Connie M. Bird
Research Area
Education
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, (in progress)
MSW, University of Calgary 2003, Specialization: Communities, Organizations, Management and Policy
BSW, University of Calgary, 2001
Publications
Quinn, A.L., Marshall, S., Bird, C., Ji, D., Cabahug, F., Chau, J., & Elder, M. (2025). Foster parents’ engagement in the development and maintenance of Indigenous children’s and youth’s cultural identities. Children and Youth Services Review, 172,108242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108242
O’Kane, M., Bird, C.M., Marshall, S., Quinn, A. & Charles, G. (2024). Stability indicators, child welfare provisioning and trajectory into university for care-experienced youth. Journal of Children’s Services, 19(3), 158-172. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-05-2023-0025
Bird, C., & Bhardwaj, H. (2020). From crisis to opportunity: Rethinking education in the wake of COVID-19. Child & Youth Services, 41(3), 228-230. doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2020.1834931
Bird, C. (2019). Exploring factors associated with non-attendance for First Nation, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) students using large-scale data. Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, London, Ontario. (Conference Proceedings)
Calhoun, A., & Bird. C. (2004). Students’ experiences of mainstream and alternative teaching strategies: An exploratory study. International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 8(1), doi:10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v08/47712
Awards
- F.U.W South Delta Laura Fowler Memorial Scholarship 2025
- Kwong-Leung Tang Doctoral Entrance Scholarship in Social Work 2024
- Michael Smith Memorial Fellowship September 2023
- Henry Maas Memorial Scholarship 2022
- British Columbia Graduate Award 2021
- Faculty of Arts Graduate Award 2020
- Alberta Civil Forfeitures Grant 2019
- Recognition of Excellence in Student Leadership Award, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2002