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Michele Peterson-Badali

Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development

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  • Professor
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
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  • Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Applied Psychology & Human Development, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1V6, Canada

BIO

Professor Michele Peterson-Badali, Associate Dean, Research, International & Innovation of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, is an international scholar, widely respected for her research on children’s and adolescents’ knowledge, reasoning, perceptions, and experiences of the youth justice system, their understanding of rights, and their evolving legal capacities. A professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Dr. Peterson-Badali teaches in the areas of child psychological assessment, professional ethics, and children and the law. She supervises graduate students whose research examines mental health and justice system involvement, effective assessment and intervention with justice system-involved youth, and Indigenous youth justice.

Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Dean, Research, International & Innovation
    University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2015 - present
  • Associate Chair
    University of Toronto, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Canada2004 - 2008
  • Coordinator
    University of Toronto, OISE - School and Clinical Child Psychology Program, Toronto, Canada2009 - 2010

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1990
  • MA
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1985
  • BA
    York University, Toronto, Canada1983

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Registered Psychologist
    College of Psychologists of Ontario, Canada1990 - present

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

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