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Faculty of
Education Research
Newsletter January 2003
Vol. 2(1) Contents v
Internal Research
Grants v
Welcome Dr.
Blythe Shepard v
Connections
Conference Information v
Conference and
Grant Updates v
AGES Upcoming
Presentations ----------------------------------------- UVic Internal Research Grants A
reminder that Internal research grants deadline is March 1st. Please visit the website to familiarize
yourself with the changes to the guidelines. www.research.uvic.ca
Dr. Blythe
Shepard Ð Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies While living in the southern interior of British Columbia, Blythe completed the Professional Development Program in Education at Simon Fraser University and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Waterloo. During this time she founded a community-based, rural elementary school where she taught for 12 years. As a result of her close and prolonged involvement with students, parents, and community agencies, she developed an interest in counselling children and their families. When Blythe Shepard first came to the University of Victoria in 1995 as a M.Ed. student in Counselling Psychology, she intended to complete her program in one year and return to her home in the interior of British Columbia. Seven years later, she completed her M.A. in Counselling Psychology and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. Her experiences in Victoria have been enriching. Blythe held two University of Victoria Graduate Fellowships, received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship, and several PresidentÕs Research Scholarships. She has completed a practicum in school counselling with School District #61 and a practicum with Counselling Services at the University of Victoria. During her doctoral program, she interned with psychologists at Victoria Child and Youth Mental Health Services and with school psychologists in Victoria. She has been involved in course writing for the diploma program in Career and Personal Planning and has produced a Personal Planning Curriculum Delivery Guide for elementary teachers. With a project development grant from the Canadian Counseling Association Career Development Chapter, she developed and presented at national conferences a Creating meaning and Making Connections: Life planning Workshop. She became a sessional instructor at UVic in 1999 and was appointed Visiting Professor in 2000 for one year. BlytheÕs doctoral dissertation involved exploring the ways in which young women construct future plans within the context of their rural communities. This ethnographic study led to research opportunities with Coasts Under Stress Research Project (funded by SSHRC/NSERC) and with Healthy Youth in a Healthy Society Project (funded by CIHR). She has published articles on possible selves mapping, career development for young people in rural areas, and career and life planning issues of rural young women. Teaching interests for Blythe involve career and lifeplanning, counsellor training, school counselling, child and adolescent development, and qualitative research design. Areas of research interest include child and youth mental health, life-career planning, health of rural communities, identity development, counsellor education, and qualitative methods and issues. She is currently Vice-President of the Career Development Chapter of the Canadian Counselling Association and on the board of directors for the Centre for Youth and Society. Blythe
is delighted at the opportunity to continue working with the UVIC faculty with its strong reputation in
counsellor training and in collaborative research work. She looks forward to
becoming involved in interdisciplinary research. Faculty of Education Research Newsletter January 2003 Vol. 2(1) Upcoming
Conference: Connections 2003 Faculty of Education University of
Victoria
Research Conference Thursday, May 8, 2003 Dunsmuir Lodge CALL FOR PROPOSALS The ninth UVic Faculty of Education Research Conference will be held Monday, May 8, 2003. The intent of this conference is to cultivate a research environment within the Faculty of Education. It is an opportunity to gain insight into the variety of research projects completed, in progress, or about to begin within the Faculty, as well as identify possible research connections with both faculty and graduate students. Faculty members and graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals for presentation. Each presentation is limited to 15 minutes delivered in a plenary session. The proposal should include: 1.) Address, telephone number, email address for each author 2.) Title of presentation 3.) An abstract of 250 words maximum 4.) Overhead projector and screen are available for all presenters Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2003 SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TO: Connections Ô03 c/o Tamara Rozeck-Allen <trozeck@yahoo.com> Or deliver hard copy to MacLaurin A565 Faculty of Education Research Newsletter January 2003 Vol. 2(1) Updates:
Research Presentations andConferences Call for Conference Proposals The Call for Proposals deadline for Learning
and the World We Want conference November 20-23,
2003 has been extended to March 31, 2003. Submit by email to learning@uvic.ca,
or mail to Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, PO Box 3010, Victoria,
BC V8W 3N4, or deliver to the Dean's Office, MacLaurin AGES Upcoming Presentations Third Thursdays in the Grad Centre, Room 108, unless otherwise posted, come out to meet and discuss research with Members of the Faculty of Education and AGES! January 21 ~ John Anderson ~ Lara Lauzon February 25 in MacLaurin D107 ~ Anne Marshall ~ Vern Storey March 18 ~ Roy Graham & Antoinette Oberg Ð Doug Nichols April 3 ~ Spring Splash Party Ð Please go to the AGES website for party details (http//www.educ.uvic.ca/ages/)
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