Research profiles

Researchers at McGill, Concordia, the Wilfrid Laurier and the University of Lethbridge have designed an interactive web-based program, Abracadabra, which is improving literacy across Canada. This free tool offers resources for teachers, is fun and engaging for children struggling to learn to read, and is now in use around the world.

An award-winning researcher at Concordia University is working to fill the gaps of our knowledge of HIV/AIDS, with a special focus on communities of people that have been traditionally overlooked. She has conducted needs assessments with the City of Toronto and the province of Quebec to improve preventative health services. She has also developed a series of educational materials targeted for transsexuals.