Mary Evans, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Reading Educational psychology Disabilities Clinical child and adolescent psychology Anxiety

Latest funding

Computers, parents and early childhood: exploring their contributions to developing reading skills
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$87,497
Building better alphabet books for emergent readers
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$126,037
From reading to, to reading with: shared reading from ages 4 to 6
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$133,865

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

Computers, parents and early childhood: exploring their contributions to developing reading skills

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Wood, Eileen J.

Keywords: computers and early literacy development; parents and early reading instruction; parents and technology; software design and attention; computer instruction

$87,497

Building better alphabet books for emergent readers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Evans, Mary Ann

Keywords: reading development; emergent literacy; alphabetic knowledge; shared reading

$126,037

From reading to, to reading with: shared reading from ages 4 to 6

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Evans, Mary Ann

Keywords: literacy development; parental involvement in education; shared reading; family literacy

$133,865

Social anxiety and coping in children

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Evans, Mary Ann

Keywords: shyness; social anxiety; self-determination

$30,300

Parental belief - behaviour connections and child reading outcomes: a longitudinal study

Principal investigatorSSHRC1996Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Evans, Mary Ann

Keywords: reading acquisition; parenting; home literacy; reading beliefs

$27,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Reading Dear Professor Evans, 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 reading connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]