People in our Department

Administrative Faculty

Department Chair
Heather Chalmers
Professor
905-688-5550 x3191
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Undergraduate Program Director
Shauna Pomerantz
Professor
905-688-5550 x5371
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Graduate Program Director
Heather Ramey
Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4069
[email protected]

Staff

Academic Coordinator
Lisa Dilts
905-688-5550 x5242
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Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Lora Nero
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Academic Advisor
Lindsay Cramp
905-688-5550 x6368
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Academic Advisor
Catherine Carlucci
905-688-5550 x4299
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Student Learning Facilitator
Hannah Anderson
905-688-5550 x3486
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Student Learning Facilitator
Kristen Rose
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Student Learning Facilitator
Jo-Anne Sinnige-Egger
905-688-5550 x5893
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Administrative Assistant
Mae Leong
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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
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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
Department Chair
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
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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

Professor
Vice-Provost and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
905-688-5550 x5346
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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

Associate Professor
905-688-5550 x4807
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Contact for availability to supervise

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

Christiana Okyere Folson

Assistant Professor
905-688-5550 x5579
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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
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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
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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

Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Youth Mental Health and Performance
Associate Professor, Child and Youth Studies
905-688-5550 x5682
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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

Professor
905-688-5550 x3835
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Contact for availability to supervise

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

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
Professor, Child and Youth Studies
Associate Member, Psychology
Director, 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
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

Professor
Acting Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
905-688-5550 x3172
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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

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

Contact for availability to supervise

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

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

Natalie Spadafora

Assistant Professor
[email protected]

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

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

Professor
Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
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

A woman sitting on a bench with Brock University's main campus in the background.

Yana Berardini

Adjunct Professor
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Positive youth development; Community-based research; Mental health and wellness; Youth voice; Quantitative and qualitative methodologies; Program evaluation

Teresa Hill sitting on a step in front of a house with a cup of coffee and potted plants stacked along the steps.

Teresa Hill

Adjunct Professor
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Qualitative methodologies; community-based research; intersectionalities of marginalization; poverty and homelessness; youth sport; social determinants of health and wellbeing

Sujane Kandasamy

Sujane Kandasamy

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

Professors emeriti

Maurice Feldman
Professor Emeritus
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Tom O’Neill
Professor Emeritus
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Memoriam