Conor Barker, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

psychologists early career psychologists professional self-regulation psychologist clinical competency psychological supervision oral examinations

Latest funding

Decolonizing diagnostic assessments in mathematics
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$50,960
Fit for practice: An exploration of oral examination failures of psychologists in Saskatchewan
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Decolonizing diagnostic assessments in mathematics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lunney Borden, Lisa

Keywords: Mathematics assessment; Diagnostic assessment; Decolonizing research methodologies; Culturally relevant pedagogies; Educational psychology; Mathematics pedagogy

$50,960

Fit for practice: An exploration of oral examination failures of psychologists in Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Barker, Conor W.

Keywords: psychologists; early career psychologists; professional self-regulation; psychologist clinical competency; psychological supervision; oral examinations

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: psychologists Dear Professor Barker, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on psychologists connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Fit for practice: An exploration of oral examination failures of psychologists in Saskatchewan" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]