Joanne Park

Dr. Joanne Park is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Mount Royal University. She leads the Parenting Resilient Kids (PaRK) Lab, where her research focuses on parenting, child mental health, and how to support strong parent-child relationships. Her work also explores contemporary issues like screen time, social media, eco-anxiety, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinically, she works with children, teens, and families using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Michele Wellsby

Dr. Michele Wellsby is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Mount Royal University. Her research focuses on language development and language processing. She takes an embodied approach to examine how sensory, motor, and bodily experiences shape how we learn and understand language. Her research interests also include early literacy development and the role of play in child development.

Cass Foursha-Stevenson

Dr. Cass Foursha-Stevenson is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Mount Royal University. She leads the Language Development Lab at MRU, and her research focuses on language acquisition and processing. Topics of investigation include word learning, syntactic comprehension, syntactic awareness, multilingual development, and multilingual influences.