Clarissa Lau 30 Queue Rd. Markham, ON, L3S3Z7

(416) 727 - 3316 clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca

Date Revised: February 11, 2017

Education: 2014 – 2018 (Expected) Ph.D. Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Supervisor: Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang

Research specializations: Language development; Educational assessment; Non-cognitive traits; Psychometric techniques

2012 – 2014 M.Sc. (Specialization in Speech and Language Science) Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, ON Supervisor: Dr. Marilyn Kertoy Thesis: The inter-relationship between core language skills and social competence in

preschool children 2008 – 2012 B.Sc. Honors Life Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Margaret McKinnon Thesis: The cognitive effects of electro-convulsive therapy: A meta-analysis. • Dean’s Honor List, 2012

Awards/Scholarships/Distinctions: January 2017 Nomination for the Learner Analytics & Knowledge Conference Best Paper Award January 2017 Academic Excellence Award (Value of $2,000) December 2016 LEADS Student Travel Award (Value of $2,080) Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Value of $15,000) Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017 OISE Funding Grant (Value of $8,492) Apr. 2016 OISE Graduate Students Conference Travel Grant (Value of $400) December 2015 LEADS Student Travel Award (Value of $1,606) Sept. 2015 – Aug. 2016 OISE Funding Grant (Value of $12,903) Sept. 2015 – Aug. 2016 OISE Graduate Assistantship (Value of $12,351) July 2015 OISE Graduate Students Conference Travel Grant (Value of $688.20) May 2015 SGS Conference Grant (Value of $200) Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2015 OISE Funding Grant (Value of $12,880) Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2015 OISE Graduate Assistantship (Value of $12,351) June 2014 Health and Rehabilitation Science Travel Award (Value of $400) June 2014 Faculty of Health Science Travel Award (Value of $500) Sept. 2012 – Aug. 2014 Western Graduate Scholarships (Total Value of $20,000) March 2009 The Ontario Volunteer Service Award Sept. 2008 – April 2009 McMaster Entrance Award Scholarship (Value of $1,000) Sept. 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship (Value of $100) Research Experiences:

Jan. 2017 – Present Research Coordinator SSHRC Insight Grant, PI: Dr. Miao Li • Develop computer-based reading diagnostic assessment and intervention for

Grade 1 English Language Learners • Liaise with school administrators, classroom teachers, and parents to ensure

smooth integration

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clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca • Coordinate and train undergraduate research students to administer assessment

and enter data Oct. 2015 – Present Comprehensive Project Student Dr. Eric Jackson Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, PI: Dr.

Janette Pelletier • Analyze full-day kindergarten data focusing on constructs of emotions with

drawing data and provincial achievement data • Conduct statistical analyses on latent constructs (e.g. Latent Class Analysis) Oct. 2015 – Present Graduate Research Assistant Learning Environment Across Disciplines, SSRHC Partnership Grant, McGill

University, University of Toronto, and North Carolina State University, PIs: Drs. Susanne Lajoie, Eunice Eunhee Jang, and Roger Azevedo

• Analyze multi-modal data (eye-tracking, facial recognition, response data) using MPlus, Stata 14, and SAS

• Conduct advanced statistics such as regression, factor analysis, and latent trait analyses

• Disseminate research findings at international conferences Oct. 2015 – Present Kindergarten Steps to English Proficiency Continuum Research Consultant Curriculum and Learning Resources Policy Unit, Ministry of Education, Toronto,

Canada • Develop coding scheme for coding video data • Code video documentation of oral language behaviors of kindergarten students

using NVivo • Create kindergarten STEP oral language continuum for English Language

Learners Sept. 2014 – Present Graduate Research Assistant SSHRC Institutional Grant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, PI: Dr. Eunice

Eunhee Jang • Manage provincial population data using SPSS and IRTPRO to analyze student

background and item response data • Conduct advanced statistical techniques such as Exploratory Factor Analysis

and Item Response Theory to evaluate test reliability • Code transcripts of Grade 6 student’s think-alouds • Analyze qualitative data from reading intervention using NVivo 10 May 2013 – Aug. 2013 Graduate Research Assistant Developmental Pragmatics Lab, Western University, London, ON, PIs: Drs. Elizabeth

Skarakis-Doyle and Marilyn Kertoy • Recruited preschool children from the University Lab School, H. A. Leeper

Speech and Hearing Clinic, and School of Communication Sciences and Disorders for Adjustment to School project

