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James M Bebko 

James M. Bebko is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, 
York University, Toronto. His research is on the interface between 
language and cognition in individuals with diverse abilities and needs. 

Yiu Ming Chan 

Yiu Ming Chan is a PhD student in Mathematical and Statistical 
Department, University of South Florida, Florida, USA. He specializes in 
health statistics. 

Dong Feng 

Dong Feng is the Director of Sun Yet-sen University Library at 
Eastern Campus, Guangzhou, China. He specializes in health librarianship. 

Chris Holland 

 Chris Holland has worked in the UK, Europe and New Zealand to 
research and address learning issues for low paid workers that are often 
attributed to low functional language, literacy or numeracy (LLN). In New 
Zealand, Chris is the Director of Work & Education Research and 
Development Services, which advises and conducts research and 
professional development mainly with government departments, industry 
training organisations and the Council of Trade Unions. Since 2007 Chris 
has been exploring mentoring for apprentices.  

Hong Huang 

Hong Huang is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information, 
University of South Florida, Florida, USA. He specializes in health 
information behaviors. 

Carly McMorris 

Carly A. McMorris is in her fourth year of her PhD in Clinical 
Developmental Psychology at York University. Her primary research 
interests are related to children with autism’s information processing 
abilities, such as short-term visual memory and attention. Additional 
research interests include examining the diagnostic histories and 
experiences of children and individuals with autism. 

Thomas Rhee 

Thomas Rhee is a Clinical Psychologist at Holland Bloorview Kids 
Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto.  He is part of a diagnostic assessment 



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clinic and his work primarily focuses on the cognitive abilities and 
communication skills in individuals with various developmental disorders. 

Magali Segers 

Magali Segers is a PhD student in Clinical Developmental 
Psychology at York University, Toronto. Her research focus is on the 
cognitive processes involved during speech and language perception and 
understanding these processes in both typical and atypical populations. 

Rosie Wickert 

Rosie Wickert has extensive experience in adult education and 
training, with a particular interest in adult education policy. Rosie was a 
Professor at the University of Technology Sydney where she trained 
numerous adult educators, furthered research activity in language and 
literacy education and managed a number of university wide change 
initiatives. Rosie’s particular area of expertise is adult language and literacy 
education policy as evidenced by her multiple publications in that field, 
including the ground breaking first national survey of adult literacy in 
Australia, ‘No Single Measure’ in 1989.