I am a Professor of Inclusive Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. I currently hold a University Research Chair on Inclusion, Mental Health & School Attendance in partnership with Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre.
I conduct collaborative research in areas including school attendance and absenteeism, school inclusion/exclusion, mental health literacy, inclusive education policy, teacher preparation for inclusive education and the wellbeing of children and youth with mental health issues.
I teach courses related to these topics at the B.Ed. and graduate level and supervise graduate students studying a range of related areas. All of these efforts have the goal of improving social, emotional and academic outcomes for children and youth.
What's New
We are back for Round 2 of the Ontario School Inclusion Survey with Community Living Ontario! We'd love to hear from parent/guardians of K-12 students w/ disabilities in Ontario. Check out the details.
The Current State of School Attendance Research and Data in Canada - our latest article published in Education Sciences
Researching Inclusive Education at the District Level: A Complex Array - my chapter in a fabulous volume edited by Drs. Jacqui Specht, Steve Sider & Kimberly Maich.