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I received my PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in 2002 and my MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in 1994.
As part of my graduate school training, I worked with a number of different high schools and youth organizations as part of a project to help at-risk teens learn to develop healthy dating relationships. Prior to joining Laurier in 2012, I was the lead researcher on an evaluation project for a consortium of shelters for abused women in Southwestern Ontario.
I teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Education, in the areas of quantitative research methodology, learning theories and child development, and equity and diversity. I also teach courses on mental health at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and am the developer and instructor for the Mental Health Certificate, a 80-hour seven module non-credit course for educators wanting to improve their knowledge of and ability to support students with mental health challenges in the K-12 sector.
The main focus of my research is ways in which we can offer prospective and current educators effective programs to support the development of inclusive classrooms for Ontario’s children and youth. At present, I am involved in the evaluation of a comprehensive training program to provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively support students with mental health needs and to promote positive mental health in the classroom. I am also involved in a project to examine school principals’ perspectives on mental health in an educational setting.
- Instructional Development Grant (Internal), Wilfrid Laurier University (2014).
- Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (1995-1998).
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (1994-1995).
I have research assistantships opportunities available from time to time for undergraduate and graduate students interested in equity and diversity in education, especially within the area of mental health.
I am willing to serve on graduate thesis committees in the areas of equity and diversity and mental health, especially those with an emphasis on quantitative research methodologies.
(note C. Fitzgerald is nee Grasley)
- FitzGerald, C. (in press). Articulating the Unarticulated: A Review of Literacies, Sexualities and Gender by Guzetti, Bean, and Dunkerly-Bean. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
- Buzza, D., FitzGerald, C., Kotsopoulos, D., Montero, M. K., Mueller, J., Sider, S., Willard-Holt, C. (2017). Innovations in a professional development school model of teacher education: Developing integrated curriculum knowledge and better understanding of diverse learners. In D. Petrarca & J. Kitchen (Eds.), Initial teacher education in Ontario: The first year of four-semester teacher education programs. Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Association of Teacher Education.
- Buzza, D., Avitzaur, Y., FitzGerald, C. and Dol, M. Supporting Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognitive Skills, and Motivation in High School Applied Mathematics (in submission). Supporting Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognitive Skills, and Motivation in High School Applied Mathematics.
- Wolfe, D., Wekerle, C., Scott, K., Straatman, A., and Grasley, C. “Predicting Abuse in Adolescent Dating Relationships over 1 Year: The Role of Child Maltreatment and Trauma.” Journal of Abnormal Psychology. (2004)
- Harris, R., Stickney, J., Grasley, C., Hutchinson, G., Greaves, L., and Boyd, T. “Searching for Help and Information: Abused Women Speak Out.” Library and Information Sciences. (2001)
- Grasley, C., Richardson, J., and Harris, R. “Knowing What We Do Best: Evaluating Shelter Services from the Perspective of Abused Women.” London, Ontario: Southwestern Ontario Shelter Association. (2000)
- Grasley, C. , Wolfe, D., and Wekerle, C. Empowering Youth to End Relationship Violence. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research and Practice. (1999)
- Grasley, C., Stickney, J., Harris, R., Hutchinson, G., Greaves, L., and Boyd, T. (1999). Assessing the Integrated Model of Services for Abused Women: The Consumer’s Perspective. London, On: Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children.