Dr. Irene Vitoroulis

Irene Vitoroulis is an Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Ottawa and completed her post-doctoral training at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University. Her research focuses on the psychosocial integration and well-being of adolescents from immigrant, refugee, ethno-cultural and racialized backgrounds. She is particularly interested in peer group and school processes that affect inter-group dynamics in the prevalence of bullying and peer victimization, as well as the extent to which these processes are associated student mental health.