Mentoring

Dr. Ruglis supervises graduate students, engaging in feminist, inclusive, anti-oppression, anti-racist, decolonizing approaches to mentoring and supervision. To date Dr. Ruglis has supervised thirty graduate students. In addition, Dr. Ruglis serves on doctoral dissertation and comprehensive exam, masters thesis and research project evaluation committees across the department, faculty, university, and internationally. Dr. Ruglis also has mentored undergraduate students in reading courses and research projects.

Program / Curriculum Development

Dr. Ruglis has expertise in interdisciplinary curriculum and program development across all levels of education, and in community settings. She specializes in inclusive, anti-racist, decolonizing, equity-based, feminist approaches to curriculum and program development, with particular expertise in: health and educational inequities and injustices, public health, health promotion (particularly in educational settings/contexts), public education, teacher education, health professions education (including counselling, school psychology, and mental health), comprehensive sexuality and health education, gender and sexual identities, participatory research (CBPR, PAR, YPAR, etc.), policy, science education, human development, and adolescence.

Annual Courses,
McGill University

Graduate

Qualitative Research Methods (EDPE 687)
Gender Identity Development (EDPE 515)
Family, School and Community (EDPI543)

Undergraduate

Adolescence & Education (EDPE 377)

Selected Invited University & Public Educational Lectures

non-research talks

Graduate

Ruglis, J. (November 6, 2024). Invited Moderator and Speaker. Community Speaker Series #1, “Rooted in Strengths Based Education: Trauma Informed Approaches for Youth in Schools & Community.” Lecture Series Organizer, Anurag Dhir, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Faculty of Education McGill University.

Ruglis, J. (October 16, 2023). “Histories, epistemologies and praxes of critical participatory action research.” In graduate course: “EDEM 688 Critical and Participatory Research Methods” Course Instructor, Dr. Philip S. Howard. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University.

Ruglis, J. (November 17, 2021). “Introduction to qualitative research methods in education.” In graduate course: “EDPE 602: Uses of Research Findings in Education.” Course Instructor, Dr. Michael Hoover. Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University

Ruglis, J.  (March 22, 2019 & March 14, 2018). “Participatory and interdisciplinary approaches to research in human development.”  Human Development Research Seminar - Graduate Course (EDPE 632). McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (November 14, 2018). “Introduction to qualitative research methods in education.” Uses of Research Findings in Education - Graduate Course (EDPE 602). Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J.  (April 24, 2018). “Introduction to Gender, Sex and Sexuality: What to know to help your kids.” Effective Parenting Public Lecture Series., Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (October 10, 2017).  “Introductory concepts in sex, gender and sexuality.” Intersectional Relationships and Sexuality - Graduate Course (EDPC 503). Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (October 22, 2016). “Role of Technology in the Classroom/Intellectual Property.” Full-Day Feminist Pedagogy Workshop. Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies (IGSF), McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (July 19, 2016). “Social Determinants of Health in Education.” Critical Issues in Urban Education, Doctoral Seminar - Graduate Course, PhD Program in Urban Education, Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, USA.

Ruglis, J. (April 4, 2016). “Participatory research, youth development and justice.” Human Development Research Seminar - Graduate Course (EDPE 632). Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (March 9, 2016). “Social Justice, Anti-Oppressive and Feminist Pedagogy for/with Youth.” On Panel: Feminist Pedagogy and Professionalism: Solving Heterosexism and Sexism in Academia. Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies (IGSF), McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (November 28, 2011). “Feminist participatory research methods.” Feminist Research Methods - Graduate Course (WMST601).” Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (September 29, 2011). “Death of a Dropout: Considerations of Public Health, Policy and Education for School & Applied Psychology.” School/Applied Child Psychology Brownbag Series. Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Ruglis, J. (November 1, 2010). “Critical Community Based Participatory Research: ProjectDISH - Baltimore.” Introduction to Community Based Participatory Research: Principles and Methods Graduate Course, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Ruglis, J. (October 18, 2010). “Rethinking Education Policy, Poverty and Health.” Health, Poverty and Public Policy in the U.S. Graduate Course, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Ruglis, J. (September 15, 2009). “ProjectDISH (Disparities in Schooling and Health): Investigating Schooling as a Social Determinant of Health through Youth CBPR” Community Based Participatory Research Graduate Seminar. Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD.

Undergraduate

Ruglis, J. (November 18, 2008). “The Social Foundations of the Graduation Rate Crisis and Implications for Health and Democracy.” ‘Reframing Urban Youth’ Undergraduate Course. Education Studies Program, Eugene Lang College, New School University, New York, NY, USA.