• Administered language measures (K-SEALS, PJT, and DELV) to preschool children

• Scored core and pragmatic language, social, and communicative outcomes questionnaires (CCC-2, PKBS-2, LUI, and FOCUS) and entered data into SPSS

June 2012 – Aug. 2012 Research Assistant The NeuroArts Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, PI: Dr. Ivan Chow • Analyzed Cantonese speakers’ melodic and rhythmic patterns in their speech

using Praat and SPSS

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clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca Sept. 2011 – April 2012 Undergraduate Thesis Student Mood Disorder Program, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, PI: Dr. Margaret

McKinnon • Researched effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognition in patients with

psychiatric illness using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) software May 2011 – April 2012 Research Assistant McMaster Spoken Language Research Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, PI:

Dr. Tae-Jin Yoon • Conducted research on voice quality and perception in a cohort of speakers

using Praat and EEG • Edited Praat and R scripts for the use of statistical analysis of data Refereed Publications: Lau, C. (2015). Inter-relations of core language, pragmatic language, and social competence in preschoolers.

Research in Language, 13(4), 404-425. doi: 10.1515/rela-2015-0033. Reviewed Proceedings: Lau, C., Sinclair, J., Taub, M., Azevedo, R., Jang, E. E., (2017, March). Transitioning self-regulated profiles in

hypermedia learning environment. In the Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge. ACM. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3027385.3027443

Book Chapters: Jang, E. E., Vincett, M., van der Boom, E., Lau, C., & Yang, Y. (In press). Considerations for Innovative Young

Learner Assessment Design and Use. In M. K. Wolf, & Y. Butler, (Eds.), English language proficiency assessments for young learners. Role: Coded student transcripts, statistical analysis of quantitative and qualitative data using SPSS and NVivo, draft sections of the chapter, and edited body of manuscript.

Refereed Conference Presentations: Lau, C., Sinclair, J., Jang, E. E., Azevedo, R., Taub, M. (2017). Latent class profiling of self-regulated

learning in MetaTutor: A technology-rich learning environment. Paper accepted at American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX, USA, April 27-May 1, 2017.

Lau, C. & Jang, E. E. (2016, June). Complex systems interacting in a classroom-based dynamic assessment. Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium. Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Sinclair, J., Lau, C., Palmer, J., Coetzee, K., Park, G., & van der Boom, E. (2016, May). Assessing ELLs’ oral language: Using technology to bridge classroom observation and assessment. Workshop presented at Celebrating Linguistic Diversity conference. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, ON, Canada. Role: Prepared materials, created and edited presentation, and presented presentation at workshop.

Jang, E. E., Lau, C., Vincett, M., van der Boom., Park, G., & Dunlop, M. (2016, April). Investigating the effects of cognitive and psycho-social factors on young learners’ use of cognitively diagnostic feedback. Poster presented at American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC, USA. Role: Created poster and presented poster at conference.

van der Boom, E., Lau, C., Yang, Y., Vincett, M., Dobski, S., & Jang, E. (2015, August). Using Individualized Diagnostic Feedback Intervention to Engage Student Learning. Poster presented at American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON. Canada.

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clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca Role: Coded student transcripts, statistical analysis of quantitative and qualitative data using SPSS and NVivo, drafted and edited content of poster, and presented poster.

Lau, C. (2015, June). The Relationship between Specific Language Skills sand Broad Constructs of Social Competence in Preschool Children. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Izaryk, K., Skarakis-Doyle, E., Kertoy, M. & Lau, C. (2014, June). The Role of Social Communication in the Adjustment to School, Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, University of Madison-Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Role: Collected data, analyzed results using SPSS, and presented poster.

Lau, C. & Kertoy, M. (2014, February). The Inter-relationships between Core Language Skills and Social Abilities in Preschool Children. Poster presented at the Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Forum, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

Oremus, C., Lau, C., King, M., Parlar, M., Christensen, B., Hasey, G., Losier, B., Bieling, P., McKinnon, M. C., & The ECT Systematic Review Group. (2012, May). Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Cognition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Poster presented at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences: 24th Annual Research Day, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Role: Wrote literature review, conducted meta-analysis using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software (CMA), revised and presented poster.

