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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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