Roxana Vernescu
Assistant Professor

Dr. Roxana Vernescu

Positions

Program Representative
Faculty of Arts and Science - Psychology, Child and Family Studies and Social Welfare - Child and Family Studies
Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Psychology, Child and Family Studies and Social Welfare - Psychology

Education

BA (Sp. Honours), York University
MSc, Memorial University
PhD, Memorial University

Graduate Supervision

Supervised Theses / Projects

I supervise CHFS or PSYC majors for honours theses or individualized study course requirements. Typically, students complete Neurodevelopmental Disabilities research, primarily Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); or Program Evaluation/Applied Research (inc. Health/Social, NGOs, Education sectors).

Current Courses

I. Courses Developed & Taught

  • Methodology & Statistics
  • Statistics in Behavioural & Social Sciences – CHFS 3035, 6cr
  • Methods in Behavioural & Social Sciences – CHFS 2026 / PSYC 2026, 3cr: 3hr lec, 3hr lab
  • Methods in Behavioural & Social Sciences – CHFS 3026, 3cr: 2hr lec, 2hr lab
  • Analysis in Behavioural & Social Sciences – CHFS 3027, 3cr: 3hr lec, 2hr lab
  • Research Methods – CHFS 3025, 6cr

Applied Psychology & Human Development

  • Human Development: Children & Youth – CHFS 2106, 3cr
  • Childhood Development – PSYC 2006, 3cr
  • Human Development: Adults & Aging – CHFS 2107, 3cr
  • Adult Development – PSYC 2007, 3cr
  • Developmental Psychology II – PSYC 3051, Memorial
  • FASD: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders –  CHFS 3127 / PSYC 3127, 3cr
  • ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorders – CHFS 3116 / PSYC 3117, 3cr
  • ABA I: Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis – CHFS 3136 / PSYC 3136, 3cr
  • ABA II: Advanced Topics in Applied Behaviour Analysis – CHFS 3137 / PSYC 3137, 3cr
  • Program Evaluation & Clinical Outcomes Management – CHFS 4016 / PSYC 4016, 3cr

Research

Research Interests

  • Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Research (FASD & ASD)
  • Program Development, Evaluation, and Outcomes Research