Lau, C., Oremus, C., King, M. Parlar, M., Christensen, B., Hasey, G., Losier, B., Bieling, P., ECT & Cognition Systematic Review Team, & McKinnon, M. (2012, March). The Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy. Poster presented at the Life Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Forum, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Invited Workshops/Academic Lectures: Lau, C. (2017, January). Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Invited Lecture for APD2200Y –

Child Study: Observation, Evaluation, Reporting, and Research course. OISE, University of Toronto, ON Lau, C. (2016, September). Steps to English Proficiency (STEP). Invited Lecture for CTL7019H – Supporting

English Language Learners course. OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Lawrence, N., Bradley-Brown, J., & Lau, C. (2016, November). ELL STEP: Kindergarten. Presented at the ELL

Kindergarten STEP Oral Research Launch Day, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Lau, C., Sinclair, J., & Jang, E. E. (2016, April). Systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of TREs in

tracking affective psychological and cognitive growth. LEADS 2016 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Jang, E. E., Lau, C., Sinclair, J. (2016, April). Measurement issues and challenges in learner modeling and

assessment. Workshop presented at annual meeting of Learning Environments Across Disciplines. Washington, DC. USA. Role: Prepared workshop presentation and co-presented workshop.

Jang, E. E., Lau, C., Park, G., Sinclair, J., & Bao, B. (2016, February). Assessment design primer: How to design a good test/assessment. Workshop presented at Second Language Teaching & Learning Workshops, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Role: Developed workshop materials, prepared and led workshop activities, and revised assessment design primer

Lau, C. (2014, January). Inter-relationships between Core Language and Social Skills in Preschool Children. Invited lecture presented at the Speech and Language Sciences Seminar, Western University, London, ON, Canada

Lau, C. (2013, February). Being Engaged and Well-liked at School: Interrelationships between Language and Social Skills in Preschool Children. Invited lecture presented at the Speech and Language Sciences Seminar, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

Teaching Experiences:

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clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca Jan 2017 – Present Graduate Teaching Assistant APD 2200Y – Child Study: Observation, Evaluation, Reporting, and Research • Create meaningful activities to elaborate on lecture materials • Lectured on provincial achievement assessment and psychometric procedures

to validate assessment • Provide timely feedback to students through email, presentation rubric, and in-

person • Support students with additional information about research and assessment

practices Dec. 2014 – Mar. 2016 English as a Second Language Instructor Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church, Scarborough, ON • Create curriculum and classroom materials for ESL teachers • Taught and evaluated secondary and college students’ English skills April 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant CSD 9635L – Counseling • Second year Speech Language Pathology course on counseling techniques and

insights • Graded and provided feedback through reflection papers and final assignments Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant CSD 9514a – Speech Science for Audiology • Taught first year Audiology students basic linguistic transcription and Praat • Evaluated and graded students through weekly quizzes • Provided timely feedback to students through email, weekly office hours, and

tutorial Sept. 2012 – Apr. 2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant Indigenous Services, Western University • Biology, Research Methodologies, and Statistics tutor • Provided support and assistance to undergraduate students • Counseled students regarding topics of statistics, research methodology, and

academic writing techniques Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2011 Teaching Assistant Life Science 2A03 – Research Methodologies • Managed and conducted tutorials for second year research methodologies

course of 200 students • Critically evaluated student performance through quizzes, presentations, and

written assignments Work Experiences:

Sept. 2016 – Present Research Consultant Peekapak, Toronto, ON • Develop pre-, mid-, and post- self-assessments to evaluate effectiveness of

social-emotional learning and English language arts program in elementary school classrooms

• Examine teacher usability and perception of the Peekapak SEL program through self-assessments

Aug. 2015 – Present Invigilator Test and Exam Services, University of Toronto, ON • Actively supervise students with test/exam accommodations

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clarissa.lau@mail.utoronto.ca • Providing individualized service to students to ensure fairness and academic

integrity • Manage sudden and time-sensitive crisis situations such as medical and

exam-related issues • Organize personnel and documentation to ensure effective operations

Additional Skills: Language Skills • Native speaker of English and Cantonese • Good working knowledge in speaking and listening in Mandarin • Working knowledge in writing, reading, speaking, and listening in Korean Academic Associations/Committees: Apr. 2016 – Present Cognitive & Assessment SIG Graduate Student Liaison American Educational Research Association • Communicate with various research collaborators to coordinate blog entry

submissions Jan. 2015 – Present Graduate Student Member American Educational Research Association Oct. 2014 – Present Student Affiliate and Campus Representative Canadian Psychological Association • Liaise with inter-university campus representatives to promote Applied

Psychology and Human Development graduate program • Communicate and updating information regarding CPA to APHD students Sept. 2013 – Feb. 2014 Committee Member and Conference Admission Reviewer Health & Rehabilitation Science Graduate Research Forum • Organized graduate forum and reviewed multiple submitted abstracts for

conference submission. • Developed networking skills with various faculty members and graduate

students.