As students, families and educators head into a new school year, Western experts are available to share insights on topics from math education and child development to mental health, screen time, social media and the back-to-school transition.
Daniel Ansari
Professor, Education and Psychology; Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning
Areas of expertise: Math education, development of numerical and mathematical skills, heads the Numerical Cognition Laboratory.
Katelyn Bryant
Assistant Director, Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic
Areas of expertise: Parental concerns about learning, back-to-school anxieties, learning difficulties, autism, developmental disabilities and supporting children.
Emma Duerden
Associate Professor, Education; Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders
Areas of expertise: Screen time and mental health, cognition and behaviour, child development, supporting children with autism in the classroom.
Barbara Fenesi
Associate Professor, Education
Areas of expertise: ADHD and learning, physical activity and student learning, physical activity strategies that can promote cognitive function and mental health.
Colin King
Associate Professor, Education; Director, Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic
Areas of expertise: School and child clinical psychologist, back-to-school worries, social anxieties, assessment and intervention practices.
Kaitlynn Mendes
Professor, Sociology; Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender
Areas of expertise: Social media and online harms, tech-facilitated sexual violence, use of AI in harassment and bullying of youth, youth online violence.
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