People in our Department

Staff

Department Chair
John McNamara, Professor
905-688-5550 x3835
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Administrative Coordinator
Lisa Dilts
905-688-5550 x5243
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Undergraduate Program Director
Shauna Pomerantz, Professor
905-688-5550 x5371
[email protected]

Academic Advisor
Lindsay Cramp
905-688-5550 x6368
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Academic Advisor
Catherine Carlucci
905-688-5550 x4299
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Graduate Program Director
Heather Ramey, Assistant Professor
905-688-5550 x
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Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Lora Nero
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Student Learning Facilitator
Kristen Rose
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Student Learning Facilitator
Hannah Anderson
905-688-5550 x3486
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Student Learning Facilitator
Jo-Anne Sinnige-Egger
905-688-5550 x5893
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Faculty

Brock University Associate Professor Naomi Andrews standing in front of a line of flags.

Naomi Andrews

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4654
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Social adjustment and problem behaviours (aggression and victimization); healthy and unhealthy relationships; aggression and bullying; trauma; mother-child relationships

Brock University Professor Heather Chalmers sitting at a table and hugging a black and white cat with photos, a painting and mugs in the background.

Heather Chalmers

Professor
905-688-5550 x3191
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Young carers; risk behaviours (i.e. gambling) and identity formation; gender differences and decision-making

Brock University Professor Maureen Connolly poking her head out of a door.

Maureen Connolly

Professor, Physical Education and Kinesiology
905-688-5550 x3381
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Critical approaches to health and the body; autism and movement; curriculum and inclusion; narrative and arts-based inquiry; critical disability studies; phenomenology and semiotics; experiential contexts

Brock University Associate Professor Dan Cui standing in front of bookshelves.

Dan Cui

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4548
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Immigration studies; sociology of education; international education; race, ethnicity and class; social justice and equity studies

Brock University Vice-Provost and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Suzanne Curtin.

Suzanne Curtin

Vice-Provost and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Professor
905-688-5550 x5346
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Language and development; speech perception; word learning; oral language foundations for cognitions

Brock University Associate Professor Hannah Dyer sitting sideways in a chair.

Hannah Dyer

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4323
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Cultural studies; arts and aesthetics; critical theory; gender and sexuality; racialization and racism; psychoanalysis; theories of trauma

Brock University Assistant Professor Ann Farrell standing in front of a red brick wall.

Ann Farrell

Assistant Professor
905-688-5550 x4807
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Development of bullying; aggression and violence; bullying and mental health; risk factors and health outcomes of bullying

Assistant Professor Christiana Okyere Folson leaning against a tree on Brock University's main campus.

Christiana Okyere Folson

Assistant Professor
905-688-5550 x5579
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Racialized children and youth with disabilities; intellectual and developmental disabilities; inclusive education; equity and social justice; school and community-based services/interventions; experiences with employment

Brock University Assistant Professor Kaitlin Fredericks.

Kaitlin Fredericks

Assistant Professor
Member of Forensic Psychology & Criminal Justice
905-688-5550 x6769
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Youth and criminal social justice; community-based prevention and intervention programs; positive youth development; youth conceptualization and experiences of success

Brock University Professor Jan Frijters walking down a city street.

Jan Frijters

Professor
905-688-5550 x4219
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Reading; reading challenges; developmental psychology and educational intervention lenses; genetics and neurobiological facets of reading and reading disorders; motivational aspects of learning

Brock University Assistant Professor Allyson Ion leaning against a wall.

Allyson Ion

Assistant Professor
[email protected]

Community-based research; child welfare; intersectionality; anti-oppressive practice; anti-carceral social work; critical policy analysis

Brock University Associate Professor Chelsea Jones standing on Brock University's main campus with red bushes in the background.

Chelsea Jones

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x5579
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Critical disability studies; disability activism; disability art; disability justice; storytelling; media telling with the community

Brock University Associate Professor Matthew Kwan.

Matthew Kwan

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x5682
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Determinants of physical activity and health-promoting behaviour; mental health and well-being; physical literacy and activity; development coordination disorder

Brock University Professor Voula Marinos.

Voula Marinos

Professor
Past-Director of Forensic Psychology & Criminal Justice
905-688-5550
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Court processes and criminal law; plea bargaining; criminal justice policy and reform; sentencing and punishment; mental health; intellectual disabilities and the courts; alternatives to imprisonment; diversion from the youth justice system

Brock University Professor John McNamara.

