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Theme 1.1: Didactique/Curriculum and Pedagogy

Carla Barroso Da Costa

Carla Barroso Da Costa

Département d'éducation et pédagogie, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Barroso Da Costa’s research focuses on how teachers’ quality of life and psychological well-being are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as on evaluation, learning, and engagement in the classroom.

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 Robert Bernard

Robert Bernard

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Bernard’s research is focused on discovering which pedagogical and technological conditions best support effective distance education and online learning, as well as technology integration in the classroom.

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Nathalie Chapleau

Nathalie Chapleau

Département d'éducation et formation spécialisées, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Chapleau’s research is focused on interventions designed to help students experiencing learning difficulties, and on how to effectively teach lexical orthography and derivational morphology.

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Pierre Chastenay

Pierre Chastenay

Département de didactique, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Chastenay is an astronomer and researcher. His work focuses on how to improve science teaching in schools, as well as on how individuals construct their scientific identify.

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Anila Fejzo

Anila Fejzo

Département de didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Fejzo’s work investigates the mechanisms that make word recognition, spelling, vocabulary growth, and reading comprehension possible through the development and implementation of pedagogical interventions.

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Catherine Fichten

Catherine Fichten

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Fichten co-directs the Adaptech Research Network/Réseau de Recherche Adaptech, a bilingual multidisciplinary research team that conducts research on higher education and disability.

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Angelica Galante

Angelica Galante

Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University

Dr. Galante’s research focuses on pluralism and pluriculturalism, and more specifically on language learning, language teaching, and language factors that either facilitate or hinder plurilingual competence amongst speakers of several languages.

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Line Laplante

Line Laplante

Département de didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Chapleau’s research focuses on collaborating with school-based practitioners to develop reading and writing assessment and intervention strategies for teachers and special eduation teachers.

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Richard Schmid

Richard Schmid

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Schmid’s research focuses on the applications of technology to improve pedagogy and training in the workplace and schools, especially as applied to computer-supported collaborative learning and performance.

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Kathleen Sénéchal

Kathleen Sénéchal

Département de didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Sénéchal's research is based on collaboration with practitioners and currently focuses on the teaching and learning of oral language in elementary school, the link between oral language didactics and classroom management, the articulation of French language skills, and teacher training.

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Theme 1.2: Cognitive and Affective Processes in Learning

Line Laplante

Sandra Chang-Kredl

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Chang-Kredl’s research takes place at the intersection of teacher education, curriculum studies, media literacy, children’s popular culture, and early childhood education. 

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Patrick Charland

Patrick Charland

Département de didactique, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Charland’s research focuses on science education, curriculum development, neuroeducation, and teacher training. 

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Marie-France Côté

Marie-France Côté

Département de didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Côté’s research centers on the cross-linguistic transfer of literacy skills between languages in the early elementary school years.

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Marie-France Côté

Stéphane Cyr

Département de mathématiques, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Cyr's research examines curricular reforms at the primary, secondary and university levels in several African countries.

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Marie-France Côté

Éric Dion

Département d'éducation et formation spécialisées, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Dion specializes in the prevention of learning difficulties in reading in the first cycle of elementary school (grades 1 and 2). He is particularly interested in the development and evaluation of the effectiveness of peer tutoring activities.

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Annie Dubeau

Annie Dubeau

Département d'éducation et formation spécialisées, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Dubeau’s research centers on the well-being of students in professional programs, teacher training, motivation, and vocational training. 

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Isabelle Gauvin

Isabelle Gauvin

Département de didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Gauvin’s research focuses on grammar teaching and learning, teacher training on the subjects of grammar and writing, as well as on how high school aged children use their knowledge of grammar when writing.

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Sara Kennedy

Sara Kennedy

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Kennedy’s research investigates teachers’ second-language acquisition beliefs, second language comprehension, and how bias can affect second language learners. She is also interested in the lived experiences of teachers.

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Steve Masson

Steve Masson

Département de didactique, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Masson’s research centers on the brain-based mechanisms related to school learning and teaching, as well as on the effects of science education on the brain and the role of inhibition and neuronal recycling in school learning.

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Kim McDonough

Kim McDonough

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. McDonough’s research centers on psycholinguistic approaches to second-language acquisition, second-language writing development, and task-based language teaching through classroom-based research. 

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Holly Recchia

Holly Recchia

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Recchia’s research focuses on children's social and moral development in the context of their close relationships with parents, siblings, and friends, and more particularly on how children make sense of and resolve conflict with others. 

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Martin Riopel

Martin Riopel

Département de didactique, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Riopel’s research centers on computer-assisted learning, serious games, learning models and neuroeducation. 

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Cécile Rousseau

Cécile Rousseau

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University

Dr. Cécile Rousseau, M.D., is a transcultural psychiatrist who works as a clinician and conducts research on prevention programs in multiethnic schools, the impact of migratory policies, and models of collaborative mental health care. 

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Pavel Trofimovich

Pavel Trofimovich

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Trofimovich’s research focuses on the cognitive aspects of second-language processing, second-language speech learning, sociolinguistic aspects of second-language acquisition, and the teaching of second-language pronunciation. 

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Theme 1.3: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning

Eva Mary Bures

Eva Mary Bures

School of Education, Bishop's University

Dr. Bures’ research investigates how to support innovative learning processes through computer-mediated communication, the use of electronic portfolios in higher learning, and how online systems can improve the quality of dialogue amongst university-level students. 

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Marie-Ève Carignan

Marie-Ève Carignan

Département de communication, Université de Sherbrooke

Dr. Carignan’s research involves performing content analyses of reporting on crises, journalistic ethics and practices.

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André Gagné

André Gagné

Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University

Dr. Gagné’s research focuses on the interpretation and reception of the Bible, political theology, and religion and violence. He also conducts research on evangelical movements in and outside of Quebec. 

