Laura Naismith

Research Officer, Peel District School Board
Collaborator Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Laura Naismith is a Research Officer at the Peel District School Board where she conducts applied research and program evaluation on board-wide curriculum, special education, and equity initiatives. She previously held positions as a Project Scientist in Simulation and Teaching Excellence at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Her academic research focuses on theory-based instructional design and evaluation of simulation-based learning. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from McGill University.

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