Jess Lopez
Affiliations
Manager, Student Conduct
Student Experience and Support, Student Conduct Office
Contact information
Web presence
Background
Credentials
Child and Youth Care Counsellor (CYCC), Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta,
Educational Background
Graduate Diploma (GrDip) Educational Neuroscience, University of Calgary,
Graduate Certificate (GCert) Transdisciplinary Leadership, University of Calgary,
Bachelor of Child Studies (ChST) Child and Youth Care Counselling, Mount Royal University,
Biography
Jess Lopez (they/them) is proudly neurodivergent & epupillan (Mapuche 2Spirit). Jess operates the Neurodiversity Support Office at Student Accessibility Services, University of Calgary, and pursues MEd graduate studies in Educational Research. Their work in Mental Health as a Neurodiversity Support Advisor (NSA) and Educator is founded on an intersectional, embodied practice guided by EDIA and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
Jess develops and facilitates innovative, neuro-affirming, embodied approaches to wellbeing for students and educational training for staff and faculty to help foster a neuroinclusive campus community that values different ways of knowing and being.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
Team Member - Neuroinclusive Knowledge Mobilization for Learners, Staff & Faculty in the Schools of Science, Medicine, Engineering & Business at the University of Calgary. Transdisciplinary Scholarship Connector Grants. Period of Support: 2026-2027.
Collaborator - Campus Belonging: Exploring Accessible Education in Canadian Post-Secondary Environments. SSHRC Insight Grant. Period of Support: 2023-2027.
Co-Lead – NICE Days (Neurodiversity Inclusive Campus Experience) transition to university program. Student Wellness Services and Student Success Centre. Student Union-Quality Money Fund (SU-QMF) grant. Period of Support: 2022-2024.
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Campus & Community Engagement:
UCalgary Post-Secondary Mental Health and Well-Being Research and Knowledge Hub, Member
Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education (CAPDHHE), Member
Child & Youth Care Association of Alberta (CYCAA), Certified Member
Autism Alliance Alberta Post-Secondary CoP, Member
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