Dr. Susan Graham
Positions
Director
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Owerko Centre
Scientific Director
Azrieli Accelerator
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Owerko Centre
Professor
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
One Child Every Child Vulnerable to Thriving Co-lead
University of Calgary
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: 403.441.8413
Location
Office: CDC377
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Helen Dunlop, Senior Specialist, Marketing and Communications, helen.dunlop@ucalgary.ca, 403.441.8455
Preferred method of communication
Executive Assistant: Barbara Brownlee, 403.441.2814, barbara.brownlee@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts Honours Psychology, The University of Manitoba, 1988
Master of Arts Applied Psychology, Concordia University, 1990
PhD Clinical Psychology, Concordia University, 1996
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Susan Graham's research covers a range of topics in language and cognitive development during the infancy and preschool years. In Canada, 25% of kindergarten children have difficulty in at least one of five key developmental domains prior to entering Grade 1. These early-emerging developmental issues are often long-lasting and have cascading effects over development. Dr. Graham's research program examines child development with specific focus on delineating the interactive trajectories of early language, cognitive, and social-cognitive development. Her research program examines how young children form and use concepts to organize their worlds.Another core line of research examines how children become effective communicators, taking other speakers’ perspectives and emotions into account.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Awards
- Peak Scholar, University of Calgary, The University of Calgary. 2018
- University of Calgary Nomination for Canadian Association of Graduate Studies Outstanding Graduate Mentorship Award, Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. 2018
- GREAT Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Killam Research Excellence Award, The University of Calgary. 2017
- Faculty of Arts Established Researcher Award, 2015
- Faculty of Arts Outstanding Researcher Award (Established Scholar), The University of Calgary. 2015
- Killam Annual Professor, The University of Calgary. 2016
- Killam Award for Graduate Supervision and Mentoring, The University of Calgary. 2015
- Nominee for Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award, 2015
- Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, Canada Research Chairs. 2015
Publications
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