" If researchers or educators wish to improve body confidence in their classrooms and adolescents today , we have to pay close attention to the gender dynamics of these classrooms and ensure the material being taught is not promoting the exclusion of any individual ’ s gender identities ."
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Kelsey hopes that her research will " prompt a larger discussion on how teachers , researchers , and intervention developers can promote inclusivity and create a positive environment for adolescents in their classrooms ."
As for future plans , Kelsey recently began her first year at the University of Saskatchewan as a student in their 5-year Clinical Psychology MA / PhD Transfer program . She says , " My plan for the future is to obtain my doctorate degree and practice as a clinical psychologist .”
" If researchers or educators wish to improve body confidence in their classrooms and adolescents today , we have to pay close attention to the gender dynamics of these classrooms and ensure the material being taught is not promoting the exclusion of any individual ’ s gender identities ."
Kelsey Mooney ( M . Ed .' 22 ) is one of two recipients of the fall 2022 Faculty of Education Associate Dean ’ s Graduate Student Thesis Award and also the Faculty of Education ' s nominee for the President ' s Distinguished Graduate Student award at the fall 2022 convocation .
The Faculty of Education Associate Dean ’ s Graduate Student Thesis Award was established in 2021 to recognize outstanding academic performance of thesis-based graduate students ( Master ' s and PhD ) in Education . This $ 2,000 award is granted to a student in a graduate program in the Faculty of Education who has exemplified academic excellence and research ability , demonstrated leadership ability and / or university / community involvement , and whose thesis / dissertation was deemed meritorious by the Examining Committee .
Mooney successfully defended her thesis titled , " A Community-Based and Mixed-Methods Approach to Exploring the Dove Confident Me Five Session Body Image Intervention in a Holistic School Classroom on July 19 , 2022 . Her supervisor was Dr . JoLee Sasakamoose and committee members included Dr . Twyla Salm and Dr . Mamata Pandey ( Sask Health Authority ). The external Reviewer was Dr . Caroline Pukall ( Queens University ) and Chair was Dr . Amber Fletcher ( Dept . of Sociology & Social Studies ). www2 . uregina . ca / education / news