Thomas Schanding

PhD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Head, UBC Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

Dr. Schanding’s research interests center around social and emotional learning (SEL) and behavioural/mental health (B/MH). His work seeks to promote and enhance the academic, social-emotional, and behavioural/mental health of youth, their families, school, and community. Specific areas of interest include 1) the assessment of SEL and B/MH, 2) interventions to promote/enhance SEL and/or B/MH, and 3) advancing the understanding, inclusion, and promotion of cultural and linguistic considerations for SEL and/or B/MH for youth and families in schools and communities. Clinically, Dr. Schanding has expertise in working with individual with Autism Spectrum Disorders, social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. He is also very interested in the school experiences of youth identifying as 2SLGBTQIA+.