External Research Projects

September

• Program Evaluation of YMCA Youth Achievers Program at BCI*
  Dana Liebermann, PhD, Lily Lumsden, MSc, B.Ed., YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford
• From Prompt to Pen: Co-Writing with AI to Foster Student Voice, Critical Thinking, and Writing Identity in Elementary Classrooms*
  Keri Ewart, PhD, Tara-Lynn Scheffel, PhD, Amy Woodley & Jessie Kingma, Faculty of Education, Laurier University
• Secondary Administrator Influence on School Climate
  Ariadne Jevnikar, PhD Student, Gerald Walton, PhD, Lakehead University
• Esport Learning Club Impacts on Youth Participants Personal Development
  Luke Potwarka, PhD, Adam Pappas, PhD Student, University of Waterloo

May

• Six Nations of the Grand River Student Survey
  Kristi Jamieson, Six Nations Education Advisor, Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council

January

• Athlete retention in youth to young adult girls and women's sport
  Jessica Malcolm, MSc Student, Brock University

• Program Evaluation of YMCA Youth Achievers Program at BCI
  Dana Liebermann, PhD, Lily Lumsden, MSc, B.Ed., YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford

*Renewed for the 2026-27 school year

October

• From Prompt to Pen: Co-Writing with AI to Foster Student Voice, Critical Thinking, and Writing Identity in Elementary Classrooms

  Keri Ewart, PhD, Tara-Lynn Scheffel, PhD, Amy Woodley & Jessie Kingma, Faculty of Education, Laurier University

• Planet Youth Haldimand-Norfolk

  Grand Erie Public Health

April

• Exploring Mathematical Concept Circles

  Cathy Marks Krpan, Ph.D., OISE, University of Toronto

 

January

• Voices for Change: Learning about Perceived Supports for In-Risk Male Teens to Stay in School and Avoid Deviant Behavior

  April King, Ph. D Candidate, University of Windsor

 

• Toothbrushing and Fluoride Varnish Evaluation - Houghton Public School

  Grand Erie Public Health

 

• Diagnostic Accuracy of French and English Screeners with French and English measures for students in French Immersion Programs

  Becky (Xi) Chen, Ph.D., OISE, University of Toronto

 

September

• Bridging the gap from science to uptake: A CHILD-BRIGHT study of the criteria and processes used for adoption/scaling of psychosocial interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their carers.
  Kimberly McIvor, Postdoctoral Fellow, IWK Health

• Teachers’ Engagement with Individual Education Plans for Secondary Students with Autism.
  Alexandra Minuk, Ph.D Candidate, Queen’s University

• SUNRISE: International Study of 24-hour Movement Behaviours in the Early Years.
  Trish Tucker, Professor & Associate Research Director, Western University

• The 2025 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS).
  Center for Addiction and Mental Health

May

• Applying a gender equity lens to understand sport and physical activity opportunities and barriers in Ontario schools
  Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Centre, University of Toronto

• Alternative Measures: Evaluation of Substances, Self and Society Online Resource
  Tara Bruno, Associate Professor, King's University College

September

• 2023 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
  Center for Addiction and Mental Health

• Data-based  decision making in Online courses: Current practices and prevailing determinants
  Areej Tayem, Ph.D. candidate, University of Ottawa

• Determining An Effective Instructional Pathway toward Fluent And Accurate Multiplicative Reasoning In Junior Age Children
  Alexandra Lawson, Professor Emeritus Lakehead University

• Translating Vision Screenings to Eye Exams
  Lisa  Christian, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science

March

• Alternative Measures: Responding to Substance Use through Reflexive Biopsychosocial Education
  Tara Bruno Ph.D Associate Professor King’s University College at Western University
  BEST ON: Blue Economy Student Thoughts – Ontario, a study of high school student perceptions of Blue Economy careers
  CarolAnne Black, Consulting Science Writers, Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)

October

• Theory of Mind Development in Emerging Adolescence
  Sandra L. Bosacki, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
   
• How Do You Use Social Media? A Study of Teenagers’ Online Activities and their Outcomes
  Dr. Tara M. Dumas, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Huron University College
   
• 2020 School Mental Health Survey – Principal Survey (SMHS)
  Dr. Kathy Georgiades, Associate Professor, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University