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Jennifer Saracino, B.A.
Program: School/Applied Child Psychology
Position: Masters Candidate
Email: jennifer.saracino@mail.mcgill.ca
Research Interests
Early intervention; autism; policy; child psychology; developmental delays; social skills.
Awards and Distinctions
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| 2006 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award Graduate Scholarship
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| 2005 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award
Graduate Scholarship
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| 2004 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award
Undergraduate Scholarship
University of Guelph Dean’s List Scholarship
Psychology Department, University of Guelph, ON
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| 2003 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award Undergraduate Scholarship
University of Guelph Dean’s List Scholarship
Psychology Department, University of Guelph, ON
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| 2002 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award Undergraduate Scholarship
University of Guelph Dean’s List Scholarship
Psychology Department, University of Guelph, ON
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| 2001 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award Undergraduate Scholarship
University of Guelph Dean’s List Scholarship
Psychology Department, University of Guelph, ON
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| 2000 |
General Motors of Canada Education Award Undergraduate Scholarship
University of Guelph Entrance Scholarship
Psychology Department, University of Guelph, ON |
Conference Presentations
Saracino, J., & Leri, F. (2004, May). Alcohol and the Abuse of Prescription Opioids. Poster session presented at the annual Ontario Honours Thesis Conference, Ottawa, ON.
In Preparation
Shaw, S. R., Saracino, J., Holly, S., & Schaub, K.(manuscript in preparation). Adolescents with Diverse Learning Needs: A Sampling of International Responses
Shaw, S. R., Schaub, K., holly, S., & Saracino, J. (manuscript in preparation). Academic Resilience and High Stakes Testing: A Pilot Study of Academically Successful Children with Borderline Intellectual Functioning.
Clinical and Research Experience
Jennifer is a researcher associate with the Canadian Early Intervention Research Project. She also works associate in the Academic Resilience Study Group with Dr. Steven Shaw from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. Jennifer conducted her Honour’s Thesis at Homewood Health Center (HHC) in collaboration with the University of Guelph, and was a volunteer at the HHC working on outcome/program evaluation studies. Jennifer also held the position of Senior Autism Facilitator at the Behaviour Institute of Hamilton, Ontario where she used Applied Behaviour Analysis to assist children with autism. Her aspirations are to become a clinician and academic researcher.
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