Child and Youth Well-Being Review

Dr. Kelly Schwartz

Dr. Kelly Dean Schwartz is Associate Professor, School and Applied Child Psychology, in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. As a registered psychologist, Dr. Schwartz has been engaged in the study of children, youth and families for over 25 years, most notably focusing on the development assets and family strengths contributing to healthy development and thriving.

As Director of the Social Development Research Team (SDRT), his lab has received provincial and national grants to study child and youth engagement with social media and technology, international positive youth development, student mental health, and resiliency in first responder and military families. As a member of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, and the Owerko Centre, Dr. Schwartz also serves on community, provincial and national boards, advisory committees and national institutes.

Jennifer Turner

Jennifer Turner is the Superintendent of Schools at Fort McMurray Public School Division in Fort McMurray. She is a former Assistant Superintendent at Rocky Mountain School District 6 in Invermere, BC and has served in a variety of roles in education for over 26 years. Jennifer is also a Registered Psychologist with both the College of Alberta Psychologists and the British Columbia College of Psychologists. She currently is a Doctoral Candidate in Educational Leadership from University of Calgary with a specialization in District Leadership of Mental Health Promotion and Intervention, and has a Master of Science in School Psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis and a certificate in Advanced Clinical Supervision Educational from the University of Calgary. Jennifer's undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Education, was obtained at the University of Alberta. She serves on the board of the Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo and the Wood Buffalo Community Foundation Community Grants Committee.

Carol Carifelle-Brzezicki

Carol has worked extensively in the Indigenous community for the last three decades and is a member of Peavine Metis Settlement. Carol completed a master’s degree in Health Studies Center from the Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University. This degree is supplemented by three summers (2006-2009) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/University of Alberta School of Public Health-Joint Indigenous Summer Research Institute. Carol has started a PhD at the University of Alberta School of Public Health-Health Promotion and Socio-behavioral Sciences. She has been a registered Social Worker with ACSW for twenty years.

Dana Fulwiler

Dana has been a public school educator in Alberta for 15 years and offers expertise in well-being science and research, resilience, positive mental health and education. She holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and Master and Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan. Dana is an Assistant Instructor in the MAPP program at the University of Pennsylvania and Sessional Instructor in the B.Ed program at the University of Calgary.

Nancy Mannix

Nancy Mannix is the Chair and Patron of the Palix Foundation, a private foundation that supports improved health and wellness outcomes for children and families. The Palix Foundation has been awarded the 2015 Canadian Medical Award for Excellence in Health Promotion; 2014 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction True Leadership Award; 2013 Certificate of Recognition by the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 2010-2011 President’s Award, Canadian Mental Health Association; and the 2006 Medal for Exceptional Contribution for Early Childhood Development by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

Nancy has served as a member of the Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions Board and has worked with Calgary Health Trust and the Canada West Foundation. She has served on boards such as the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute. Nancy has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of San Diego and a Juris Doctor Degree from Seattle University.