Vita in pdf format (updated September, 2010)
Academic Appointments |
| 2004 - |
Professor of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 1993-2004 |
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 1992-1993 |
Sessional Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 1987-1992 |
SSHRC Canada Research Fellow, Department of Psychology and Developmental Disabilities Centre, University of Alberta |
| 1983-1987 |
Post Doctoral Fellow, Developmental Disabilities Centre, University of Alberta |
Administrative Positions |
| 2006 - 2007 |
Honors Advisor, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 2005 - 2008 |
Faculty Associate, University Teaching Services, University of Alberta |
| 1999 - 2003 |
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programs, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Psychology,
University of Alberta |
| 1993 - 2004 |
Honors Advisor, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta |
Current Major Committees and University Experiences |
| 2010 - pres. |
Co-Chair, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Subcommittee on Social Media |
| 2007 - 2010 |
Committee on the Learning Environment Subcommittee on Teaching, Research, and Discovery Learning |
| 2006 - 2010 |
University Coordinator for the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Undergraduate Research Institutional Leadership Program |
| 2008 - 2008 |
Faculty of Science, Information Technology Committee |
| 2004 - pres. |
Faculty-based ICT Committee, Academic Information Communication Technologies |
| 2004 - 2010 |
General Faculties Council Academic Standards Committee |
Honours and Awards |
| 2010 |
University of Alberta Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching |
| 2003 |
Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Alberta |
| 1994 |
Department of Psychology Teaching Award, University of Alberta |
| 1977 |
Humanitarian Award, Kenyon College |
| 1977 |
Psychology Award, Kenyon College |
Teaching (Last 5 years) |
| An Sc 496 |
Research on the Human Animal Bond |
| Psyco 104 |
Basic Psychological Principles |
| Science 100 |
Integrated Science |
| Psyco 423 |
Advanced Topics in Development: Children and the Web |
Graduate Student Supervision |
| 2010 - pres. |
Jamal Saleh |
| 2009 - pres. |
Kristen Welker |
| 2005 - 2009 |
Peggy McFall |
| 2000 - 2007 |
Jason Daniels |
| 2000 - 2005 |
Bonnie Sadler Takach |
| 2000 - 2006 |
Lauren Figueredo |
| 1998 - 2004 |
Trudy Kwong |
| 1995 - 2000 |
Dorothy Steffler |
Research Interests |
| Critical Appraisal and the Web |
| Instructional Technology |
| Spelling |
| Integration of Teaching and Research |
| Human Animal Bond |
Grants and Funding (Last 5 years) |
| 2003 - 2007 |
Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Strategic Grant—Knowledge Translation Strategies for Health Research
“Strategies for Critically Appraising Children's Health Web Resources” (PI, with Gay Bisanz, Jeff Bisanz, Department of Psychology, Terry Klassen, Pediatrics, Bonnie Sadler Takach, Art and Design, and Laurie Schnirer, Canadian University Partnership) |
| 2002-2006 |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Operating
“Phonological Development and Children's Spelling.” |
| 2002 - 2006 |
Alberta Learning, Curriculum Redevelopment Fund,
“The Great Canadian Psychology Web Site” (PI, with 8 other post secondary institutions and ACCESS Network) |
| 2001-2005 |
Networks of Centres of Excellence, Canadian Language and Literacy Network,
“Measuring, Modeling, and Maximizing the Spoken Language Intelligibility and Spelling Strategies of Children with Dysarthria” (Co-Applicant, Megan Hodge, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Terrance Neery, Linguistics, Faculty of Arts) |
Recent Representative Publications |
Varnhagen, C.K., McFall, G.P., Pugh, N., Routledge, L., Sumida-MacDonald, H., & Kwong, T. E. (2010). lol: New language and spelling in instant messaging. Reading and Writing 23, 719-733. pdf |
Varnhagen, C.K. (2009). Correction of a canine left-to-right shunting patent ductus arteriosus with an Amplatz canine ductal occluder. Veterinary Technician, 30(10), 32-34, 36-37.pdf |
Varnhagen, C.K., McFall, G.P., Figueredo, L., Sadler Takach, B., Daniels, J., & Cuthbertson, H. (2009). Spelling and the Web. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 454-462.pdf |
Varnhagen, C.K., & Wright, D.L. (2008). Learning characteristics of distance education and on campus veterinary technology students. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 35, 449-455.pdf |
Figueredo, L., & Varnhagen, C.K. (2006). Spelling and grammar checkers: Are they intrusive? British Journal of Educational Technology, 31, 721-732. |
Varnhagen, C.K. (2007). Children and the Web. In J. Gackenbach (Ed.), Psychology and the Internet, 2nd Ed.(pp. 25-42). New York: Academic Press |
Kwong, T. E., & Varnhagen, C. K. (2005). Strategy development and learning to spell new words: Generalization of a process. Developmental Psychology, 41, 148-159. |
Varnhagen, C.K. (2002). Making sense of Psychology on the Web . New York : NY: Worth Publishers. |
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