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Selected Publications
Refereed journal articles
Beatch, M. & Le Mare, L. (2007). Taking ownership: The implementation
of a non-Aboriginal early education program for on-reserve children.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education.
Le Mare, L., Audet, K., & Kurytnik, K. (2007). A Longitudinal Study of Service Use in Families of Children Adopted from Romanian Orphanages. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31, 242-251.
Le Mare, L., & Audet, K. (2006). A longitudinal study of the physical growth and health of post institutionalized Romanian adoptees. Paediatrics and Child Health, 11, 85-91.
Le Mare, L., Kurytnik, K., & Audet, K. (2006). The Implications of Early Institutional Caregiving for the Social-Emotional Development of Internationally Adopted Children. Child and Family Journal, 9,
16-26.
Chapters
Le Mare, L., Audet, K., & Kurytnik, K. (2008). Protecting the Rights of International “Orphans”: Evaluating the Alternatives. In T. O’Neill and D. Zinga, (Eds), Children’s Rights: Multidisciplinary Approaches to
Participation and Protection. University of Toronto Press: Toronto, Ontario.
Le Mare, L. and Audet, K. (2003). The Vancouver HIPPY Project: Preliminary
Evaluation Findings from a Multicultural Program. In M. Westheimer,
(Ed.), Parents making a difference: International research on the Home
Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program. Jerusalem:
The Hebrew University Magnes Press.
Le Mare, L. (2003). Understanding HIPPY in the context of contemporary perspectives on development, risk, and intervention. In M. Westheimer, (Ed.), Parents making a difference: International research on the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magnes Press.
Refereed Conference Presentations
Le Mare, L., & Audet, K. (2008, July). Early Adversity, Behaviour Problems and Parent-Child Relationships in Adopted Romanian Adolescents. in L. Le Mare (chair), Early Adversity and Social-emotional Development in Post-institutionalized Internationally Adopted Children. Symposium presented at the 20th biennial conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development.
Le Mare, L. (2008, June). The impact of early deprivation on development:Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project and other studies of post-institutionalized children. Paper presented at the 69th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association.
Kurytnik, K., Audet, K., & Le Mare, L. (2007, June). Resilience in adolescents adopted from Romanian orphanages. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Convention (CPA), Ottawa, ON.
Audet, K., Kurytnik, K., & Le Mare, L. (2006, August). Behaviour difficulties in post-institutionalized Children. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention (APA) New Orleans, USA.
Kurytnik, K., Audet, K., & Le Mare, L. (2006, August). Self-Worth and Self-Concept in Post-Institutionalized Children. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention (APA), New Orleans, USA.
Hymel, S., Le Mare, L., & McKee, W. (2006, April). The Early Development Inventory (EDI): An examination of validity. In M. Guhn (Chair), Translating School Readiness Assessment into Community Actions and Policy Planning: The Early Development Instrument Project. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Le Mare, L., Kurytnik, K., Audet, K., & Beatch, M. (2005, June). What is the Romanian Adoption Project and why do we consider the Romanian orphans to be an “at risk” group? In L. Le Mare (Chair), Individual, family, and community factors that relate to resilience: Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project. Symposium conducted at Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kurytnik, K., Le Mare, L., Audet, K., & Beatch, M. (2005, June). Is temperament a risk/protective factor or an outcome? In L. Le Mare (Chair), Individual, family, and community factors that relate to
resilience: Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project. Symposium conducted at Pathways to
Resilience: An International Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Beatch, M., Le Mare, L., Audet, K., & Kurytnik, K. (2005, June). Do differences in “good” parenting make a difference? In L. Le Mare (Chair), Individual, family, and community factors that relate to resilience: Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project. Symposium conducted at
Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Audet, K., Le Mare, L., Kurytnik, K., & Beatch, M. (2005, June). The impact of service availability on child outcomes. In L. Le Mare (Chair), Individual, family, and community factors that relate to
resilience: Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project. Symposium conducted at Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kurytnik, K., Audet, K., & Le Mare, L. (2005, April). A longitudinal study of service use in families of children adopted from Romanian orphanages. In L. Le Mare (Chair), Psychosocial Growth of Post-institutionalized Adoptees: Findings from UK, Canadian, and America Longitudinal Studies.
Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Le Mare, L., Audet, K., & Kurytnik, K. (2005, April). Temperament in children adopted from Romanian orphanages. In L. Le Mare (Chair), Psychosocial Growth of Post-institutionalized Adoptees: Findings from UK, Canadian, and America Longitudinal Studies. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Invited presentations
Le Mare, L. & Harkey, T. (2007). The Aboriginal HIPPY Documentation Project. Paper presented at the 2007 CHILD Forum, Translating Early Child Development Research into Policy and Practice, Vancouver, Nov. 19, 2007.
Le Mare, L. (2007). What community members think about good programming for First Nations children and families: Links with Prilleltensky’s SPEC model. Response to Isaac Prilleltensky, Promoting Child and Family Well-Being: Linking Organizational and Community Change. The Fifth Annual HIPPY International Conference, Vancouver, April 20 – May 2.
Hymel, S., Le Mare, L., & McKee, W. (2006). The Early Development Inventory (EDI): An examination of validity. EDUDATA Canada’s Research Forum, Vancouver, BC, May 5.
Le Mare, L. (2005). The importance of the early years: Lessons from the Romanian Adoption Project and HIPPY in Aboriginal communities. Presentation to the BC Deputy Ministers sponsored by the British Columbia University President’s Council, Victoria, BC, March 17.
Research Grants
- 2008: Le Mare, L. Faculty of Education Research Opportunities Grant. Children in Care Cohort Study grant preparation. $5000
- 2007: Le Mare, L. SSHRC Small Grant. The Romanian Adoption Project: Time 4
analyses. $5000
- 2006: Le Mare, L. (co- investigator). Human Resources and Social Development Canada: Social Development Partnership Program Research Grant. Care, Identity, and Inclusion Project:
HIPPY Canada Case Studies. April 1, 2006 March 31, 2009. $700,000
- 2003 Le Mare, L. Human Early Learning Partnership Research Grant. The Romanian Adoption Project: Analysis of Phase 3 Data & Bridge to Phase 4. July 1, 2003 Mar 31, 2005. $29,000
- 2003 Le Mare, L. (co-investigator). SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Initiative. The C.H.I.L.D.
Project. $2.3 million
Graduate Student Supervision (since 1994)
Theses Completed
- 2 PhD (Senior Supervisor)
- 4 PhD (Committee Member)
- 15 MA (Senior Supervisor)
Service to the University
- 2000: member, International Student Exchange Committee (ISEC; sub-committee of the Senate Committee on International Agreements; Undergraduate Programs Committee, Faculty of Education, SFU; member, Faculty of Education ad hoc committee to consider internal chair applicants
- 1998: member, ad hoc committee on Grade Inflation in the Faculty of Education
- 1998: (June – October): Acting Director, Undergraduate Programs
- 1997: member, Senate Graduate Studies Appeals Sub-committee
- 1995-1999: coordinator, MA/Ph.D. programs in Psychology of Education, SFU
- 1996: member, ad hoc committee on University Planning Priorities (Heinrich Committee)
- 1993-1997: member, Graduate Programs Committee, Faculty of Education, SFU
- 1993-1996: member, University Senate, SFU
- 1993-1995: member, Senate Appeals Board, SFU
Service to the scholarly community beyond SFU
- 2000: Reviewer: British Journal of Educational Psychology; Educational Psychologist SSHRC Standard Research Grant
- 1999: Reviewer: Child Development; Merrill Palmer Quarterly
- 1997: Reviewer: SSHRC Standard Research Grant
- 1997: Editor, Newsletter of the Developmental Section of the Canadian Psychological Association
- 1996: Reviewer SSHRC Standard Research Grant Program
- 1996: Reviewer SSHRC Standard Research Grant Program
- 1996: Reviewer The Canadian Journal of Education
- 1995: Reviewer The Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education
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