Christina Rinaldi, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept
- crinaldi@ualberta.ca
Overview
About
Dr. Christina Rinaldi is a Professor in the College of Social Sciences & Humanities at the University of Alberta and the Scientific Director for the Canadian Center for Mentoring Research. She completed her doctorate in School/Applied Child Psychology at McGill University. Her professional experience working in schools, hospitals, and mental health settings has informed her work. Her particular expertise is in the area of parent-child relationships, and social and emotional psychological functioning and wellbeing.
Research
To learn more about Dr. Rinaldi's research projects and her mentorship of graduate students visit the Learning Engagement and Parenting (LEAP) lab website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/leap
Announcements
I am not accepting any master's students for 2025-2026.
Courses
EDPY 528 - Foundations of Child and Adolescent Intervention
The course takes a developmental psychological approach to understanding psychological practice and interventions with children and adolescents. Prerequisite: EDPY 527 or equivalent.
EDPY 643 - Child/Adolescent Therapy and Intervention
The course is intended to provide students with exposure to various modes of intervention with children and adolescents. Prerequisite: EDPY 641. Restricted to students enrolled in the School and Clinical Child Psychology and Counselling Psychology programs.
EDPY 644 - Consultation and Evaluation in School and Clinical Child Psychology
A professional psychology course intended to develop the skills of a psychologist as consultant, collaborator, and evaluator. Topics discussed in this course include models/theories of consultation, program/intervention evaluation techniques, and issues/trends related to consultation, collaboration and program evaluation. Restricted to students enrolled in the School and Clinical Child Psychology and Counselling Psychology programs.
Featured Publications
Choquette, K., Pirraglia, C., Cheong, C., & Rinaldi, C. M.
Teacher & Teacher Education. 2024 July; 144 (e1045780)
The influence of parenting dimensions and junior high school students’ involvement in bullying.
Rinaldi, C. M., Bulut, O., Muth, T., & Di Stasio, M.
Journal of School Violence . 2023 July; 22 (2):183-197
Parental autonomy support in relation to preschool aged children’s behavior: Examining positive guidance, negative control, and responsiveness.
Linkiewich, D., Martinovich, V., Rinaldi, C. M., Howe, N., & Gokiert, R.
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2021 July; 26 (3):1-13
Walker, M. & Rinaldi, C. M.
Contemporary School Psychology. 2019 March; 24
Offrey, L. & Rinaldi, C. M.
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 2014 January;
Roger, K., Rinaldi, C. M., & Howe, N.
Infant and Child Development. 2012 January; 21 (6):646-666