APHD Belonging & Solidarity Social Series
Neurodiversity Week Event: Art, ADHD, and Higher Learning
Join us to talk, share, learn, and paint about ADHD.
First, we’ll be joined by APHD Faculty and ADHD Scholar Dr. Anne-Claude Bedard, who will summarize her program of research, share a few interesting insights, and describe her professional journey to academia.
Then, we’ll circle up to discuss our own experiences, successes, challenges, and favorite strategies as learners in APHD.
Finally – ART! We’ll leverage the responsive, creative, and experimental medium of watercolor to create original "mindscape" postcards.
Event Agenda
12:30 – 12:35 PM – Welcome and opening remarks
12:35 – 1:00 PM – Dr. Anne-Claude Bedard shares her program of research, a few interesting insights, and her professional journey to academia
1:00 – 2:30 PM – Watercolor Postcard Painting
About the Speaker
Dr. Anne-Claude Bedard
Professor Anne-Claude Bedard (she/her) is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the 91Ö±²¥.
She is the Program Coordinator for the Developmental Psychology and Education Master’s of Education Program (DPE MEd). Prof. Bedard teaches courses and supervises students in the Developmental Psychology and Education (DPE) and the School and Clinical Child Psychology (SCCP) Programs.
Professor Bedard's research focuses on understanding and improving impaired cognition in childhood mental disorders, with a specific focus on supporting individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan.
