Debra Pepler

Pepler completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Queen's University in 1973, followed by a Master of Science degree at Dalhousie University in 1976. In 1979, she was awarded her PhD from the University of Waterloo. She has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at York University since 1988 and a senior associate scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto since 2001.{{Cite web|url=http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2015/06/18/york-professor-debra-pepler-honoured-for-her-contributions-to-psychology/|title=York Professor Debra Pepler honoured for her contributions to psychology – YFile|website=yfile.news.yorku.ca|date=19 June 2015 |access-date=2019-11-18}}

Pepler is a nationally recognized expert in the field of childhood aggression, including bullying.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bullying-expert-turns-her-eye-to-halifax-board/article11398202/|title=Bullying expert turns her eye to Halifax board|date=2013-04-18|work=The Globe & Mail|access-date=2019-11-18}} She has co-edited 12 books and published over 200 refereed journal articles, book chapters, and white papers.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=21XMPgUAAAAJ&hl|title=Debra Pepler - Google Scholar Citations|website=scholar.google.ca|access-date=2019-11-20}} In one major project, Pepler and colleagues recorded and analyzed video footage of children's interactions on the playground and in the classroom, observing their bullying experiences,{{cite journal |doi=10.1037/0012-1649.31.4.548|title=A peek behind the fence: Naturalistic observations of aggressive children with remote audiovisual recording|journal=Developmental Psychology|volume=31|issue=4|pages=548–553|year=1995|last1=Pepler|first1=Debra J.|last2=Craig|first2=Wendy M.}}{{cite journal |doi=10.1177/0143034300211002|title=Observations of Bullying in the Playground and in the Classroom|journal=School Psychology International|volume=21|pages=22–36|year=2000|last1=Craig|first1=Wendy M.|last2=Pepler|first2=Debra|last3=Atlas|first3=Rona|s2cid=146140435}} targets' coping styles,{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/1467-9507.00121|title=Emotional Regulation and Display in Classroom Victims of Bullying: Characteristic Expressions of Affect, Coping Styles and Relevant Contextual Factors|journal=Social Development|volume=9|issue=2|pages=226–245|year=2000|last1=Mahady Wilton|first1=Melissa M.|last2=Craig|first2=Wendy M.|last3=Pepler|first3=Debra J.}} and peers' responses.{{cite journal |doi=10.1006/jado.1999.0238|title=Peer involvement in bullying: Insights and challenges for intervention|journal=Journal of Adolescence|volume=22|issue=4|pages=437–452|year=1999|last1=O'Connell|first1=Paul|last2=Pepler|first2=Debra|last3=Craig|first3=Wendy|pmid=10469508}}

In 1997, she appeared on an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss her work on bullying.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/releases_1996_2000/archive/111497.htm|title=York University professor to appear today on Oprah to share expertise/advice on bullying with 20 million viewers|date=1997-11-14|website=York University|access-date=2019-11-24}}

In 2006, Pepler co-founded (with Wendy Craig, her first PhD student) Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network ([https://www.prevnet.ca/ PREVNet]), a collaboration between researchers and community organizations dedicated to preventing childhood bullying and violence.{{Cite web|url=https://research.info.yorku.ca/2017/01/york-researchers-are-helping-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-bullying-aggression-and-violence/|title=York researchers are helping to change the way we think about bullying, aggression and violence|date=2017-01-09|website=York University|access-date=2019-11-18|archive-date=2019-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117071806/https://research.info.yorku.ca/2017/01/york-researchers-are-helping-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-bullying-aggression-and-violence/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.prevnet.ca/about|title=About PREVNet - Canada's authority on bullying|website=PREVNet|access-date=2019-11-18}}

In 2015, Pepler was awarded the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, by the Canadian Psychological Association. In 2019, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/order-of-canada-full-list-2019-1.5409612|title=Full list of new Order of Canada recipients|last=The Canadian Press|website=CBC|access-date=2019-12-31}}

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• {{cite journal |doi=10.1037/0012-1649.31.4.548|title=A peek behind the fence: Naturalistic observations of aggressive children with remote audiovisual recording|journal=Developmental Psychology|volume=31|issue=4|pages=548–553|year=1995|last1=Pepler|first1=Debra J.|last2=Craig|first2=Wendy M.}}
• {{cite journal |doi=10.1006/jado.1999.0238|title=Peer involvement in bullying: Insights and challenges for intervention|journal=Journal of Adolescence|volume=22|issue=4|pages=437–452|year=1999|last1=O'Connell|first1=Paul|last2=Pepler|first2=Debra|last3=Craig|first3=Wendy|pmid=10469508}}
• {{cite book |isbn=9780521528030|title=Bullying in Schools: How Successful Can Interventions Be?|last1=Smith|first1=Peter K.|last2=Pepler|first2=Debra|last3=Rigby|first3=Ken|date=2004-10-21|publisher=Cambridge University Press }}
• {{cite journal |doi=10.1002/ab.20136|title=A developmental perspective on bullying|journal=Aggressive Behavior|volume=32|issue=4|pages=376–384|year=2006|last1=Pepler|first1=Debra J.|last2=Craig|first2=Wendy M.|last3=Connolly|first3=Jennifer A.|last4=Yuile|first4=Amy|last5=McMaster|first5=Loren|last6=Jiang|first6=Depeng}}
• {{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01128.x|title=Developmental Trajectories of Bullying and Associated Factors|journal=Child Development|volume=79|issue=2|pages=325–338|year=2008|last1=Pepler|first1=Debra|last2=Jiang|first2=Depeng|last3=Craig|first3=Wendy|last4=Connolly|first4=Jennifer|pmid=18366426}}

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