Presentations – Liz Williams – Educator, Psychologist, Animal Scholar

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Williams, E., & Hamers, M. Interspecies health: Linking human & non-human wellbeing in research & practice. Spoken presentation at Community Wellbeing & the Environment, Halifax, June 2 – 3, 2022.

Williams, E. Using the psychology of prejudice to improve human-animal relations. Spoken presentation (1 hr) at Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals, online, May 3, 2022.

Williams, E. Environmentalism as a social identity. Spoken presentation at American Psychological Association Conference, online, August 13, 2021.

Williams, E. Social perceptions of environmentalists. Spoken presentation at Canadian Psychological Association National Convention, online, June 9 2021.

Williams, E. Social perceptions of environmentalists. Spoken presentation at Environmental Studies Association of Canada (Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences), online, June 2 2021.

Williams, E. Social perceptions of environmentalists. Spoken presentation at International Association for People-Environment Studies, Québec City (online), May 2020.

Chan, K., Satterfield, T., Eyster, H., Klain, S., Olmsted, P., Ono, A., & Williams, E. Leveraging relational values to broaden the conservation constituency. Spoken presentation at Multiple Values of Nature Symposium, Bristol, March 2020.

Lewycky, S., Vincent, N., Kircher, A., Finnegan, H., & Williams, E. Internet-based treatment for chronic insomnia: A randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, November 2008.

Vincent, N., Lewycky, S., Kircher, A., Finnegan, H., & Williams, E. Dropping out of internet-based treatment for chronic insomnia: Role of pre-treatment sleep, readiness for change, and attitudes towards computers. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, November 2008.

Walker, J.R., Feldgaier, S., Wright, K., Furer, P., Warren, M., & Williams, E. Health anxiety in school-aged children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, November 2006.

Hassard, J. R., Wright, K. D., Feldgaier, S., Williams, E., Furer, P., & Walker, J. R. The relationship between death anxiety, health concerns, and anxiety in children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, November 2006.

Wright, K. D., Feldgaier, S., Ducharme, J., Williams, E., Furer, P., & Walker, J. R. The relationship between health anxiety, somatic concerns, and other types of anxiety in children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, November 2006.

Williams, E., Walker, J.R., & McIntyre, M. (2005). Finding the fun in birthday parties, kindergarten, and soccer: A qualitative analysis of parental coping strategies for their children’s anxiety. Spoken presentation at the Prairie Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Winnipeg: April 29, 2005 (Winnipeg MB).

This type of topic should become much more prominent in all of our discussions about animals. It is so great to see a speaker so progressive in her thinking yet very effective in her delivery… Loved Liz’s presentation.

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Excellent course! Thank you to you and your team for an excellent dialogue this evening.

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Thank you for the excellent presentation

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The topic was fantastic! Very educational.

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It was interesting to think about these topics when it comes to animal welfare, made me rethink some of my approaches.

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Climate anxiety and ecological grief, 1.5 hours – UVic Uni 101 (January 2023)
Addressing climate anxiety and ecological grief, 4 hours – UVic Continuing Studies (November 2022)
Climate anxiety – specialized 4 hour workshop for the Invasive Species Council of BC (Fall 2022)
Addressing climate anxiety and ecological grief, 2 hours – UVic Continuing Studies (March 2022)

Workshops given in the role of Teaching Assistant Consultant, UVic psychology department (2019 – 2021)

Topics include:

Orientation and role of a teaching assistant
Learner-centered education, lesson plans, and student engagement
Grading: Rubrics, feedback, and time management

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Psychology, climate anxiety and ecological grief: UVic clinical psychology rounds and community seminar (1hr) 2023
Addressing climate anxiety and ecological grief: Rotaract, through UVic Speakers Bureau (1hr) 2023
Teaching the climate change generation: UVic psychology teaching seminars (1hr) 2023
Psychology of human-animal relations: UVic Speakers Bureau – Central Middle School (1hr) 2022
Ecotourism: Attitudes & behaviours: UVic Psychology & Nature (300) 2020
Psychology of human-animal relations: UVic Psychology & Nature (300) 2020
Human-animal relations & ecotourism: UVic Advanced Enviro Psychology (400) 2020
Social perceptions of environmentalists: UVic Advanced Enviro Psychology (400) 2020
Descriptive stats and normal distribution: UVic Research Methods-Psychology (200) 2020
Psychology & climate change: UVic Environmental Psychology (300) 2019
Qualitative research methods in psychology: UVic Research Methods (200) 2019
Qualitative research & small N designs: UVic Research Methods (200) 2018
Social perceptions of environmentalists: UVic Research Methods (200) 2018
Oil sands, pipelines, & energy in Canada: UBC Sociology & Natural Resources (300) 2016
Environmental activism in Canada: UBC Enviro Psychology (300) 2015
Environmental activism in Canada: UBC Enviro Psychology (300) 2014

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Distinguished Lecture Series – Animals & Society Research Initiative, UVic. Speaker: Dr. Stacy Banwell (2024)
Distinguished Lecture Series – Animals & Society Research Initiative, UVic. Speaker: Dr. Lynne Jackson (2021)

Group Facilitator

Multi-species Families on the Streets: Dogs and Their Homeless Guardians – Animals & Society Research Initiative, UVic (2023)

Event Planning

Grass Routes Sustainability Festival – The University of Winnipeg (2013)
Staff workshops – The University of Winnipeg (2013)
PARKing Day – The University of Winnipeg (2012)

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