Meera Sharma
Student
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MA)
Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) within the UBC Faculty of Education is a community of scholars committed to the use and application of psychological foundations and research to understanding and solving human problems across the lifespan and in diverse contexts including families, communities, schools, and workplaces.
Our faculty forgo the traditional research-practice dichotomy by focusing on the integration of practice and research, working closely with schools, community agencies, and policy makers. They serve as advisors at the provincial, national and international levels.
Students enjoy extensive interaction with professors and have the opportunity to develop their skills and abilities to their highest potential through programs tailored to meet individual needs. We strive to provide opportunities for in-depth collaborations and engagement among students and between students and faculty and staff. Our student body is a rich, inclusive, and multicultural mix from across Canada and around the world.
Graduate Degree Programs
Research Supervisors
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Bedi, Robinder | Investigating counselling and psychotherapy as Western cultural healing practices; Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues in Canada; Heterodox issues in counselling psychology that challenge its dominant narratives and sacred ideas; Counselling/psychotherapy/mental health with Punjabi/Sikh individuals; Neglected topics in the Psychology of Men and Masculinity; Investigating counselling and psychotherapy as Western cultural healing practices, Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues in Canada, Heterodox issues in counselling psychology that challenge its dominant narratives and sacred ideas, Counselling/psychotherapy/mental health with Punjabi/Sikh individuals, Neglected topics in the Psychology of Men and Masculinity |
| Cannon, Joanna | language and literacy acquisition of students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) and struggling readers |
| Cloth, Allison | Adolescence, Adolescent development, Child and Family Counseling in School Settings, Interventions, Mentoring, Program Evaluation, Social Justice, Young People Placed |
| Cox, Dan | Motivations and Emotions; Anxiety; depression; Mental Health and Society; stress; Suicide; Motivations and Emotions, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health and Society, Stress, Suicide |
| Dunn, Nicole | ecological conditions that shape health and wellness; ecological conditions that shape health and wellness |
| Ervin, Ruth | Systems Change, Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Special Education |
| Eryigit-Madzwamuse, Suna | |
| Ford, Laurie | Early Childhood Assessment, Youth and Families |
| Fundelius, Erika | Self-determination within and beyond the Expanded core curriculum; Professional development including pre-service and in-service teacher preparation; Self-determination within and beyond the Expanded core curriculum, Professional development including pre-service and in-service teacher preparation |
| Hubley, Anita | Psychological and health measurement; test development and validation; adult neuropsychological, personality, and mental health topics and assessment; research with general community and vulnerable populations (e.g. elderly, homeless, drug addicted) |
| James, Susan | Cultural Psychology & Psychotherapy, Immigrant Mental Health & Culture Specific Syndromes, Philosophical Psychology, Spirituality & Psychotherapy |
| Johnson, Nic | gender-based violence; gender-based violence |
| Kassan, Anusha | Child and youth mental health; Social justice; Multiculturalism and diversity; Feminist-multicultural pedagogy; immigration; Cultural and social justice responsiveness; Anti-oppressive therapy; Child and youth mental health, Social justice, Multiculturalism and diversity, Feminist-multicultural pedagogy, Immigration, Cultural and social justice responsiveness, Anti-oppressive therapy |
| Katz, Jennifer | Inclusive Education; The Three-Block Model of UDL; Universal design for learning (UDL); Inclusive Education, The Three-Block Model of UDL, Universal design for learning (UDL) |
| Knight, Vicki Floyd | Applied Behaviour Analysis; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Single-Case Research; Academic Interventions; Instructional Strategies; Academic Interventions, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Instructional Strategies, Single-Case Research |
| Kroc, Edward | measurement; Measurement error; Statistics; urban ecology; Seabirds; Gulls; Quantitative ecology; Measurement, Measurement error, Statistics, Urban ecology, Seabirds, Gulls, Quantitative ecology |
| Kwon, Eun Young | Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students; Children with Multiple Disabilities; Equitable & Inclusive Practices; Immigrant Families and Disability; Multilingual Language Development; Community Engagement and Partnerships; Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Children with Multiple Disabilities, Equitable & Inclusive Practices, Immigrant Families and Disability, Multilingual Language Development, Community Engagement and Partnerships |
| Liao, Xiangyi | latent variable modeling; item response theory (IRT) models; multilevel modeling and causal machine learning; latent variable modeling, item response theory (IRT) models, multilevel modeling and causal machine learning |
| Lo, Owen | Gifted Education, High Ability, Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning, Multiculturalism, Problem Solving, Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Sociocultural Approaches to Learning and Teaching |
| Mercer, Sterett | curriculum-based measurement; academic intervention; written expression; curriculum-based measurement, academic intervention, written expression |
| Nelson, Melanie | experiences of Indigenous caregivers within Western systems |
| Park, CJ | Vocational psychology; Career counseling; diversity and social justice; critical consciousness; international and cross-cultural psychology; interventions; Vocational psychology, career counseling, diversity and social justice, critical consciousness, international and cross-cultural psychology, interventions |
| Perry, Nancy | motivation and self-regulated learning in young children; social perspectives on teaching and learning, reading and writing; accommodating individual difference in general education classrooms; learning disabilities; special education, Metacognition, motivation, and self-regulated learning in elementary school children Social perspectives on teaching and learning, including social cognitive and sociocultural theories, Teacher development, Individual differences, Learning disabilities |
| Sam, Johanna | Human Development; Adolescence; technology; Indigenous Education; Digital Pedagogy; Human Development, Adolescence, Technology, Indigenous Education, Digital Pedagogy |
| Schanding, Thomas | Social and Emotional Learning; Universal Screening; Behavioral/Mental Health Interventions; Autism Spectrum Disorders; LGBTQIA+; Youth Social Justice; Social and Emotional Learning, Universal Screening, Behavioral/Mental Health Interventions, Autism Spectrum Disorders, LGBTQIA+, Youth Social Justice |