Carolyn Hoessler

Major Field

Cognitive Studies

Contact Information

Email: carolyn.hoessler@queensu.ca

Supervisor

Dr. John Freeman

Research Interests

• Interpersonal Interactions in Education

• Perceptions and Interpretations of Social Situations in Education

• Professional and Academic Development in Higher Education

• Quantitative and Mixed-Methods Research Methodology

Recent Activities

• Project Manager, Social Program Evaluation Group (SPEG): The Effect of Physical Context on Student's Well-Being. Funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Summer 2011
• Treasurer, Education Graduate Student Society, Queen’s University, May 2010 – present.
• Graduate Student Representative, Senate Educational Equity Committee, Queen’s University, September 2010 – present (end of term: August 2012).
• Educational Development Associate, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University, June 2010 – present. Previous roles: Graduate Student Coordinator, Focus on Foundations Researcher and Developer.
• Volunteer, ISKA Youth Group, Immigration Services Kingston and Area, January 2011 – present.
• Research Assistant, Evaluation of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario’s Classroom Assessment Workshop Series, October 2008 – August 2009

Professional Development

• In progress - Emerging Leadership Program, Queen's University.
• In progress - Intercultural Competence Certificate, Queen's University.
• Attended - Teaching Development Day for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows, Queen's University, September 2011, 2010, 2009
• Attended - Inaugural EDC Professional Development Institute session for Early Career participants. Educational Developers Caucus pre-conference, February 2011.