Jillian Roberts

Jillian Roberts is a prominent Canadian child psychologist, author and faculty member at the University of Victoria.[1][2][3][4] Roberts works and writes in both English and French.[5][6]

Born and raised 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).[7] Her doctoral work was about children with HIV/AIDS and her HIV research continues to be featured by the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR).[8] In 1999, she assumed a faculty position in educational psychology at the University of Victoria.[9]

Roberts' Just Enough series of children's books was released in 2016.[10][11][12][13] She followed this with the series World Around Us.[14] 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.[15][16] The final book of the series, On Our Nature Walk: Our First Talk About Our Impact on the Environment (2020) was forwarded by the CBC's Bob McDonald.[17] The World Around Us series is featured in Scholastic Canada's Classroom Essentials.[18] In 2022, Roberts published "Calm" and "My Promise" for the youngest of readers.[19][20]

Dr. Jillian Roberts

In her capacity as a child psychologist, Roberts has been quoted in HuffPost, CBC News, Slate and Psychology Today.[21][22][23][24] In 2020, she was awarded the University of Toronto at OISE's Leaders and Legends Award for Distinguished Service.[25] In 2021, she was awarded a City of Victoria Honorary Citizen Award.[26] She was awarded the University of Waterloo's 2022 Arts Alumni Achievement Award for having made "leaps and bounds in making a social impact and assisting the whole of Canada to become more aware about the mental wellness needs of our children and the youth."[27] In 2022, she began writing regular parenting articles for Today's Parent.[28] In 2023, the mental health clinics that were founded under her name were rebranded as MindKey Health.[29]

References
  1. "Faculty Page". University of Victoria.
  2. Patel, Arti (14 November 2017). "Separation anxiety in children is common — here's how to manage it". Global News.
  3. Bologna, Caroline (30 August 2019). "What Kids Who Bully Often Have in Common". Huffington Post.
  4. Bologna, Caroline (5 June 2019). "Why It's Ok To Cry In Front of Your Kids Sometimes". Huffington Post.
  5. "Author Page". Quebec Amerique.
  6. "Author Profile". Orca Book Publishers.
  7. "Faculty Website". University of Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "CANFAR Researcher Profile". CANFAR.
  9. "Faculty Website". University of Victoria.
  10. "OLA Best Bets Award" (PDF). Ontario Library Association.
  11. "The Canadian Children's Book Centre".
  12. Ramlakhan, Krystalie (2 November 2015). "PEI Sex-Ed Book Written for Kids Before They See Too Much".
  13. Speller, Katherine (2 November 2015). "Forget the Stork: Here's How to Explain Sex to Kids". MTV News.
  14. "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People". University Libraries.
  15. Mistry, Rashmita (16 October 2019). "World Poverty Day: Conversation Starters to Use With Kids". Psychology Today.
  16. "Victoria Book Prize Finalists". Read Local BC.
  17. "CBC Books". CBC. 28 May 2020.
  18. "Classroom Essentials". Scholastic Canada.
  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. "Contibutor's Page". Huffington Post France.
  22. "How to talk to kids about coronavirus". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  23. Ballot, Alice (25 June 2019). "Pleurer Devant Vos Enfants Est Plus Bénéfique Que Vous Ne Le Croyez" (in French). Slate.
  24. Au, Sara (11 June 2019). "Four Boundaries Children Need to Understand". Psychology Today.
  25. "University Press Release". University of Toronto (OISE).
  26. "New Release". City of Victoria.
  27. "Dr. Jillian Roberts". Arts. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  28. "Contributor's Page". Today's Parent.
  29. "MindKey Health Registered Psychologists, Specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology". MindKey Health. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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