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.