Research Area(s)
- Social development in childhood and adolescence with a focus on the study of friendship and peer acceptance
- Reading instruction
- Remediation in childhood
About me
Selected publications:
Vaillancourt, T., Trinh, V., McDougall, P., Duku, E., Cunningham, L., Cunningham, C., Hymel, S., & Short, K. (2010). Optimizing population screening of bullying in school-age children. Journal of School Violence, 9, 233-250.
Vaillancourt, T., Brittain, H., Bennett, L., Arnocky, S., McDougall, P., Hymel, S., Short, K., Sunderani, S., Scott, C., Mackenzie, M., & Cunningham, L. (2010). Places to avoid: Population-based study of student reports of unsafe and high bullying areas at school. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 25, 40-54.
Vaillancourt, T., McDougall, P., Hymel, S., & Sunderani, S. (2010). Respect or fear? The relationship between power and bullying behaviour. In S. R. Jimmerson, S. M. Swearer & D. L. Espelage (Eds.). Handbook of bullying in schools: An international perspective (pp. 211-222). New York: Routledge.
Aspenlieder, L., Buchanan, C.M., McDougall, P., & Sippola, L. (2009). Gender non-conformity and peer victimization in pre- and early adolescence.” European Journal of Developmental Science, 3, 3-16.
McDougall, P., Vaillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2008, November 10). What happens over time to those who bully and those who are victimized? In S.Hymel, S. Swearer & P. Gillett(Eds.), Bullying at School and Online, a special invited issue of education.com. Retrieved DATE from <http://www.education.com
Vaillancourt, T., McDougall, P., Hymel, S., Krygsman, A., Miller, J., Stiver, K., & Davis, C. (2008). Bullying: Are researchers and children/youth talking about the same thing? International Journal of Behavioral Development, 32, 486-495.
Hymel, S., McDougall, P., & Vaillancourt, T. (2008). Peer effects. In the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition. Macmillan References USA, Thomson Gale.
McDougall, P. & Vaillancourt, T. (2007). Bullying in context: Why do they stand by and when will they stand up? Queen’s University Education Letter, Fall/Winter, 7-9.
McDougall, P. & Hymel, S. (2007). Same-gender versus cross-gender friendship conceptions: Similar or different? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 53, 347-380.
Research
adolescence Child and Adolescent Development childhood development friendship peer acceptance reading
Her primary teaching inerests include Developmental Psychology and Research Methods and Design in Psychology. Her research interests centre around social development in childhood and adolescence with a focus on the study of friendship and peer acceptance. In addition, Dr. McDougall has research interests in the area of reading instruction and remediation in childhood.