Social-Emotional Development Research Group, led by Dr. Chiaki Konishi, announce website
看片视频 University鈥檚 Social-Emotional Development Research Group (SED-RG), directed by Dr. Chiaki Konishi of our Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has聽.听
The SED-RG looks at social-emotional development聽among children, youth, and young adults. The group tries to聽focus on contemporary, critical issues happening in schools, families, and society, and are interested in delving into different relationships among peers and adults such as bullying, attachment, or school climate. Connectedness is key to their research.听Their work identifies聽efficient ways and strategies to promote people's social and emotional well-being as well as to聽optimize聽healthy learning environments聽-especially for those of marginalized populations.
Chiaki Konishi聽completed her doctorate degree in the program of Human Development, Learning and Culture within the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, at the University of British Columbia. She specializes in the area of social-emotional learning (SEL) and development, and applied statistics in educational and developmental psychology. Her research has concentrated on understanding the roles of connectedness on children鈥檚 and adolescents鈥� growth and well-being, with particular emphasis on the聽stigmatized experiences of bullying and discrimination. She has conducted various studies in the field of SEL and development, including longitudinal and cross-national studies of bullying and victimization, large-scale studies on school climate, school safety and social responsibility.听Her current focus has been the application of social and ecological perspectives to understand developmental processes, with emphasis on multilevel and growth modeling techniques. Most of Chiaki's work has been conducted through collaborative partnerships with local schools and community agencies with the聽aim of optimizing social-emotional development of children and聽youth as well as their聽learning聽environments. She has taught a unique graduate-level practicum course in SEL, the first of its kind in Canada which was聽initiated by Drs. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl and Shelley Hymel. This course has聽provided opportunities for students to develop a deep understanding needed to聽embed SEL in educational settings.听She is also a registered clinical counsellor and has been a school teacher in the past.