UBC Faculty of Education experts are available for comment on topical kindergarten to Grade 12 education issues.
School violence prevention, support for students with challenging behavior, fostering social responsibility in schools
Kent McIntosh
Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: kent.mcintosh@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.6382
Social networking, learning, and digital media and virtual education (face to face, hybrid, online distance education)
Don Krug
Dept. of Curriculum Studies
Email: don.krug@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.5318
Gifted children
Marion Porath
Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: marion.porath@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.6045
French immersion
Monique Bournot-Trites
Dept. of Language and Literacy Education
Email: monique.bournot-trites@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.4873
Support for autistic children in school
Pat Mirenda
Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: pat.mirenda@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.6296
Mental health, anxiety among school age children
Lynn Miller, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education
Email: lynn.miller@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.8321
Making the transition to school or high school
Kimberley Schonert-Reichl (available after August 26)
Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: kim.schonert-reichl@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.2215
Social development, bullying
Kimberley Schonert-Reichl (available after August 26)
Dept. of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Email: kim.schonert-reichl@ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.2215
ESL and reading achievement
Lee Gunderson, Language and Literacy
Email: gunderso@interchange.ubc.ca
Tel: 604.822.8456
Educational demographics, governance and policy
Charles Ungerleider
Dept. of Educational Studies
Email: charles.ungerleider@ubc.ca
Cell: 778.228.0617
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