Nancy Miodrag, M.A.
Program: Educational Psychology: Major, Special Populations; Minor, Applied Developmental Psychology
Position: Doctoral Candidate
Email: nancy.miodrag@mcgill.ca
Current Awards and Distinctions
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| 2005 - 2008 |
Fonds Quebecois de la Recherche sur la Societe et la Culture (FQRSC)
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Research Interests
Early Intervention service delivery models for young children with developmental disabilities (DD); child and family functioning; social skills development; problem-solving consultation and children with emotional/behavioral problems (E/BD).
Publications
D’Amico, M., & Miodrag, N. (2003). Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Women and children. Centre for Developing Area Studies. A selective annotated bibliography. Discussion Paper No. 101. McGill University: Montreal, QC (p. 1-83).
Selected Conference Presentations
Toste, J. R., Naeem, A., Miodrag, N., & Heath, N. L. (2006, November). Relationship-building as a tool for school success. Poster presentation accepted to the Quebec Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders biennial conference, Quebec City, QC.
Richards, D., & Miodrag, N. (2006, June). Sexual rights of people with intellectual disabilities. Concurrent session (half day workshop) presented at the annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Guelph, ON.
Di Francesco, N., Miodrag, N., & Schmid, R., (2006, May). The tutor/student/computer triangle: Using a performance support system to promote the acquisition of early literacy skills. Paper presented at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress – Canadian Society for the Study of Education, CSSE, Toronto, ON.
Miodrag, N., Sladeczek, I. E., & Karagiannakis, A. (2006, May). The efficacy of a problem-solving consultation program with parents and consultants for children with developmental delays and behavior problems. Paper presented at the International Summit for the Alliance on Social Inclusion, American Association on Mental Retardation, Montreal, QC.
Karagiannakis, A., Sladeczek, I. E., & Miodrag, N. (2006, May). Problem-solving consultation for students with developmental delays and behavior problems: Teacher perceptions, satisfaction, and knowledge of behavioral principles. Paper presented at the International Summit for the Alliance on Social Inclusion, American Association on Mental Retardation, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., Toste, J. R., & *Miodrag, N., Beettam, E., Holly, S., Karagiannakis, A., Naeem, A., Nedecheva, T., Schaub, K., Wagner, C., Zinck, L., Glen, T., & Bloom, E. (2006, March). Mechanisms of resilience and adaptive functioning in youth at-risk. Poster colloquium presented at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, Montreal, QC.
D’Amico M., Miodrag, N., Rosales, A., Snow, S., & Tanguay, D. (2005, September). The use of the Kinetic-House-Tree Person (K-H-T-P) and Functional Assessment of Movement (FAM) tests for individuals with disabilities: A two year perspective. Poster accepted for presentation at the National Summit of the American Association on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC.
Madden, L., August, P., Sladeczek, I. E., Wayland, L., Miodrag, N., Deault, L., & Savelson, A. (2005, June). Problem-solving consultation and children’s internalizing difficulties. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.
D’Amico, M., Miodrag, N., Snow, S., Tanguay, D., & Welburn, B. (2005, June). An investigation of the efficacy of creative arts therapy on quality of life for adults with psychiatric disorders. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.
D’Amico, M., Miodrag, N., Snow, S., & Tanguay, D. (2005, May). The concept of quality of life for people with disabilities: A two-year perspective in a creative arts therapies program. Seminar presented at the annual meeting of the National Institute of People with Disabilities, New York.
D’Amico, M., Miodrag, N., Snow, S., & Tanguay, D. (2004, August). Drama Therapy Role-Play Interview (DTRPI) with adults with disabilities. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, HI, US.
D’Amico, M., Miodrag, N., Snow, S., & Tanguay, D. (2004, June). Functional assessment of movement of adults with disabilities: A three-year perspective. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, St. John’s, NF.
D’Amico, M., Miodrag, N., Welburn, B., Snow, S., & Tanguay, D. (2004, June). Engagement in creative arts therapies and quality of life indicators: A three year perspective. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Association on Mental Retardation, Philadelphia, PA.
Miodrag, N. (2004, May). An exploration of a socio-sexual education program for people with developmental disabilities: Changes in knowledge and attitudes. Seminar presented at the annual meeting of the National Institute of People with Disabilities, New York.
Selected In Preparation
Griffiths, D., Richards, D., Feldman. M., Watson, S., & Miodrag, N., Annus, M., & Lunsky, Y. (in press). Sexual rights and persons with intellectual disabilities. In F. Owen, & D. Griffiths (Eds.). Rights of persons with intellectual disabilities: Historical, legal, policy and theoretical issues. Publisher TBD.
D'Amico, M., Dinolfo, F., & Miodrag, N. Quality of life in people with
developmental disabilities. In Snow, S. & D’Amico, M. (Eds.), Assessment in the Creative Arts Therapies. Charles C. Thomas Publishing Company.
Sladeczek I. E., Viola, T., Miodrag, N., Karagiannakis, A., & Saracino, J. (in final preparation). Remediating behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities.
Blidner, A. M., Sladeczek, I. E., Karagiannakis, A., Miodrag, N., Saracino, J., Madden, L., & August, P. (in final preparation). Attrition from problem-solving consultation: Who drops out of intervention for children with behavior problems?
Relevant In-service Presentations
Miodrag, N. (August 2nd, 2006). Adapting the curriculum: Teaching students with exceptionalities in inclusive settings. Invited Speaker, Early Childhood Education, Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
Sladeczek, I. E., & Miodrag, N. (November, 2005). A dynamic assessment of early intervention models in children with developmental delays: Creating a paradigm shift in early intervention policy and practice. Invited speaker, Child Development Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
Clinical and Research Experience
Nancy is the EI research associate with the Canadian Early Intervention Research Project. As a practitioner, she provides behavioural consultation services, designing and implementing individualized behavioural modification programs for children exhibiting internalizing and externalizing problems and DD. At Concordia University, Nancy was a research assistant for the Centre for the Arts in Human Development conducting research with adults with diverse DD and for the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) exploring early literacy for at-risk children. Nancy was awarded a doctoral scholarship from the Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture examining the effects of EI services on the social functioning of children with DD.
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