Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2021

VIRTUAL BIENNIAL MEETING – APRIL 7-9, 2021

Teacher Ratings and Adolescents’ Perceived Social Behavior: Role of Gender-Role Orientations

Participating Researchers: Shanel Quenneville (Brock), Victoria Talwar (McGill), and Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

CSSE Annual Conference 2020
*Conference cancelled due to COVID-19

LONDON – MAY 30-JUNE 4, 2020

Computer mediated communications (CMC) and self-perceptions in young female adolescents.

Participating Researchers: Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Maria Coccimiglio (Brock), Victoria Talwar (McGill), and Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

CSSE Annual Conference 2019

VANCOUVER – JUNE 1-5, 2019

Spirituality, Self-Compassion and Empathy

Participating Researchers: Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Flavia Pissoto Moreira (Brock), Victoria Talwar (McGill), and Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

AERA Annual Meeting 2019

Toronto – April 5-9, 2019

Theory of Mind, Empathy, and School Engagement in Adolescents

Participating Researchers: Sandra Bosacki (Brock), Flavia Pissoto Moreira (Brock), Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Katherine Andrews (McGill) and Victoria Talwar (McGill)

Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2019

Baltimore – March 21-23, 2019

Theory of Mind, Self-knowledge and Perceptions of Play in Adolescents 

Participating Researchers: Sandra Bosacki (Brock), Flavia Pissoto Moreira (Brock), Valentina Sitnik (Brock), and Victoria Talwar (McGill)

Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference 2018

Regina – May 26-30, 2018

Self-Compassion, Self-Concept, and Mindfulness in Emerging Adolescents

Participating Researchers:  Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Keeley Dutcher (Brock), Katherine Andrews (McGill), Shannen Ciricillo (McGill), Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill), & Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

Development 2018 – A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology

Brock University (St. Catharines, ON) – May 2-4, 2018

Theory of Mind and Emerging Adolescents’ Social and Academic Skills

Participating Researchers: Sajitha Vinod (Brock), Ghazala Ahmed (Brock), Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Keeley Dutcher (Brock), Emily Eichner (Brock), & Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill), & Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

The Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting 2018

Minneapolis – April 12-14, 2018

Gratitude, Social Cognition, and Well-Being in Emerging Adolescents

Participating Researchers: Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock), Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Keeley Dutcher (Brock), & Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill)

The Cognitive Development Society Bi-ennial Conference 2017

Portland, Oregon – October12-14, 2017

Theory of Mind and Teacher-Related Social and Academic Competencies in Emerging Adolescents

Participating Researchers: Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock), Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Shanen Smith (Brock), Keeley Dutcher (Brock), Malak Askar (Brock), Emily Eichner (Brock), & Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill)

The Jean Piaget Society 2017 Conference

San Francisco – June 8-10, 2017

Theory Of Mind And Self-Perceptions In Emerging Adolescents

Participating Researchers: Valentina Sitnik (Brock), Shanen Smith (Brock), Malak Askar (Brock), Emily Eichner (Brock), Megha Nagar (McGill), Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill), & Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

Mapping the New Knowledges 2017 Conference

Brock University – April 2017

Emotional Competence In Emerging Adolescence: The Relation Between Teacher Ratings And Self-Reports

Participating Researchers: Malak Askar (Brock), Keeley Dutcher (Brock), Shanen Smith (Brock), Dr. Victoria Talwar (McGill) & Dr. Sandra Bosacki (Brock)

• Tardif-Williams, C. Y., & Bosacki, S. L. (June, 2015). Dogs as reading buddies! Evaluating the impact of an animal-assisted educational reading program with school-aged children. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Tardif-Williams, C. Y., & Bosacki, S. L. (June, 2015). The impact of an animal-assisted educational reading program with school-aged children: What a dog reading buddy can offer! Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Woods H., & Bosacki, S. (2015, June). Children’s Emotional Competence and Theory of Mind and Classroom Social Behaviours. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society Conference. Toronto, ON.
• Woods, H., & Bosacki, S. (2015, May). Exploring the Influence of Elementary School Teachers’ Self-Concept on their Beliefs about Bullying. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference. Ottawa, ON.
• Tardif-Williams, C. Y., Bosacki, S. L., Jones-Cowser, C., & Elliotson, B. (May, 2014). Dogs as reading buddies: Evaluation of an animal-assisted educational reading program and school-aged children’s social-emotional competencies. Poster presented at Development 2014, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Bosacki, S. Bialecka-Pikul, M., & Szpak, M. (March, 2014). Attachment, self-concept, and theory of mind in Polish adolescents: Does gender play a role? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence. Austin, Texas.
• Eskritt, M., & Bosacki, S. (March, 2014). Adolescents’ reasoning about deception in online vs. ‘real world’ interactions. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence. Austin, Texas.
• Bosacki, S. (2013, October). Children’s theory of mind and perceptions of humor in self and other. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Memphis, TN.
• Bialecka-Pikul, M., Bosacki, S., & Szpak, M. (2013, September). Theory of mind, attachment and self-concept in adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the European Association of Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, SW.
• Bialecka-Pikul, M., Bosacki, S., & Szpak, M. (2013, September). Theory of mind, attachment and self-concept in adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the European Association of Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, SW.
• Bosacki, S. (2013, September). Theory of mind and self-understanding in preadolesents: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the European Association of Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, SW.
• Bosacki, S., Białecka-Pikul, M., & Spzak, M. (2013, April). Theory of mind and self-concept in Canadian and Polish Youth. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
• Tardif-Williams, C., Bosacki, S., & Huizinga, T. (April, 2013). Children’s summer camp experiences with companion animals and intra- and interpersonal competencies: Implications for humane education. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
• Eskritt, M., & Bosacki, S. (2012, July). Detection in emerging adults’ face to face and computer mediated Communication: Role of psychological language. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Studies in Behavioral Development, Edmonton, AB.
• Tardif-Williams, C., & Bosacki, S. (2012, July). Pictorial and narrative representations of children’s companion animal experiences: Voices from summer camp. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Studies in Behavioral Development, Edmonton, AB.
• Bullock, A, Coplan, R., & Bosacki. S. (2012, July). Early childhood educators’ personality, teaching experience, and efficacy for classroom management. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Studies in Behavioral Development, Edmonton, AB.
• Bosacki, S., & O’Neill, S. (2012, July). Adolescents’ gendered emotional perceptions of popular music experiences. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Studies in Behavioral Development, Edmonton, AB.
• Dewar, B., Servos, J., & Bosacki, S. (2012, May). Self reflections of Canadian early childhood educators on their teaching and learning beliefs and practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, ON.
• Moore, K., Talwar, V., & Bosacki, S. (2012, June). Diverse voices: Children’s perceptions of spirituality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, ON.
• Bosacki, S., & Tardif-Williams, C., (2012, June). Children’s moral worlds and their experiences with companion animals: Role of psychological language. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, ON.
• Servos, J., Dewar, B., & Bosacki, S. (2012, May). Canadian early childhood educators’ perceptions of young children’s gender-role play and cultural identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Waterloo, ON.
• O’Neill, S., & Bosacki, S. (2012, March). Adolescents’ personal meanings of music in real-world contexts: An exploratory study of youth activity engagement and emotional competence. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Vancouver, BC.

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