Jason Novick

Jason is a Research Coordinator with the CHILD studies team. Having worked with the research team since 2015, his responsibilities have included working as a data assistant for the APrON study, project coordinator for RESOLVE Alberta, and AVA Online coordinator. He has also contributed to the ATTACH and VID-KIDS studies with respect to coding, transcribing, analyzing data, and co-authoring peer-reviewed papers. Jason is also working as a contract faculty member with the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Mount Royal University, where he has taught the Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Gender, and the Sociology of Families courses.

Jason graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts, having completed an Honors Specialization in Sociology. Thereafter, Jason obtained his Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario. For the master’s thesis requirement, he designed and conducted original research on the relationships between family structure, employment patterns, and mental health among mothers using the life course perspective. Overall, Jason’s research and teaching interests are highly congruent with the CHILD Studies Program’s mandate of optimizing the life course outcomes of vulnerable mothers and children in Alberta.