Name: Joyce MakProgram: School and Clinical Child PsychologyLevel of Study: PhD 2

Research: MA Thesis: ELL Prereaders’ Script Awareness: How do they know if a script

is English? PhD Thesis Topic: Supporting Resilient Adaptation in Unaccompanied,

International High School Students through Intentional Cross-cultural Friendships

Conference Presentations:

Zhang, F., Shen, J., Mak, J., Misquith, C., & Geva, E. (2012, July).  Reading comprehension predictors in ELL second graders.  Poster session presented at the 19th annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Montreal, QC.

Mak, J., & Geva, E. (2012, May). ELL prereaders’ recognition and explanations of scripts. Poster session presented at the 42nd annual meeting of The Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, ON.

Mak, J., & Geva, E.  (2011, July). English Script Recognition in ELL Kindergarten Prereaders. Poster session presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Mak, J. (2009, May). Deontic Reasoning and Social Learning in Preschoolers. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Hamilton, ON.

Awards:

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Doctoral, Category A (2013-2016)  Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Of Canada.  

Academic Excellence Award (2011-2012, 2013-2014) University Of Toronto.      OISE/UT Funding Grant (2010-2011, 2012-2013) University of Toronto.    Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Master’s (2011-2012)

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Of Canada. Ontario Graduate Student Award (2011-2012; declined in favour of SSHRC) Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (declined in favour of

SSHRC)                                      

Contact: joyceyanlok.mak@mail.utoronto.ca

Media Link:

CBC News Interview, “Disabilities cause special problems for immigrants: Learning disabilities not accepted by some cultures.” [Online News Clip]. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/07/toronto-immigrant-families.html.