Faculty /dise/taxonomy/term/3/all en Congratulations to Tayah Liska for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /dise/channels/news/congratulations-tayah-liska-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-372699 <p>Tayah Liska successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on April 21st, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Identifying the conceptual attributes of physical activity maintenance among adults with physical disability"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Prof. Shane Sweet (Supervisor), Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Dr. William James Harvey, Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, Dr. Rebecca Bassett-Gunter, Prof. Guillaume Gervais</p> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:36:26 +0000 admin 18583 at /dise Loop Lab Spring Edition: Leadership and Learning in the Great Outdoors /dise/channels/event/loop-lab-spring-edition-leadership-and-learning-great-outdoors-372659 <p>Loop Lab is heading outside for its final spring installment of this academic year! Join us for two student-led workshops:</p> <p> </p> <strong>WiSE by Nature</strong> <p><strong>April 29th @ 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM</strong></p> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:42 +0000 admin 18582 at /dise Seeking Candidates for Tenure-Track Appointment in Human Development /dise/channels/news/seeking-candidates-tenure-track-appointment-human-development-372609 <p>The <a href="/education/about-us/educational-counselling-psychology-ecp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)</a> invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in <a href="/edu-ecp/programs/humandev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Human Development (HD) Program</a> at the rank of Assistant Professor. </p> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:20:19 +0000 admin 18581 at /dise Education Convocation Ceremony /dise/channels/event/education-convocation-ceremony-372503 <p>Education graduands will be walking the stage and will be conferred with their undergraduate and graduate degrees: Let's celebrate their accomplishments and fill them with inspiration and they begin their new chapters!</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:43:10 +0000 admin 18580 at /dise CoLab Annual Showcase /dise/channels/event/colab-annual-showcase-372502 <p>Imagine a world where students, teachers, and researchers collaborate to enact positive change in education...</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:35 +0000 admin 18579 at /dise Oral Defence - Michelle Smith /dise/channels/event/oral-defence-michelle-smith-372202 <p align="center">Doctoral Oral Defence</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Prof Bronwen Low is pleased to announce that</p> <p align="center">Ms Michelle Smith</p> <p align="center">will be defending her dissertation on</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:53:10 +0000 michael.lariviere@mcgill.ca 18576 at /dise Eastern Door Features Second Kahnawà:ke B.Ed. Cohort through OFNIE /dise/channels/news/eastern-door-features-second-kahnawake-bed-cohort-through-ofnie-372072 <p><strong>The following is an excerpt of an article by Olivier Cadotte</strong><strong> of the Eastern Door publication.</strong></p> <p> </p> Second cohort coming for º£½ÇÉçÇø partnership <p>This fall will mark the return of the four-year, 120-credit bachelor of education program, with classes being given right here in Kahnawake.</p> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:26:40 +0000 admin 18575 at /dise New Appointment for ECP's Prof. Marie-Hélène Pennestri /dise/channels/news/new-appointment-ecps-prof-marie-helene-pennestri-372046 <p>On March 20, 2026, it was announced that Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri will be appointed as º£½ÇÉçÇø's new Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Provost (Graduate Education). The º£½ÇÉçÇø Board of Governors approved both appointments at its meeting on March 19, 2026 and her five-year term will begin on July 1, 2026.</p> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:58:49 +0000 admin 18573 at /dise Oral Defence - Natalie Tacuri /dise/channels/event/oral-defence-natalie-tacuri-372030 <p align="center">Doctoral Oral Defence</p> <p align="center">Prof Mindy Carter is pleased to announce that</p> <p align="center">Ms Natalie Tacuri</p> <p align="center">will be defending her dissertation on</p> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:44:06 +0000 michael.lariviere@mcgill.ca 18570 at /dise Hiring: Tenure-Track Appointment in School/Applied Child Psychology (SACP) /dise/channels/news/hiring-tenure-track-appointment-schoolapplied-child-psychology-sacp-372006 <p>The <a href="/education/about-us/ecp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)</a> invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in School/Applied Child Psychology (SACP) at the rank of Assistant Professor. </p> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:59:39 +0000 admin 18568 at /dise Doctoral Oral Defence: Emily Sprowls /dise/channels/event/doctoral-oral-defence-emily-sprowls-371623 <p align="center">Doctoral Oral Defence</p> <p align="center">Prof Allison Gonsalves and Prof Blane Harvey are pleased to announce that</p> <p align="center">Ms Emily Sprowls</p> <p align="center">will be defending her dissertation on</p> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:14:42 +0000 michael.lariviere@mcgill.ca 18553 at /dise Sports Science International Partnership Between º£½ÇÉçÇø and Stanford Universities /dise/channels/news/sports-science-international-partnership-between-mcgill-and-stanford-universities-371487 <p>º£½ÇÉçÇø Faculty of Education is proud to announce a new international partnership between the <a href="/sassi/">Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) at º£½ÇÉçÇø</a> and the <a href="https://humanperformance.stanford.edu/">Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford University</a>. SASSI has now been formally integrated into this leading global network dedicated to advancing human performance research.</p> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:55:21 +0000 admin 18549 at /dise Joseph Levitan Receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants /dise/channels/news/joseph-levitan-receives-sshrc-partnership-engage-grants-370355 <p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced recipients of the latest Partnership Engage Grants competition, including a total of $73,782 awarded to three º£½ÇÉçÇøÂ researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan. Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities between researchers and single partner organizations from the public, private or non-profit sector.  </p> <p><strong>Co-constructing pedagogical transformation in India </strong></p> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:26:41 +0000 admin 18518 at /dise Career Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education /dise/channels/news/career-opportunity-assistant-or-associate-professor-director-teacher-education-369471 <p>The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor &amp; Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Québec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at º£½ÇÉçÇø.</p> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:30:15 +0000 admin 18520 at /dise Steven Shaw Comments to the CBC on the Rise in School Absenteeism /dise/channels/news/steven-shaw-comments-cbc-rise-school-absenteeism-370360 <p>In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", <a href="/education/steven-shaw">Professor Steven Shaw</a> talks with journalist, Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism. He says it’s important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren’t enough people who can help create safe environments —  like school nurses, counselors and psychologists. Shaw says the system is especially letting down kids who need more support, including kids w</p> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:35:49 +0000 admin 18532 at /dise