Barbara A. Fallon CURRICULUM VITAE

Jaime Wegner-Lohin

Centre for Research on Children and Families
3506 University St., Suite 106, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2A7

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University Degrees

PhD Candidate, School of Social Work, McGill University, 2011- present

Master of Education, York University, 2007-2011

Bachelor of Social Work, Ryerson University, 2003-2007

Research & Other affiliations

2012 – PresentCo-Editor, In the Know, Batshaw Centres & Centre for Research on Children and Families

2012 Councilor, Post Graduate Student Society, McGill University

2011 – 2012McGill Social Work Association of Graduate Students (SWAGS) Executive Council Member

2011 – PresentMember, Centre for Research on Children & Families, McGill University

2010 – PresentResearch Watch, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

2013 – 2016Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture Québec ($60,000)

2012 – 2014Building Research Capacity Research Assistant Fellowship ($20,000)

2012 – 2013Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($15,000)

2011 – 2012McCall MacBain Fellowship ($3,000)

2011 – 2012Ontario-Quebec Exchange Fellowship ($12,000)

2011 – 2012Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000) – declined

2005 – 2006 Ryerson University Student Services Leadership Award of Excellence in Innovation ($500)

PUBLICATIONS

Wegner-Lohin, J. (2011). Study finds Involvement In Court Proceedings Do Not Indicate Feelings of Understanding or Validation for Children in Foster Care.Research Watch - Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal.

Wegner-Lohin, J. (2011). Child welfare service involvement during adolescence places transition-age youth at increased risk for negative outcomes. Research Watch – Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal.

Esposito, T., Wegner-Lohin, J., Trocmé, N., & Gallo, S. (2013). Tracking child welfare placement outcomes at Batshaw Youth and Family Centres and across Québec. In the Know, 3(1).

Wegner-Lohin, J., Trocmé, N., Shlonsky, A., Esposito, T. (2013). National Child Welfare Outcomes Matrix Phase 6 Data Report. Prepared for the Directors of Child Welfare Committee. Montreal: Centre for Research on Children & Families, McGill University.

Trocmé, N., Wegner-Lohin, J., Easton, J., Thompson, D. & Shlonsky, A. (2013). Options for Moving Forward with the National Child Welfare Outcomes Matrix. Prepared for the Directors of Child Welfare Committee. Montreal: Centre for Research on Children & Families, McGill University.

Wegner-Lohin, J.(2014). Direct instruction tutoring program shows improvements in academic achievement for children in out-of-home care. Research Watch - Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal.

Trocmé, N., Esposito, T., Wegner-Lohin, J. & Miller, R. (2014). Tracking court use at Batshaw Youth and Family Centres & across Québec. In The Know, 3(2).

Wegner-Lohin, J., & Fallon, B. (2014). Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving Children with Academic Difficulty in Canada in 2008: Age, Gender and Primary Category of Investigated Maltreatment. CWRP Information Sheet #132E. Montreal, QC: McGill University, Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Kyte, A. & Wegner-Lohin, J. (2014). Alberta’s child welfare system. CWRP Information Sheet #137E. Montreal, QC: Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Wegner-Lohin, J., Kyte, A. & Trocmé, N. (2014). Ontario’s child welfare system. CWRP Information Sheet #138E. Montreal, QC: McGill University, Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Simpson, M., Fast, E., Wegner-Lohin, J., & Trocmé, N. (2014). Quebec’s child welfare system. CWRP Information Sheet #136E. Montreal, QC: McGill University, Centre for Research on Children and Families.

Esposito, T., Wegner-Lohin, J., Coughlin, L., & Trocmé, N. (2015). Tracking child maltreatment recurrence rates at Batshaw Centres and across Quebec. In the Know, 4(2).

presentations

Wegner-Lohin, J. & Robson, K. (June 9 2010). The role of school autonomy in academic resilience. Poster presented

at Pathwaysto Resilience II Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 7 - 10, 2010.

Wegner-Lohin, J. & Trocmé, N. (2014). Academic functioning of children involved with child welfare services: Progress and future directions. Accepted at European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2 – 5, 2014 (not attended).

Wegner-Lohin, J. (June 18, 2015). Addressing processes before outcomes: Designing effective interventions to improve academic outcomes for children in foster care. Accepted at Pathways to Resilience III Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 16-19, 2015.

RESEARCH experience

Project Coordinator June 2011 – March 2014

McGill University, Centre for Research on Children & Families

Project: National Child Welfare Outcomes Matrix

Coordinated of federal, provincial and territorial child welfare outcomes committee
Assessed quality of data submitted and provide feedback to provinces and territories
Responsible for updating and maintenance of secure website
Preparation of comparative reports for each jurisdiction

Research Assistant September 2010 – March 2011

McGill University, Nursing Research Institute

Project: Developing Population Interventions for Migrant Perinatal Health Equity Study

Conducted semi structured interviews
Engaged in focused ethnography observations on several occasions with each participant
Transcription and coding of interviews

Research Assistant September 2010 – January 2011

York University, Department of Sociology

Project: The Childfree Life Course

Completed ethics review for research involving human participants

Assisted in development of interview guide
Conducted and transcribed qualitative data collection, semi structured interviews

Teaching

Teaching Assistantships

Practice with Individuals & Families (SWRK 320) 2012