Maria A. Rogers

Dr. Maria A. Rogers is Carleton’s Tier II Canada Research Chair in Child and Youth Well-being. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Dr. Rogers’ research endeavours to understand how relationships impact the educational and emotional development of children and youth. A core area of her research examines the relational health of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and its associations with children’s learning.

As co-founder of the Canadian School Attendance Partnership (CSAP), Dr. Rogers’ lab is also investigating chronic absenteeism in children and teens, and its associations with child and parent mental health, children’s learning, and children’s relational health at school.

Dr. Rogers is a Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychologist who is registered to practice in Ontario and Québec. She has a personal interest in the well-being and education of Indigenous children, and works clinically alongside several Indigenous community members, schools, and families.