Jillian Roberts is a Canadian child psychologist, author, speaker, and Professor at the University of Victoria.[1][2][3][4][5]

Dr. Jillian Roberts

Born in British Columbia, Roberts obtained degrees from the University of Waterloo (1991), Dalhousie University (1992), the University of Toronto (1995), and the University of Calgary (1998).[6] Her doctoral work was about children with HIV/AIDS.[7] In 1999, she assumed a faculty position in educational psychology at the University of Victoria.[8] Roberts' Just Enough series of children's books was released in 2016.[9][10][11][12] She followed this with the series World Around Us.[13][14]

Roberts works and writes in both English and French.[15][16] The first book On Our Streets: Our First Talk About Poverty was co-written with Google's Jaime Casap and a finalist for the 2018 Bolen Books Children's Book Prize, given by the Victoria Book Prize Society.[17][18] In 2022, Roberts published "Calm" and "My Promise" for the youngest of readers.,[19][20] as well as a book for parents with babies.[21] In 2022, she began writing regular parenting articles for Today's Parent.[22] In 2023, the mental health clinics that were founded under her name were rebranded as MindKey Health.[23]

In 2020, Roberts was awarded the University of Toronto at OISE's Leaders & Legends Alumni Award for Distinguished Service.[1] In 2021, Roberts became a 2021 Honorary Citizen of the City of Victoria.[2] In 2022, Roberts was awarded the University of Waterloo Arts Achievement Alumni Award.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dr. Jillian Roberts". APB Speakers. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ "Faculty Page". University of Victoria.
  3. ^ Patel, Arti (14 November 2017). "Separation anxiety in children is common — here's how to manage it". Global News.
  4. ^ Bologna, Caroline (30 August 2019). "What Kids Who Bully Often Have in Common". Huffington Post.
  5. ^ Bologna, Caroline (5 June 2019). "Why It's Ok To Cry In Front of Your Kids Sometimes". Huffington Post.
  6. ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ "CANFAR Researcher Profile". CANFAR.
  8. ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria.
  9. ^ "CBC Books". CBC. 28 May 2020.
  10. ^ "OLA Best Bets Award" (PDF). Ontario Library Association.
  11. ^ Ramlakhan, Krystalie (2 November 2015). "PEI Sex-Ed Book Written for Kids Before They See Too Much".
  12. ^ Speller, Katherine (2 November 2015). "Forget the Stork: Here's How to Explain Sex to Kids". MTV News.
  13. ^ "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People". University Libraries.
  14. ^ "Classroom Essentials". Scholastic Canada.
  15. ^ "Author Page". Quebec Amerique.
  16. ^ "Author Profile". Orca Book Publishers.
  17. ^ Mistry, Rashmita (16 October 2019). "World Poverty Day: Conversation Starters to Use With Kids". Psychology Today.
  18. ^ "Victoria Book Prize Finalists". Read Local BC.
  19. ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologists-new-baby-book-shows-parents-how-to-set-an-emotional-example-for-children/
  20. ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologist-dr-jillian-roberts-releases-new-book-for-babies%EF%BF%BC/
  21. ^ Patrick, Kate (2022-10-04). "Celebrated child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts releases new book for babies". Orca Book Publishers - Blog. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  22. ^ "Contributor's Page". Today's Parent.
  23. ^ "MindKey Health Registered Psychologists, Specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology". MindKey Health. Retrieved 2023-01-11.