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Name:Dr. Colleen LoomisInstitution:Laurier UniversityPosition:Location:CanadaField of Science:PsychologyWebsite / Blog:www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=250&ct_id=173&f_id=1Online Status:
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I focus my research on psychological sense of community within geographical and relational communities, including virtual (online) communities such as social networking via the web. I have developed a research program that addresses some of the following questions: How do individuals and communities interact? What makes someone feel a part of one or more communities? How do communities promote inclusion and participation? I am particularly interested in how learning communities integrate (or exclude) individuals in multicultural cities. For example, some of my studies have examined how communities support the relation between an individual and places of learning such as schools, adult education programs, alternative learning communities, and early childhood development programs such as Better Beginnings Better Futures. My work is situated at the intersection of the disciplines of psychology and education and is based in both ecological and multicultural frameworks. I am also interested in social support in virtual and face-to-face communities and how sense of community relates to social support. I have published on psychological sense of community, early childhood development, service-learning in education, and related subjects, including self-help groups, gender and power, socioeconomic class, mentoring, and bilingual education (as it relates to the U.S.). In my writing, conducting research, teaching and mentoring, and consulting I facilitate, negotiate, and synthesize understandings among multiple stakeholders.Projects:
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