Add*Ed Advisory Board
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Dr. Karen Shannon, retired Superintendent
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Jen Maracle, Special Education Coordinator
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Hibo Isse, Special Education Teacher
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Dawei Yang, Parent
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Susan Overvelde, General Education Teacher
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Dr. Wenonah Campbell, Associate Professor in Speech-Langauge Pathology
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Add*Ed Leadership
Jordan Shurr, DirectorJordan Shurr, PhD, is an associate professor of special education at Queen's University. In addition to his roles as a teacher educator and research, Jordan has served as a teacher, assistive technology consultant and inclusion coordinator. His current university teaching focuses on inclusive education and his research centres on curricular supports for students with autism and intellectual disability and teacher identity and professional development.
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Alexandra Minuk, Projects ManagerAllie Minuk is a doctoral student at Queen’s University in the Faculty of Education. Allie has worked as a teacher for students with autism spectrum disorder and as an educational consultant for special education teacher recruitment, retention, and training. At present, Allie is an instructor in the Bachelor of Education program and is focused on research that investigates the variables associated with inclusive classroom placement decisions for students with ASD.
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Jazmine Eadie, Research AssistantI am a fourth year psychology and concurrent education student in the elementary stream. After my two bachelors degrees I plan on getting a masters degree in counselling psychology in order to be a teacher and have my own practice as a psychotherapist and fertility doula. I am excited to be a research assistant with add*ed because it is allowing me to take a deeper dive into special education and accommodations from a political and education standpoint and is letting me participate in change to improve our special education system to help our students.
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Madison McCabe, Communications ManagerHi my name is Madison McCabe! This is my first year working with the Add*ed Group and I am loving it. I am currently completing my concurrent Bachelors of Education at Queen's University. I am planning on applying to the Ottawa Catholic School Board for September 2022! I have a german shepherd named Garth and am planning on trying to buy a house this year.
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Kianna Mau, Mentorship CoordinatorAs a doctoral student in Faculty of Education at Queen’s University, Kianna coalesces her Neuroscience and Psychology backgrounds with the Special Education field. Her research focuses on the development of an adaptive behaviour pilot program for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Kianna has tutored many university students with unique learning needs through Carleton University’s Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities and has worked in multiple capacities at Algonquin College’s Centre for Accessible Learning. Kianna has instructed “Meeting the Needs of All Learners” and has held various Teaching Assistant positions in the Bachelor of Education program.
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Research Group Members
Shelby Hyland
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My name is Shelby and I am a third year psychology student minoring in life sciences at Queen’s University. I currently have a summer job as an inclusion camp counsellor where I work one-on-one with children who have exceptionalities. The main focus of my job is to make sure everyone has fun! In the future, I hope to continue working alongside children with autism and other exceptionalities. With the Add*Ed research group I look forward to working towards improving inclusivity and accommodations within our education system.
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Kyra Dizy
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Hi! My name is Kyra and I am a 3rd year student in Concurrent Education with a major in Psychology. I am in the primary junior stream of my program as I enjoy spending majority of my time with the little ones. After my degree, I hope to pursue a Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology so that I can go into therapy part-time while teaching! I am eager to work with the Add*Ed research group as it will allow me to delve deeper into an aspect of the education sector that I am quite passionate about while simultaneously learning lots of valuable research and education based information.
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Nyre Viscardi
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Hi! My name is Nyré, and I am currently in the final year of my psychology degree at Queen's. I am completing my undergraduate thesis with Dr. Tim Salomons in the Pain, Affect, and Cognition lab, along with volunteering in the READY and EEL lab. I am very excited to join the Add*Ed research group as I am passionate about creating more inclusive environments for all.
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Hannah Burrows
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Hi my name is Hannah Burrows! I am a third year Psychology (Science) major at Queen’s University with a passion for developmental psychology and neuroscience. I am excited to assist with the research at add*ed as I believe change is required to further accommodate and ameliorate our special educational system for all students. In the future I hope to conduct my own psychological research in psychology aimed at improving learning and equity in education.
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Hanna Petterson
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My name is Hannah and I am a third year student studying psychology and health studies at Queens University. I currently work as a counsellor for kids with disabilities and work to create a safe and fun environment that is inclusive. After my degree I hope to go into education and teaching persons with disabilities. Working with the Add*Ed research group will be an exciting chance for me to learn more about the field in which I hope to later become a part of and hopefully bring about changes in inclusivity.
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Andy Stokes-Noonan
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Hello! My name is Andy and I am currently completing my Bachelor of Science in psychology at Queen’s University. I am also minoring in music, as I love playing it, listening to it, learning its history, and talking about it incessantly. This is my first year working with the Add*Ed team and I am looking forward to expanding my psychology knowledge into the field of special education. After graduation, I intend on pursuing either clinical or counselling psychology.
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Sophia Franco
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Hi! I am a third year psychology major at Queen’s University. After I complete my degree, I hope to obtain a masters in counselling to open up my own practice. I love working with children and youth, and hope to continue doing this throughout my career. I am from a small town in northern BC where I currently work as a responsible adult/teacher at a childcare facility. I am very excited to work with Add*Ed as I believe the purpose of our research is so important for creating supportive and inclusive environments!
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Zaynab Karimjee
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My name is Zaynab and I am a second-year student in the Concurrent Education program at Queen’s University. I am in the Primary/Junior Teaching FSL stream and am majoring in Languages, Literature and Culture. I am honoured to serve Add*Ed as a Research Group Member. As a future educator, I am dedicated towards ensuring that classrooms are inclusive environments that students with autism can thrive, learn and grow in. I am thrilled that I have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to Add*Ed.
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Natalie Pothier
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Hi! My name is Natalie and I am a third year student majoring in Psychology at Queens University. I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to work with many children with disabilities in the past few years which has greatly increased my passion for this community. After graduating, I am hoping to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy with an emphasis on helping children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I am excited to be a part of the Add*ed team and work to help our education system become more inclusive and accommodating for all!
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