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Dr. Steven R. Shaw

Title: 
Associate Professor | Interim Department Chair
Academic title(s): 

Director, Resilience, Pediatric Psychology, & Neurogenetic Connections Lab

Dr. Steven R. Shaw
Contact Information
Email address: 
steven.shaw [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-4913
Address: 

Education Building
3700 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2

Group: 
Interim Department Chair
Division: 
School/Applied Child Psychology Supervisors
Department: 
Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)
Professional activities: 
  • Chair, Educational and School Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association
  • Immediate past editor and Consulting editor, Canadian Journal of School Psychology
Area(s): 
Developmental Psychology and Inclusive Education
Mental Health, Intervention and Psychopathology
Areas of expertise: 
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Meta-research and increasing research relevance
  • Pediatric psychology
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
Biography: 

Steven R. Shaw is an associate professor at 91直播鈥檚 Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and is director of the Resilience, Pediatric Psychology and Neurogenetic Connections Lab. He earned a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Florida in 1991. He is currently Chair of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology.

Before entering academia, he worked for 16 years as a school psychologist in school, university, hospital, and medical school settings. He served as the lead psychologist, licensed school psychologist, residency coordinator/supervisor, and associate professor of pediatrics at The Children's Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina and Medical University of South Carolina.听

In 2000, the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists recognized him for "Outstanding Contributions to Education" for his work on addressing the over-representation of minority groups in special education and developing of teaching techniques for children with borderline intelligence. He is a recipient of 91直播 Education鈥檚 Distinguished Teaching Award (2010). In 2012 he received the president鈥檚 award from the National Association of School Psychologists for his innovative research-to-practice efforts. In 2022, his department awarded him the Bruce M. Shore Collegiality Award for contributions to the department.听

His clinical and research interests include pediatric school psychology, improving education for children with rare genetic disorders, improving relevance of research for evidence-based practices in education and psychology, and developing resilience skills in children at risk for academic failure. He has over 220 scholarly publications and presentations, has co-edited five books, and authored two others. He is on the editorial board of seven international scholarly journals, past editor of School Psychology Forum and the Canadian Journal of School Psychology.

Link(s): 
Degree(s): 
  • Ph.D., University of Florida, School Psychology
  • Ed.S., University of Florida, School Psychology
  • M.Ed., University of Florida, School Psychology
  • B.S., University of Florida, Psychology
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • 2022 Bruce M. Shore Collegiality Award (voted on by colleagues)
  • 2018-2024 Editor, Canadian Journal of School Psychology
  • 2016-2017 Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of School Psychology, Donald Saklofske, Editor
  • 2012 National Association of School Psychologists President鈥檚 Award for Contributions to the Profession
  • 2010 Faculty of Education Distinguished Teaching Award. 91直播.
  • 2011-2017 Editor, School Psychology Forum: Research in Practice. Published by the National Association of School Psychologists.听
Selected publications: 
  • Shaw, S. R. & Kang, Y. H. (in press). Intellectual disabilities: Clinical reasoning and decision-making. In J. Andrews and D. Saklofske (eds.), Clinical reasoning in school and clinical psychology: From assessment to intervention. Springer.
  • Infantino, E. & Shaw, S.R. (in press). Barriers, supports, and implementation of evidence-based practices in the delivery of individualized education plans. 91直播 Journal of Education.
  • Kokai, M. & Shaw, S. R. (2024). Introduction to the special issues on the role of school psychologists in Canadian mental health service delivery. CPA Psynopsis, 4.
  • Shaw, S. R. & Kang, Y. H. (2024). The school psychology shortage in Canada: The role of university training programs. CPA Psynopsis, 14-15.
  • Shaw, S. R. & Kang, Y. H. (2024).听Introduction to Special Issue: How Research Reform in Psychology Can Influence Professional School Psychology. Canadian Journal of School Psychology.听
  • Shaw, S. R., Pecsi, S., Infantino, E., Kang, Y. H., Verma, N., & von Hagen, A. (2024). Registered Reports in School Psychology Research: Initial Experiences, Analyses, and Future.听Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 08295735241263912.
  • Shaw, S.R., & Infantino, E. (2024). Best practices in supporting the education and mental health of students with severe and low-incidence disabilities. In Harrison, P.L., & Thomas, A. (Eds.). Best Practices in School Psychology, 7th edition. National Association of School Psychologists.
  • Coombs, N. N., Copeland, C., Brown, J. M., & Shaw, S. R. (2023). Navigating academic incentive structures in social justice research: Research methods, advocacy, and theory building. School Psychology: Training and Pedagogy, 39(2).听
  • Shaw, S.R., & Wang, J. (2022). Antipsychotic Medications. In: Matson, J.L., Sturmey, P. (eds) Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. '
  • Ianni, L., Camden, C., Anaby, D., Gauvin, C., Campbell, W., Berbari, J., Rivard, L., & Shaw, S. R. (2022). Perceptions of response-to-intervention practices: Results from a cross-sectional survey of school-board directors and support service professionals. Support for Learning, 37, 285-308.
  • Shaw, S.R. (2022). Thematic Integration of Child and Youth Mental Health Practice in School Psychology. In: Andrews, J.J