Ontario school boards' $4.5B lawsuit against social media giants
Members of the media may directly contact:
Robert Falcon-Ouellette (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
rouelle2@uottawa.ca
Professor Ouellette can discuss the impact on Indigenous students, particularly in rural areas.
Dr. Gary Goldfield (English and French)
Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute.
Dr. Goldfield’s research focuses on the impact of social media use on body image and mental health in young people and whether interventions that reduce social media use are effective.
Michelle Schira Hagerman (English only)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
M.S.Hagerman@uOttawa.ca(Not available for TV and/or radio interviews)
Professor Hagerman's expertise includes: Digital Literacies Teaching and Learning; Integration of Technologies in Classrooms.
Megan Cotnam-Kappel(English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
mcotnam@uottawa.ca
Professor Cotnam-Kappel's research interests targets the empowerment of youth and teachers through the development of their digital literacy skills with particular interest in the development of skills related to the Maker movement and coding as well as digital citizenship.
Sachin Maharaj (English only)
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Policy and Program Evaluation, Faculty of Education
Sachin.Maharaj@uottawa.ca
Professor Maharaj's research focuses on school boards, teacher unions and the equity implications of school choice.
Tracy Vaillancourt (English only)
Full Professor, Faculty of Education, and Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention.
tracy.vaillancourt@uottawa.ca