Shelley Hymel

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

Her research focuses on social-emotional learning and development. Dr. Hymel is part of UBC’s Human Early Learning Partnership, team leader for PREVNet (www.prevnet.ca), regional director for the Canadian Prevention Science Cluster, on the BC Crisis Centre’s Board of Directors and the Research Advisory Board of Seattle’s Committee for Children. With S. Swearer she’s established the Bullying Research Network of over 100 scholars worldwide and is co-editing a special issue of the American Psychologist.

Contributions:

Swearer, S.M. , Espelage, D.L., Vaiillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2010). Challenges facing educators and researchers regarding school bullying: Linking research to educational practice. Educational Researcher, 39 (1), 38-47.
Hymel, S., Schonert-Reichl, K.A., Bonanno, R. A., Vaillancourt, T., & Rocke Henderson, N. (2010). Bullying and Morality: Understanding How Good Kids Can Behave Badly. In Jimerson, S., Swearer, S.M. & Espelage, D.L. (Eds). The Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective (p. 101-118). New York: Routledge.
Hymel, S., Schonert-Reichl, K.A., & Miller, L.D. (2006). Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic and Relationships: Considering the Social Side of Education. Exceptionality Education Canada, 16 (3), 149-192.
Vaillancourt, T., Hymel, S., & McDougall, P. (2013). The biological underpinnings of peer victimization: Understanding why and how the effects of bullying can last a lifetime. Invited contribution for a special issue of Theory to Practice, 52 (4), 241-248.
Hymel, S., & Darwich, L. (2013). Developmental Psychology Perspectives on Fairness. In J. P. Sarra (Ed.), An Exploration of Fairness: Interdisciplinary inquiries in Law, Science and the Humanities (pp. 333-344).

Keywords:

Social development; Social-emotional learning; School bullying; Peer relations; Child and youth mental health and well being; School climate; Moral disengagement in children and youth; Teacher-student relationships.
shelley.hymel@ubc.ca 
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