THE DR. R.G.N. LAIDLAW RESEARCH CENTRE
The Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre is the research division of the
University of Toronto's Institute of Child Study.
Purpose of the Centre
The Laidlaw Research Centre was established to support interdisciplinary
research in child study at the Institute.Three broad areas of research
have been singled out as foci for investigation. These are the Child and
the Law, the Child and the School, and the Child and the Family. These
three themes were selected to mobilize the Institute's existing resources,
and to attract new resources for the systematic study of young children's
development in areas of pressing social relevance. For more information see the Laidlaw Prospectus which describes research done by members of the centre. The current listing of members and other principal and co-investigators active in research include:
Rona Abramovitch, Professor, Department of Psychology, Erindale College
Janet W. Astington, Professor, Institute of Child Study
Andrew Biemiller, Professor and Academic Coordinator, Institute of Child Study
Robbie Case, Professor, Director, Institute of Child Study
Bev Caswell, Teacher, Institute of Child Study
Carl Corter, Professor, Associate Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Betty Flint, Professor Emerita, Institute of Child Study
Jennifer Hardacre, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Child Study
Carol Hennessy, Practicum Coordinator, Institute of Child Study
Jenny Jenkins, Associate Professor and Director, Laidlaw Research Centre, Institute of Child Study
Mindy Kalchman, Instructor Institute of Child Study
Marc Lewis, Associate Professor and Head, Centre for Applied Cognitive Science
John Morgan, Instructor, Institute of Child Study
Elizabeth Morley, Principal, Laboratory School, Institute of Child Study
Michael Mueller, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Child Study
Jan Pelletier, Assistant Professor, Institute of Child Study
Joan Peskin, Instructor, Institute of Child Study
Michele Peterson-Badali, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Applied Psychology
Richard Reeve, Teacher/Researcher, Institute of Child Study
Teresa Steger, Instructor, Institute of Child Study
R.J. Volpe, Professor,
Institute of Child Study
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