Human-Animal Interaction 

One Welfare 

Human Welfare & Elder Abuse

Child and Adolescent Development

Intergenerational Programs & Education

Social Isolation & Loneliness 

2021-2024  TD Canada Trust, Ready Commitment. (A Principal Investigator). Title of study: “Improved Understanding, Enhanced Access: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Strengthen Social Connections as a Path to Improve Health Outcomes”                                

$225,000.00

2021-2022 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants  $3,331.20

2020-2021 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants $3,331.20

2019 -2022  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant, Co-Investigator. Title of study: Read for your Rights! Literary Mentorship Program $29,940.00

2019-2020 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants  $3,331.20

2018-2019 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants $3,331.20

2017-2018 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants  $3,331.20

2016-2017 University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants  $3,331.20

2014-2015 University of Fraser Valley Research Grant, Faculty of Health Sciences (co-applicant)                                                                              

$1000.00

2013-2014  University of Fraser Valley Student Work Studies Grants $3,331.20

2007 Innovation & Research Unit, University of West of Scotland, UK. Travel bursary. £500

2000-2003 Royal Society of Edinburgh/Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland Research in Ageing Studentship. Improving the Quality of Life of the Ageing Population. £64,000

Teaching Experience

2022-2023

Masters in Applied Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare. University of Edinburgh.

Teaching - Qualitative Research Methods & Models of Behaviour Change

2011- 2022

Module Co-ordinator/Leader:

Introduction to Psychology (1^st year level psychology module)

Introduction to Developmental Psychology (2^nd year level psychology module)

Psychology of Adolescence (3^rd year level psychology module)

Psychology of Language (3^rd year level psychology module)

Adulthood & Ageing (3^rd year level psychology module)

Human Neuropsychology (3^rd year level psychology module)

Special Topics Module in Research Methods (4^th year level)

Independent Research Studies (3^rd & 4^th year level)

Psychology Honours program

Psychology Honours Seminar module

Elder College (Lifelong Learning) (Short Course: Myths of Ageing; Guest lecture: Optimal Ageing)

Module development - 2019 to 2022

Specialist topic: Upper-level Research Methods

Specialist topic: Dementia in the 21^st Century: Don’t Forget about Us.

Psychology Honours Seminar Module

2005 - 2011 (University of the West of Scotland, UK)

Module Co-ordinator/Leader:

Child Development (3^rd year core psychology module)

Social Psychology (3^rd year core psychology module)

Lifespan Development B (2^nd year core social work module)

Child Development & Psychology (1^st year elective)

Moderator:

Biological Psychology: Brain & Behaviour (3^rd year core psychology module)

Social Psychology (3^rd year core psychology module)

SPSS for Psychology (3^rd year core psychology module)

Research Methods for Psychology (3^rd year core module)

Lifespan Development A (2^nd year core social work module)

Understanding Development (2^nd year core social science module)

Social Cognition (2^nd year core social science module)

Other teaching contributions:

Psychology of Reading: neuropsychology of ageing and reading (4^th year psychology elective)

Psychology of Language: neuropsychology of ageing and language (4^th year psychology elective)

Quantitative Research Methods (4th year social work dissertation module)

Social Science Research methods (2^nd year core social science module)

Psychological issues during pregnancy (2^nd year midwifery core module)

Postnatal care & psychological issues (2^nd year midwifery core module)

Prenatal testing: attitudes & ethical considerations (1^st year midwifery core module)

Introduction to Psychology (1^st year general health nursing core module)

The Psychology of Ageing (1^st year general health nursing core module)

Social Psychology for Nursing (1^st year general health nursing core module)

Understanding Bereavement (1^st year general health nursing core module)

Phenomenology & Nursing (2^nd year mental health nursing core module)

2020 (March)

Guest Lecturer. “My Healthy Ageing Brain”. Educational Series in Optimal Ageing. Elder College & Building Community Engagement Program.

2006

Guest lecturer on Neuropsychology of Language module, School of Psychology, University of Dundee, UK. 

1999-2002

Teaching Assistant, Division of Psychology, University of Abertay, UK

Coursework marker (first year psychology reports), School of Psychology, University of Dundee, UK.

2011-2022

Associate Professor in Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Arts, University of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

2005 - 2011

Lecturer in Psychology, University of West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.

Associate Research Fellow, Cognitive Neuropsychology & Parkinson’s Disease Laboratory. School of Psychology, University of Dundee, UK.

2003-2005

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Dundee & Division of Psychology, University of Abertay. 

1999-2002

Psychology Assistant for REACH (Rehabilitating Acquired Head Injury Clients within the Home)

Research Assistant (RA) School of Psychology, University of Dundee