ACADEMIC INTERESTS

• The role of music in treating depression.
 Process and product evaluation.
 
   
• Academic Planning.
 Instructional design
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• Persuasion and learning theories.
 Media and Values in High School.
 
   
• Public Speaking.
 Audio production.
 
   
• Radio Broadcasting.
 Sound design.
 
   
• Communication techniques and technologies and international development.

MY WORK WITH CBC SESAME STREET

• I served as a member and then the Chair of the Board of Educational Advisors for CBC Sesame Street.
 
   
• I spearheaded the effort to have the segments produced in the regions. When I began with the Board, production was based in Montreal, Winnipeg and Toronto. By the time I left the Board we had added centres in Vancouver, Regina, Halifax, St. John’s, and others.
 I worked with composers and segment creators to have them include other musical genres and instruments in segments.
 
   
• I helped develop guidelines for the production of segments focusing on the many cultures in Canada.
 I conducted research showing the power of CBC Sesame Street segments in teaching French to Grade Twelve students in Nova Scotia.
 
   
• One of my articles focused on Sesame Street in Canada.
 Recently (2006) Sheila Rogers interviewed me on Sounds Like Canada as she featured CBC Sesame Street.