The Canadian Child Interviewing Research Team (CCIRT) is a group of three Canadian research labs examining methods for obtaining the most honest and accurate reports from child witnesses and victims. Our focus is on working with partners to understand evidence-based methods for improving children’s testimony on the stand and forensic interviewing practices (e.g., what questions are challenging for children to accurately answer and what issues may threaten a child’s credibility). We are dedicated to learning about how to support children in reporting their experiences within the legal systems as well as supporting legal professionals on how to talk to children about their experiences using empirically based best practices.
Meet our team
Shanna Williams,
PhD, C-Psych
Training and Community Connections team Lead
Founding Member
Assistant Professor,
Educational and Counselling Psychology
McGill University
Breanne Wylie
Research Associate
TEAM LEAD- QUESTIONING CHILDREN IN CANADIAN COURTS
Ph.D. Candidate, 2022
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Matt Baker
Research Associate
TEAM LEAD – CHILD MALTREATMENT COVID-19 PROJECT
Ph.D. Candidate, 2024
McGill University
Payton Wood
legal researcher
J.D. Candidate
, 2021
Dalhousie University
Crystal Giesbrecht
Research associate
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Regina
Madelyne Coote
Research ASSISTANT
Psychology
Major (BA ’22)
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