Donna Koller
Professor
Donna Koller is a full professor within the School of Early Childhood Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. She completed graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a doctorate degree in child development and applied psychology from the University of Toronto. Clinical and research positions in three children’s hospitals (Canada and US) contributed to an expertise in pediatric psychosocial care and children’s participation rights in healthcare. Her program of research consistently examines children’s perspectives and their experiences. As an adjunct scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), she has addressed a range of issues including children’s involvement in decision-making, childhood disability and social inclusion, children’s perspectives on medical errors and pandemics. As a member of the International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP), her work is guided by contemporary views of childhood and the ethical and moral imperatives set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989). Internationally, she has consulted on pediatric psychosocial care and research methods with children.
https://www.torontomu.ca/early-childhood-studies/about/people/faculty/donna-koller/
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