The start of the 2026-27 elementary and secondary school year is fast approaching. Western University has experts available to speak on a variety of topics related to education and child development, including anxiety, child development, class sizes, social media and more.
Nicole Campbell
Associate professor, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry; Director, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
- The hidden curriculum: unwritten and unspoken lessons, values and perspectives that students are often expected to know but are not formally taught
- Equity barriers in education
- Learning beyond traditional instructional methods
- Educators’ role in academic performance and mental health
Emma Duerden
Associate professor, Education; Western Institute for Neuroscience
- Screen time and mental health
- Cognition and behaviour
- Child development
- Supporting children with autism in the classroom
Colin King
Associate professor, Education; Director, Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic
- School and child clinical psychology
- Back-to-school worries
- Social anxieties
- Assessment and intervention practices
Kaitlynn Mendes
Professor, Sociology; Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender; Interim Academic Director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children
- Social media and online harms
- Tech-facilitated sexual violence
- Use of AI in harassment and bullying of youth
- Youth online violence
- Social media trends
Augusto Riveros
Associate professor, Education
- How school systems respond to enrolment growth and decline, including overcrowding
- The use of portable classrooms
- School closures
Susan Rodger
Professor, Education; research associate, CREVAWC; research associate, Centre for School-Based Mental Health
- Children and youth mental health in schools
- Teacher mental health and wellbeing
- Teacher education on children’s mental health, trauma, and strategies to reduce distress and promote learning and engagement
Jacqueline Specht
Professor, Education; director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education
- Inclusive education
- Students with exceptionalities
- Participation of children in the school system
- Teacher/student experiences in diverse classrooms
Paul Tarc
Professor, Education
- Progressive education
- Globalization and education
- International education
- International Baccalaureate
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