Research is an integral part of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP). Explore ECP's research labs and teams, classified into three broad reference categories. Many research projects within these teams may span more than one category.
Psychology & Health
Bilingualism Experience Education (BEE) Lab
Understanding bilingualism as a life and learning experience throughout the lifespan.
Director: Dr. Gigi Luk
Child Interviewing & Witness Lab
Investigating disclosure processes and forensic interviewing methods with children.
Director: Dr. Shanna Williams
McGill Mindfulness Research Lab (MMRL)
Investigating the impacts of mindfulness on physical and mental health and social well-being.
Director: Dr. Bassam Khoury
Motivation, Identity, Learning, and Education in STEM (MILES) Lab
Understanding the psychology behind students’ motivation and motivationally supportive practices.
Director: Dr. Kristy A. Robinson
Resilience, Adversity, and Childhood Trauma Research Lab (ReACT)
Investigating issues surrounding children’s experiences of adversity and maltreatment.
Director: Dr. Rachel Langevin
Social-Emotional Development Research Group (SED-RG)
Exploring the effects of social connectedness and nurturing learning environments.
Director: Dr. Chiaki Konishi
Healthy Development Research Laboratory (HealthyDev)
Understanding individual and group level vulnerabilities for service utilization. (A collaboration with Université de Sherbrooke's Département de psychoéducation)
Director: Caroline Temcheff
Youth Cognition & Behaviour
Talwar Child Development Research Laboratory
Understanding children’s peer social interactions, truth-telling and lie-telling, eyewitness testimony, and concepts of false-belief.
Director: Dr. Victoria Talwar
International Centre for Youth Gambling and High-Risk Behaviours
Understanding and providing research-based treatment for youth gambling addiction and issues.
Director: Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky
Childhood Anxiety and Regulation of Emotions (C.A.R.E.) Research Group
Advocating for the implementation of school-based mental health practices for children.
Director: Dr. Tina C. Montreuil
Development and Intrapersonal Resilience (DAIR) Research Team
Addressing issues of mental health resilience in students of all ages.
Director: Dr. Nancy Heath
McGill Youth Study Team (MYST)
Examining school success (academic, social, and emotional) in youth with cognitive difficulties and with youth in Indigenous communities.
Director: Dr. Jacob Burack
Learning and Education
Advanced Technologies for Learning in Authentic Settings (ATLAS)
Designing and assessing new technologies that support learning across disciplines.
Director: Dr. Susanne Lajoie
Achievement Motivation and Emotion (AME) Research Group
Exploring psychological development in academic and health contexts.
Director: Dr. Nathan Hall
Technology Learning and Cognition (TLC) Lab
Investigating how technology augments the learning process.
Director: Dr. Adam Dubé
