Assistant Professor Dr. Catherine Baillie Abidi is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University with over 20 years child protection and humanitarian experience and over 10…
Academics - Child and Youth
Carmel French, BAEd (Memorial), Grad. Dip. in Special Ed., MEd, PhD (Alberta), Professor Emeritus Profile Kim Kienapple, Dean of Professional Studies, BA (Waterloo), MS, PhD (Purdue), Professor Christine McLean, BA (MSVU), BEd (Wolfville), MA (Ohio), PhD…
Program Requirements The program requires a minimum of 5.0 units, including a 1.0 unit thesis. Academic standing and grading criteria as outlined in sections 2.2.13 Graduate Level Grading Scheme and 2.2.12 Academic Standing will be…
Catherine Baillie Abidi, PhD Children’s Rights. Children, Peace and Security. Violence Prevention and Transformation. Forced Migration. gender. Youth Engagement. Participatory Social Action. Profile Carmel French, PhD – Professor Emeritus (Retired) Children with Challenging Needs and…
Our Department offers a variety of resources available to our students, such as our most recent Advising checklist and our 2021 Child and Youth Study Advising Booklet. Interested in applying to the program? Find…
PACE is an excellent experiential learning opportunity for our students to learn about movement education and gain experience working with young children in our community. PACE will be delivered on Friday mornings this coming Winter…
Program Focus Areas The Let’s Get Moving Nova Scotia is the provincial’s action plan to engage all Nova Scotians in physical activity. The action plan strives to make daily movement a priority and in particular,…
Mount Saint Vincent University’s Child and Youth Study program prepares students for careers in a wide variety of programs and services for children, youth and families.
Dr. Jonathon A. MeDrano received his PhD in Indigenous health and wellbeing from the University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development. In this research, he explored and assessed historical and cultural dimensions of Indigenous…