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Name: Joyce MakProgram: School and Clinical Child PsychologyLevel of Study: PhD 2
Research: MA Thesis: ELL Prereaders’ Script Awareness: How do they know if a script
is English? PhD Thesis Topic: Supporting Resilient Adaptation in Unaccompanied,
International High School Students through Intentional Cross-cultural Friendships
Conference Presentations:
Zhang, F., Shen, J., Mak, J., Misquith, C., & Geva, E. (2012, July). Reading comprehension predictors in ELL second graders. Poster session presented at the 19th annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Montreal, QC.
Mak, J., & Geva, E. (2012, May). ELL prereaders’ recognition and explanations of scripts. Poster session presented at the 42nd annual meeting of The Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, ON.
Mak, J., & Geva, E. (2011, July). English Script Recognition in ELL Kindergarten Prereaders. Poster session presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, St. Pete Beach, FL.
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Mak, J. (2009, May). Deontic Reasoning and Social Learning in Preschoolers. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Hamilton, ON.
Awards:
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral, Category A (2013-2016) Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Of Canada.
Academic Excellence Award (2011-2012, 2013-2014) University Of Toronto. OISE/UT Funding Grant (2010-2011, 2012-2013) University of Toronto. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Master’s (2011-2012)
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Of Canada. Ontario Graduate Student Award (2011-2012; declined in favour of SSHRC) Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (declined in favour of
SSHRC)
Contact: [email protected]
Media Link:
CBC News Interview, “Disabilities cause special problems for immigrants: Learning disabilities not accepted by some cultures.” [Online News Clip]. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/07/toronto-immigrant-families.html.