Lab Members
Ryan Brydges
Affiliations:
Allan Waters Family Simulation Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
The Wilson Centre, University Health Network
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
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Stacie Carey
Emer Finan
Adam Gavarkovs
Affiliations:
PhD Candidate, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Currie Fellow, The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto
Brief Biography:
Before starting his PhD at the University of Toronto, Adam earned a master's degree in Population Health Science from Harvard University and a master's degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences from Brown University.
What does your work aim to bridge?
I am interested in understanding: (1) the processes by which medical learners self-regulate their engagement with e-learning in accordance with their goals for learning, (2) the personal and contextual factors that shape the goals and motives that direct and energize learners' self-regulation, and (3) how different patterns of strategic engagement with e-learning influence learners' deep understanding and transfer. I aim for my work to have both theoretical and practical implications. In terms of theory, my work seeks to bridge theories of motivation, self-regulated learning, and cognition to afford a better understanding of how learners strategically engage with e-learning in accordance with their goals. In terms of practice, my work seeks to identify ways to design e-learning to support learners' strategic engagement with instruction in service of deep understanding and transfer.
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Emilia Kangasjarvi
Myra Leyden
Erin Miller
Affiliations:
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
Brief Biography:
Erin Miller is a physical therapist and PhD candidate. She obtained a Bachelor of Health Science from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Health Management from McMaster University. Erin worked as an acute care physical therapist for 10 years. Throughout her career, she has been actively involved in health care professional education and currently teaches in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Erin is in her final year of a PhD in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Toronto. Erin is interested in educational development, effective pedagogical practices, and the use of simulation in health care professional education. Her PhD research explores the assessment of competence for health care professionals who perform higher-risk treatment techniques. Upon the completion of her PhD, Erin will be joining the Applied Education Research Operatives (AERO) and the Technology-Enabled Education Program as a Post-Doctoral Fellow.