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Dr.
Peters is a Professor of Psychology at
Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada. He has been involved in the field
of child development and children's mental
health research for over 35 years. His
major research interests concern the promotion
of children's well-being and the prevention
of children's mental health problems.
As Research Director for the Better
Beginnings, Better Futures Project,
he heads a multidisciplinaryJanuary 24, 2008iversities, and local research
teams in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
across Ontario. The focus of this research
is evaluating community-based programs
which influence the development of young
children and their families. Dr. Peters
has been a Visiting Scientist at the
Mental Health Division of the World Health
Organization in Geneva, and the Social
Learning Center in Eugene, OR. He has
been a member of the Executive Committee
of the Banff
International Conference on Behavioural
Science since 1981, and chaired the
March 2003 meetings on "Effective Progress
for Early Childhood Development."
He has also served as a member of the
Expert Advisory Committee for the Canadian
National Longitudinal Survey of Children
and Youth, and is a member of the Directing
Counsel for the Health
Canada Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood
Development.
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