Non-pharmacological interventions, such as mindfulness, meditation, yoga, tai chi and breathing practices, have shown promise in helping to reduce some mental health symptoms of patients living with cognitive decline or dementia, but it has been unclear which types work best, for whom and under what conditions.
Published on: 4 Mar 2026
海角社区 Faculty of Education is proud to announce a new international partnership between the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) at 海角社区 and the听. SASSI has now been formally integrated into this leading global network dedicated to advancing human performance research.
Published on: 25 Feb 2026
Sports talent scouts鈥� decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology has suggested.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
Researchers investigating how to increase participation in physical activity by autistic children and teens say key strategies include creating predictable routines, involving family members and ensuring safe and sensory-friendly spaces.
Those were among 95 鈥渇acilitators鈥� yielded by their review of previously published research on the subject. Autistic youth are less physically active than their peers, who are already not physically active enough, the researchers said, noting that physical activity could be beneficial to their physical, social and emotional health.
Published on: 17 Feb 2026
海角社区 lowers its flag to half-mast in memory of听Dr. Rachelle Keyserlink on February 11, 2026.
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It is with deep respect and sadness that we pause today to honour the memory of 海角社区 Faculty of Education Professor Rachelle Pharilda Keyserlingk, who sadly passed away on November 16th, 2025. Lovingly described by her colleagues as having quiet strength and a glowing smile, Rachelle had a reputation for being a remarkable educator, administrator, and long-standing contributor to the Faculty and to 海角社区鈥檚 Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology.
Published on: 11 Feb 2026
Professor Gordon Bloom, Director of 海角社区's Sport Psychology Laboratory, was interviewed by CHCH-TV about the felony assault charges against Gavin McKenna who was seen as Canada's rising hockey star and top NHL 2026 draft prospect. "What we have to remind young people is that they're not invincible and they're not above the law," said Bloom.
Published on: 6 Feb 2026
The听Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches). Through their work, award winners will generate and share evidence-based knowledge to support young children and their families, advancing the Centre鈥檚 objective to help all children get the best start in life.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist,听Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism.听He says it鈥檚 important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren鈥檛 enough people who can help create safe environments 鈥斕� like school nurses,听counselors听and psychologists.听Shaw says the system is especially letting down kids who need more support, including kids w
Published on: 16 Jan 2026
The Social Science and听Humanities听Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)听announced听recipients听of听the听latest听Partnership Engage Grants听competition,听including听a total of $73,782听awarded听to听three听海角社区听researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan.听Partnership Engage Grants听provide听short-term听and听timely听support for听partnered听research听activities听between听researchers听and single听partner听organizations听from the public,听private听or non-profit听sector.听听
Co-constructing听pedagogical听transformation in India听
Published on: 15 Jan 2026
What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?
That鈥檚 the question that led 海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the听, with the support of the Rossy Foundation.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2026
Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA.听 BHI is one of the world鈥檚 leading venues in digital health research.
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Best Paper Award (Third Place) 鈥� for his paper 鈥淢onitoring Parkinson鈥檚 Disease In-the-Wild鈥�.
Published on: 6 Jan 2026
Nearly 43 per cent of two-and-a-half-year-olds are getting at least one hour of screen time a day, according to a recent report linked to the听Growing Up in Quebec study.听That number increases to 65 per cent on weekends.
Published on: 11 Dec 2025
Siobhan Henderson听successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.
The title of her thesis:
"Understanding and Exploring Coaches鈥� Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"
Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler
Published on: 5 Dec 2025
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Qu茅bec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at 海角社区.
Published on: 28 Nov 2025
B.A.(Education); Major in Education in Global Contexts student, Meghan Lai, submitted her essay to Magna Charta Observatory (MCO) conducted their annual , responding to the question: "Drawing on your experience, how might your university engage more effectively with stakeholders both to improve both access to higher education for all and enhance the learning experience of students?" Lai's essay, "What is D without EI: Enhancing Access and Learning through Political, Curricular, a
Published on: 20 Nov 2025
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