Education
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario - Psychology
M.Ed., University of Western Ontario - Educational Psychology
B.A., National Taiwan Normal University - English
Research and teaching interests
Community based research, mathematics learning and teaching, motivation, cross-cultural studies, self-identity, immigrant adaptation.
Courses taught in SDS
SDS 150R Lifespan Processes
SDS 250R Social Statistics
Summary
Her areas of teaching and research include social statistics, social research methods, motivation, educational psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and immigrant adaptation.
She is an active member in the community, having chaired a partners' table for “Multiculturalism: Helping it Work”, a project funded by Canadian Heritage, and served on the steering committee for “New Comers Online”, a project supported by HRDC to develop a community-based digital learning space to support new immigrants in Waterloo Region.
Dr. d’Ailly was the president of the board for K-W Counseling Service from 2005-2007. She has served on the board of the Center for Community Based Research, is the vice-president of Chinese Canadian Women’s Federation, and served as Chair of the SDS department for a number of years.
Read more about her academic and community leadership and accomplishments in the Renison Reports feature.