John McNamara

Department Chair and Professor
905-688-5550 x3835
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Language and learning disabilities; early identification and prevention of reading problems; dyslexia; literacy intervention

Brock University Professor Richard Mitchell standing in a long corridor.

Richard Mitchell

Professor
905-688-5550 x5085
[email protected]

No supervision until further notice

Brock University Associate Professor Danielle Molnar standing in front of a tree.

Danielle S. Molnar

Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Adjustment and Well-Being in Children and Youth
Associate Professor
Brock University I Department of Child and Youth Studies
Associate Member
Brock University I Department of Psychology
Director of the Developmental Processes and Well-Being Lab
905-688-5550 x6127
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Risk and resilience factors in health and well-being across the lifespan; perfectionism; parental and educator perceptions of perfectionism

Brock University Professor Shannon Moore.

Shannon Moore

Professor
905-688-5550 x5396
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Mental health and well-being; social and cultural contexts; trauma-informed pedagogy and practice; equity; social justice and decolonization; qualitative research methods

Brock University Associate Professor Erin Panda standing outside in front of a tree.

Erin Panda

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x3178
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Developmental and educational neuroscience research; attention; reading and language; mental health and attention control; reading interventions for children with reading disabilities

Brock University Professor Shauna Pomerantz standing on a stairway.

Shauna Pomerantz

Professor, Child and Youth Studies
Undergraduate Program Director
905-688-5550 x5371
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Media studies; youth studies; gender and education; sociology of education; intersectionality; social justice; feminist, post-structual and post-human theories

Brock University Professor Rebecca Raby.

Rebecca Raby

Acting Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor, Child and Youth Studies
905-688-5550 x3172
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Sociological constructions of childhood and youth; intersectionality of gender, race, class, sexuality and disability; privilege and discrimination; agency, resistance and participation

Brock University Associate Professor Heather Ramey.

Heather Ramey

Graduate Program Director
Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4069
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Child and youth engagement; youth well-being; community programs; child and youth care

Brock University Professor Christine Tardif-Williams sitting in front of bookshelves.

Christine Tardif-Williams

Professor
905-688-5550 x4557
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Family-based relationships with caregivers and animals; young people’s well-being; social understanding and interaction with caregivers

Brock University Associate Professor Donato Tarulli.

Donato Tarulli

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4513
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Brock University Professor Ayda Tekok Kilic standing outside on Brock University's main campus with colourful fall leaves in the background.

Ayda Tekok-Kilic

Professor
905-688-5550 x3937
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Anxiety; ADHD; mental health; cognitive, sensory and temperamental aspects of cognitive control and emotional regulation

Brock University Professor Tricia Vause standing in a forest.

Tricia Vause

Professor
905-688-5550 x3559
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Behavioural assessment and treatment relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder; functional behaviour-based CBT for obsessive compulsive behaviour in children with ASD; parent training; school consultation

Brock University Professor Tony Volk standing in front of a grey brick wall.

Tony Volk

Professor
905-688-5550 x5368
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Child and adolescent development using a multidisciplinary lens; evolutionary approaches; bullying; parenting; antisocial personality

Brock University Professor Terrance Wade.

Terrance Wade

Professor, Health Sciences
905-688-5550 x4146
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Brock University Professor Dawn Zinga sitting in front of bookshelves.

Dawn Zinga

Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Graduate Studies and Research
Professor, Child and Youth Studies
905-688-5550 x3152
[email protected]

Contact for availability to supervise

Research as a form of play; competitive dancers; social comparison; mental health and wellness among young people

Adjuncts

Sujane Kandasamy

Sujane Kandasamy

Adjunct Professor
[email protected]

Knowledge translation and mobilization; newcomer health; planetary health and environmental sustainability; healthy active living interventions for children and youth of diverse backgrounds; newcomer health

Natalie Spadafora standing outside on Brock University's main campus with students walking in the background.

Natalie Spadafora

Adjunct Professor
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Classroom incivility in adolescence; peer relationships; antisocial behaviour; educator experiences in the classroom

Emeriti

Tom O’Neill
Professor Emeritus
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Frances Owen
Professor Emeritus
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Memoriam