Laboratory, was interviewed by CHCH-TV about the felony assault charges against Gavin McKenna who was seen as Canada's rising hockey star and top NHL 2026 draft prospect. "What we have to remind young people is that they're not invincible and they're not above the law," said Bloom.

Loop Lab Winter Edition

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:16:02 +0000

(Scroll down for registration links.)

Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development Award-Winners

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:04:06 +0000

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches). Through their work, award winners will generate and share evidence-based knowledge to support young children and their families, advancing the Centre’s objective to help all children get the best start in life.

KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:14:48 +0000

Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA. BHI is one of the world’s leading venues in digital health research.

Best Paper Award (Third Place) — for his paper “Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild”.

Steven Shaw Comments to the CBC on the Rise in School Absenteeism

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:35:49 +0000

In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist, Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism. He says it’s important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren’t enough people who can help create safe environments — like school nurses, counselors and psychologists. Shaw says the system is especially letting down kids who need more support, including kids w

Joseph Levitan Receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:26:41 +0000

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced recipients of the latest Partnership Engage Grants competition, including a total of $73,782 awarded to three ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan. Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities between researchers and single partner organizations from the public, private or non-profit sector.

Co-constructing pedagogical transformation in India

Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:47:41 +0000

What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?

That’s the question that led ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.

Toddler Screen Time is on the Rise

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:30:30 +0000

Nearly 43 per cent of two-and-a-half-year-olds are getting at least one hour of screen time a day, according to a recent report linked to the Growing Up in Quebec study. That number increases to 65 per cent on weekends.

Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:19:41 +0000

Siobhan Henderson successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Understanding and Exploring Coaches’ Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler

Career Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:30:15 +0000

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Québec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at ��ɫ��Ƶ.

A novel approach to educating future teachers about the environment and sustainability

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:52:41 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ’s Faculty of Education is pioneering a new approach to sustainability education that goes beyond traditional teaching methods. Led by Associate Professor Blane Harvey, with contributions from PhD candidate Stephanie Leite, the initiative uses a co-design and co-teaching model where students, schoolteachers, and community members collaborate to develop and deliver courses.

New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:27:12 +0000

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with ��ɫ��Ƶ EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, "Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood”. These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emotion regulation and anxiety management, which can be hard to find.