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Bruce Maxwell

Bruce Maxwell

Département d'administration et fondements de l'éducation, Université de Montréal

Dr. Maxwell's research deals with ethical and legal issues in education. His current projects touch on teacher free speech and teacher impartiality, and the relationship between professional identity development and ethical competency in teaching. 

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Kevin McDonough

Kevin McDonough

Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University

Dr. McDonough’s research is conducted in the areas of philosophy of education, moral and political philosophy, civic education and inclusive education, and cognitive disability. 

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Dr. Mitchell McLarnon

Mitchell McLarnon

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. McLarnon’s community-based research explores the extent to which adult and environmental education can achieve aims of social and environmental justice. 

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Brad Nelson

Brad Nelson

Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Concordia University

Dr. Nelson’s research seeks to help understand the ways in which science and technology structure our cognitive and artistic relationship with the worlds around us through the exploration of the works of baroque and contemporary authors such as Cervantes and Philip K. Dick.

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Isabelle Plante

Isabelle Plante

Département de didactique, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Plante’s research investigates many different areas related to education, including gender differences in education, the link between parental beliefs and student motivation, and school performance and stress in high school. 

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Diane Querrien

Diane Querrien

Département d'études françaises, Concordia University

Dr. Querrien’s research centers on the practices and initiatives used by schools to promote allophone students’ French language skills, as well as on how French as a second language is taught in higher education.

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Dr. Balbir K. Singh

Balbir K. Singh

Department of Art History, Concordia University

Dr. Singh's interests include Asian and Arab diasporic cultural studies, visual culture and contemporary art. Her work is centred on the racial, gendered, and sexual politics of embodiment, surveillance, and policing.

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David Waddington

David Waddington

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Waddington’s research focuses on teacher free speech, video games and citizenship, philosophical questions in science and technology education, and the history and philosophy of progressive education. 

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Theme 2.1: Established Learning Platforms for Literacy, Numeracy and Science

Philip C. Abrami

Philip C. Abrami

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Abrami’s work is centered on research integrations and primary investigations in support of applications of educational technology in distance and higher education, in early literacy, and in the development of higher order thinking skills. 

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Jonathan Bluteau

Jonathan Bluteau

Département d'éducation et formation spécialisées, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Bluteau’s research focuses on stress and adaptation, well-being in schools, educational practices in the classroom, the elaboration and evaluation of pedagogical programs, and classroom architecture and layout. 

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Walcir Cardoso

Walcir Cardoso

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Cardoso’s research focuses on second-language acquisition from an applied linguistics perspective, language teaching and phonetic transcription. 

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Julie Corrigan

Julie Corrigan

Department of Education, Concordia University

Dr. Corrigan conducts research in the fields of technology, literacy, and assessment. She focuses on designing interventions aimed at improving students' ability to evaluate the credibility of online information; and on developing a virtual platform to teach, assess, and research complex workplace communication tasks.  

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Julie Corrigan

Martin Lalonde

École des arts visuels et médiatiques, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Lalonde is interested in the impact of mobile digital technologies on teaching and learning, the intersection of art education and social work disciplines in the context of intervention with at-risk populations, and amateur practices in visual and media creation among youth.

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Vivek Venkatesh

Vivek Venkatesh

Department of Art Education, Concordia University

Dr. Venkatesh’s research and research-creation projects are numerous and follow a public pedagogy approach, and touch on the topics of hate, hate speech, resilience, radicalization and the prevention of radicalization. 

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Theme 2.2: Social Pedagogical Tools to Promote Critical Digital Literacy

Annabelle Brault

Annabelle Brault

Department of Art Education, Concordia University

Annabelle Brault’s research interests include the role of the creative arts therapies in fostering digital well-being in youth, the use of music technology as a creative medium to instill social change, as well as resource-oriented approaches in clinical and educational contexts. 

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Annabelle Brault

Juan Carlos Castro

Department of Art Education, Concordia University

Dr. Castro's research focuses on the dynamics and qualities of knowing, learning and teaching art through social and mobile media as understood through complexity thinking, network theory, and mobility studies.

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Owen Chapman

Owen Chapman

Department of Communication Studies and Journalism, Concordia University

Dr. Chapman is interested in the place of sound in everyday life, a subject he explores through producing “soundscapes”, as well as in using music to explore issues related to hate speech and the contemporary proliferation of online forms of cyber pressure.

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Mathieu Cook

Mathieu Cook

Département des sciences humaines et sociales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Dr. Cook’s research is centered on the areas of intercultural relations, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons, and colonialism and decolonization.

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Ghayda Hassan

Ghayda Hassan

Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal

Dr. Hassan’s research centers on the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism, how to effectively train individuals who work with refugees and immigrant families, and the mental health and well-being of refugees.

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Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada

Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada

Département d’anthropologie, Université Laval

Dr. Mekki-Berrada’s research interests include the anthropology of well-being and distress; of Islam; of refugees and undocumented persons; as well as on ethnomedical and ethno-psychiatric traditions.

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Diana Miconi

Diana Miconi

Département de psychopédagogie et d'andragogie, Université de Montréal

Dr. Miconi’s research interests are focused on the field of developmental, clinical, and cultural psychology, and share as a common feature the adoption of a resilience and positive youth development approach. 

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David Morin

David Morin

Département de politique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke

Dr. Morin’s research is centered on Canadian foreign policy, international relations with Quebec, and on issues of national and international security, especially as they relate to radicalization and terrorism. 

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David Pariser

David Pariser

Department of Art Education, Concordia University

Dr. Pariser’s research is centred on the evolutionary and biological roots of art; on linking art and our experience of art to biology and neurology; as well on finding effective ways to “deliver” art education in schools.

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