Supervision

Graduate and Post-Doctoral Supervision

Post-Doctoral
  • Maya Sugita, post-doctoral fellow (Social and Cultural Psychology, 2010 to present). Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
Doctoral
  • Katy Chaffee, Ph.D. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, 2013 to present). Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • John Leahy, Ph.D. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, 2013 to present). Department of Psychology, Unviersity of Alberta. supervisor.
  • Ray Zhang, Ph.D. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2013). Globalization cultural change, and its psychological consequences: The Chinese case. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • Jianhui Song, Ph.D. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2010).The Relations between Sleeping Arrangements, and Cultural Values and Beliefs in First Generation Chinese Immigrants in Canada. Department of Psychology, Unviersity of Alberta. Co-supervisor.
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  • Pi-Ju (Ruby) Yang, Ph.D. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2010) Towards a fulfilling sojourn: Examining the role of possible selves in international students’ cross-cultural adaptation. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
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  • Kristie Saumure, Ph.D. program (interdisciplinary, defended 2010).Motivation and the Information Behaviours of Online Learning Students: The Case of a Professi onally-Oriented, Graduate Program Departments of Library & Information Studies and Psychology, University of Alberta. Co-supervisor.
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Masters
  • Hali Kil, M.A. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, 2012 to present). Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • Mantou Lou (Mental), M.A. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, 2012 to present). Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • Katy Chaffee, M.A. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2013). Accommodating to the learning environment: Secondary control, academic motivation, and language learning outcomes in two cultures Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • Yang Fang, M.A. program (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2013). Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor.
  • Ruxandra Comanaru, M.A thesis (Social and Cultural Psychology, defended 2009). The Development of the Bicultural Identity Orientation Scale. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. Supervisor. Ms. Comanaru's thesis received a 2001 Certificate of Academic Excellence from the Canadian Psychological Association.
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  • Shelley Adrian-Taylor, M.A. thesis (Applied Social Psychology, defended 2000). An Applied and Theoretical Examination of Interpersonal Conflict Involving International Graduate Students and Faculty Supervisors. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan. Ms. Adrian-Taylor's thesis received a 2001 Certificate of Academic Excellence from the Canadian Psychological Association.
  • Cameron McIntosh, M.A. thesis (Experimental Psychology, accepted 2000) Implicit Theories and Responses to Success or Failure: Application to Language Learning. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan. Thesis accepted, 2000.

Undergraduate

  • Nadia Keyes, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (2012 to present). Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Amber Mellott, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2009). The effects of ancestral relatedness on the social-psychological variations in language learners. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Peter Leavitt, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2008). Reflected and Self-Appraisals of Ethnic Identity in First- and Second Generation Chinese Immigrants to Canada. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Megan Lau, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2007). Culture, Autonomy, and Motivation to Learn English as a Second Language. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Aleyette Jackson, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2006). Language and Ethnic Identity in International Graduate Students. Department of Psychology. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Erin Goldberg, B.A. Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2003). French immersion and identity: Comparative analysis of French immersion graduates at a French speaking and English speaking university. Department of Psychology. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Zahida Kassam, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2003). Culture and Self: Self construals, ethnic identity variation, and psychological well being. Department of Psychology. Supervisor of Honours thesis project.
  • Rebecca Williams, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2002). The many faces of ethnic identity: Situated ethnic identity and identity commitment. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta.
  • Lily Tsui, B.A., Honours program (Arts) (accepted 2001). Mood, advertising, and body image: Effects of mood and advertising on the assessment of body images of self and others. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta.
  • Sophie Gaudet, B.A. (Honours) thesis (accepted 2000). Language Norms and Ethnic Identity: An Examination of Anglophones and Francophones in a Bilingual Context. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan.
  • Eiko Imaike, B.A. (Honours) thesis (accepted 2000). Daily Hassles, Identity and Adjustment in International Students. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan.
  • Mona Abouguendia, B.A. (Honours) thesis (accepted 1999). Daily Hassles and Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination in First- and Second-Generation South Asians. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan.
  • Lana Poitras, B.A. (Honours) thesis (accepted 1999). Exploring Métis Identity in Saskatchewan: A Social Psychological Analysis. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan.
  • Melanie December, B.A. (Honours) thesis (accepted 1998). Heritage versus Second Language Learning: Exploring the Relations between Language Learning and Self-Esteem, Ethnic Identity, and Acculturation Attitudes. Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan.
  • Emma Rollins, B.A. (Honors) thesis (accepted 1997). Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication Climates and Motivation to Learn a Second Language. Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • Cathy Ho, B.A. (Honors)(accepted 1997), Anxiety and Second Language Learning: A Comparison of Children and Adults across Situations thesis (accepted 1997). Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara.