Laurie Ford

Associate Professor
Department of Educational Counselling and Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS)

Her research looks at how families, schools, and communities work together to support children and youth. With an interest in both the strengths and needs of children, youth, and their families, Dr. Ford’s research interests include: child, family, school, and neighborhood factors that promote school success; developmental assessment; community-based services children and their families; student-family-school-professional relationships, and families of children with chronic illness in schools.

Contributions:

Swart, S., Hall, W., McKee, W., & Ford, L. (2014). Caregivers’ Management of Schooling for their Children with FASD. Submitted to Qualitative Health Research DOI: 10.1177/1049732314545497.
Ford, L. (in press). Family Considerations in Early childhood assessment and intervention. In. V. Berninger (Ed). Interdisciplinary Frameworks for School Assessment, Instruction, and Learning Solutions: Taking into Account Developmental, Individual, Family, and Cultural Differences (pp. ##). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Ford, L., Kozey, M., & Negreiros, J. (2012). Cognitive assessment in early childhood: Theoretical and practice perspectives. In D.P Flanagan & P.L Harrison (Eds), Contemporary intellectual assessment:Theory, Research and Practice (3rd ed). (pp. 585-622). New York: Guilford Press.
Lapointe, V.R., Ford, L, & Zumbo, B. (2007). Examining the relationship between neighborhood environment and school readiness for kindergarten children. Early Education and Development, 3, 473-496.
Ford, L. Lacroix, S. & Swart, S. (2007). Using the Woodcock-Johnson Third Edition Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Tests of Achievement with Canadian Populations. Assessment Service Bulletin #10. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing.

Keywords:

Families; School psychology; Community systems; Early childhood; Psychoeducational assessment; Family-school communication; Diversity; Childhood chronic illness.
laurie.ford@ubc.ca 
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