Jacob A Burack

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)

Research Areas

My students and I primarily study the development of attention and cognition among typically developing children, persons with autism, and persons with specific syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities. In a second area of research, we study the academic, social, and emotional well-being of First Nations adolescents from northern communities. Our theoretical writing is primarily about the interface of typical and atypical development, and the contributions of developmental theory and methodology to the study of persons whose development is at-risk.