Jillian Roberts is a Canadian child psychologist, author, and Professor at the University of Victoria.[1][2] She splits her time between Vancouver Island and Prince Edward Island.
Jillian Roberts | |
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| Occupation | Child psychologist |
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| Education | University of Waterloo Dalhousie University University of Calgary |
| Thesis | Canadian families with HIV/AIDS: quality of life experiences in public schools (1998) |
Born in British Columbia, Roberts obtained degrees from the University of Waterloo (1991), Dalhousie University (1992), the University of Toronto (1995), and the University of Calgary (1998).[3] Her doctoral work was about children with HIV/AIDS.[4] In 1999, she assumed a faculty position in educational psychology at the University of Victoria.[5] Roberts' Just Enough series of children's books was released in 2016.[6][7][8][9] She followed this with the series World Around Us.[10][11]
Roberts works and writes in both English and French.[12] The first book On Our Streets: Our First Talk About Poverty was co-written with Google's Jaime Casap and a finalist for the 2018 Bolen Books Children's Book Prize, given by the Victoria Book Prize Society.[13][14] In 2022, Roberts published "Calm" and "My Promise" for the youngest of readers.,[15][16] as well as a book for parents with babies.[17] In 2022, she began writing regular parenting articles for Today's Parent.[18] In 2023, the mental health clinics that were founded under her name were rebranded as MindKey Health.[19] In 2024, she began writing for the Globe and Mail.[20][21]
References
edit- ^ Patel, Arti (14 November 2017). "Separation anxiety in children is common — here's how to manage it". Global News.
- ^ Bologna, Caroline (30 August 2019). "What Kids Who Bully Often Have in Common". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "CANFAR Researcher Profile". CANFAR.
- ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria.
- ^ "CBC Books". CBC. 28 May 2020.
- ^ "OLA Best Bets Award" (PDF). Ontario Library Association.
- ^ Ramlakhan, Krystalie (2 November 2015). "PEI Sex-Ed Book Written for Kids Before They See Too Much".
- ^ Speller, Katherine (2 November 2015). "Forget the Stork: Here's How to Explain Sex to Kids". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People". University Libraries.
- ^ "Classroom Essentials". Scholastic Canada.
- ^ "Author Page". Quebec Amerique.
- ^ Mistry, Rashmita (16 October 2019). "World Poverty Day: Conversation Starters to Use With Kids". Psychology Today.
- ^ "Victoria Book Prize Finalists". Read Local BC.
- ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologists-new-baby-book-shows-parents-how-to-set-an-emotional-example-for-children/
- ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologist-dr-jillian-roberts-releases-new-book-for-babies%EF%BF%BC/
- ^ Patrick, Kate (2022-10-04). "Celebrated child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts releases new book for babies". Orca Book Publishers - Blog. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "Contributor's Page". Today's Parent.
- ^ "MindKey Health Registered Psychologists, Specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology". MindKey Health. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Jillian Roberts's Profile". Muck Rack. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Understanding and accessing the Canadian Disability Benefit" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.