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Team Member: Dr. Elizabeth Nowicki
Dr. Nowicki is a psychologist, a university professor, and an elementary school teacher. After completing her undergraduate degree, she studied for her B.Ed., and became an elementary school teacher, teaching grades 6 through 8. During that time, she became interested in educational psychology/special education and decided to pursue her M.Ed. She then obtained her doctorate from the Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario. She is currently an assistant professor. Her passion is research, especially that which intersects the subdomains of social, developmental, and school psychology. She also enjoys teaching educational psychology and special education courses in the B.Ed. program as well as graduate courses in educational assessment and statistics. Research InterestsElizabeth's current research interests are: developmental changes in children's perceptions of peers in regards to ingroup favouritism and outgroup prejudice; meta-analyses; social competence of children with learning difficulties; measurement/assessment of attitudes; psychoeducational assessment; and racial/ethnic and gender biases during childhood. Current ProjectsElizabeth is currently working on two nationally funded projects:
Selected Publications
Edmunds, A.L., Macmillan, R.B., Nowicki, E., Specht, J., Edmunds, G.A. (under review). Principals and inclusive schools: Insight into practice. The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations.
Leschied, A., Chiodo, D., Nowicki, E., & Rodger, S., (2008). Childhood predictors of adult criminality: A meta-analysis drawn from the prospective longitudinal literature. The Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 50, 435-467.
Nowicki, E.A. (under review). In-group attitudes, out-group attitudes, and subjective group dynamics in children attending mainstreamed classrooms. Developmental Psychology.
Nowicki, E.A. & Samuels, B. (under review). Facilitating positive perceptions of exceptional students. In A. Edmunds & R. Macmillan (Eds.), Leadership to Inclusion. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: Alexandria, VA.
Nowicki, E. (2008). The interaction of attitudes toward racial membership and learning ability in school-age children. Educational Psychology, 28, 229-244.
Nowicki, E.A. (2007). Children's beliefs about learning and physical difficulties. International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, 54, 463-473.
Nowicki, E.A. (2006). Children's cognitions, behavioural intent, and affect toward girls and boys of lower or higher learning ability. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 4(2), 43-57.
Nowicki, E.A. (2006). A cross-sectional multivariate analysis of children's attitudes towards disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 50, 335-348.
Nowicki, E.A. (2005). Understanding Children's Perceptions of Intellectual and Physical Disabilities: Attitudes, Knowledge and Social Cognition. Exceptionality Education Canada, 15, 21-39.
Selected Presentations (*refereed)
*Balilty, H. & Nowicki, E.A. (2009). The quality and frequency of play interactions between children with and without special needs. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.
*Balilty, H., and Nowicki, E.A. (2008, March). Typically developing children's interactions with classmates with special needs. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
*Davidson, K. & Nowicki, E.A. (2009). The gap between reading disabilities research and practice: A knowledge untilization framework. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.
*Nowicki, E.A. & Samuels, B. (2009). Encouraging the social acceptance of children and adolescents with exceptionalities: A primer for educators and administrators. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.
*Nowicki, E.A., Dicks, J., & Mantler, K. (2008, May). Subjective group dynamics theory, bias, and counterbias in children's beliefs about classmates of lower or higher ability. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Vancouver, BC.
*Nowicki, E.A., Clarke, M., Dicks, J., & Palmer, A. (2007, May). Perceptions of racial membership and learning ability; Bias and counterbias in elementary school children. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Saskatoon, SK.
*Nowicki, E.A. (2007, April). Perceptions of same and different race children of lower and higher ability. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Nowicki, E. (2007, April). Children's cognitions, behavioural intent, and affect towards girls and boys of lower and higher learning ability. Poster presented at the Faculty of Education Research Day, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
Nowicki, E. (2007, April). Children's beliefs about learning and physical difficulties. Poster presented at the Faculty of Education Research Day, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E. (2007, November). Assistive Technology: One school's success story. Presentation to the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario conference, Mississauga, ON.
*Young, G. D., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E. (2007, March). The Effect of Assistive Technology on Perceptions of Academic Achievement and Self-Esteem. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
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