Selected Research Outputs

THE WEB

Cankaya, O., Whitson, L. & Kenneally, N. (2024, August 26). How a downtown university ‘story walk’ promotes children’s literacy and belonging in higher education. https://theconversation.com/how–a–downtown–university–story–walk–promotes–childrens–literacy–and–belonging–in–higher–education–231659

Cankaya, O. (2023, October 4). Yes, the original Barbie is a stereotype — but children also create their own ‘Barbie worlds.’ https://theconversation.com/yes–the–original–barbie–is–a–stereotype–but–children–also–create–their–own–barbie–worlds–211333

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., McQuarrie, L., Rohatyn, S., Cundy, L. (2024, February 12). Cognitive Fatigue [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbLsQx2AZe8

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., McQuarrie, L., Rohatyn, S., Cundy, L. (2024, February 12). Physical Fatigue [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq3Z2y6jMMk&t=0s

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., McQuarrie, L., Rohatyn, S., Cundy, L. (2024, February 12). Tired vs. Fatigue [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro0BpmnXrXM

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., McQuarrie, L., Rohatyn, S., Cundy, L. (2024, January, 30). Social Emotional Fatigue [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocS2KK0n7vM

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (Academic). (2025). Understanding fatigue in deaf education practices [Video]. Sage Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781036208752

https://sk.sagepub.com/video/understanding-fatigue-in-deaf-education-practices

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2023, May 22). What is fatigue? Understanding fatigue among students with disabilities can help schools moderate it. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/what-is-fatigue-understanding-fatigue-among-students-with-disabilities-can-help-schools-moderate-it-205182

Cankaya, O. (2023, April 18). When kids like the box more than the toy: The benefits of playing with everyday objects. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/when-kids-like-the-box-more-than-the-toy-the-benefits-of-playing-with-everyday-objects-1790584

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2023, March, 23). Researcher tests tool to assess fatigue among Deaf learners. MacEwan News. https://www.macewan.ca/campus-life/news/2023/03/news-research-rohatyn-martin-23/

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2019, December 3). Answering questions about inclusion in schools needs to involve students. MacEwan News. https://www.macewan.ca/campus-life/news/archive/details/?storyid=2019/12/feature_natalia_rohatyn_martin

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Cankaya, O., Martin, M., & Haugen, D. (2025). The Relationship Between Children’s Indoor Loose Parts Play and Cognitive Development: A Systematic Review. Journal of Intelligence, 13(5), 52.

Cankaya, O., Leach, J., & Akdemir, K. (2024). The Journey of Loose Parts across Educational Landscapes and History. American Journal of Play, 16(2–3), 210–245.

Cankaya, O., Martin, M., & Haugen, D. (2023). Protocol – Young children's loose parts play and cognitive development. PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=452046

Cankaya, O., Rohatyn–Martin, N., Leach, J., Taylor, K., & Bulut, O. (2023). Preschool Children’s Loose Parts Play and the Relationship to Cognitive Development: A Review of Literature. Journal of Intelligence, 11, 151–170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11080151

Huseinovic, D., Yaschuk, E., Dube, K., Rohatyn-Martin, N., dos Santos Nogueira de Goes, F., Fidelak, D. (Spring 2025). Co-Creating a Simulation with Students as Active Partners: A Social Work Experience. International Journal for Students as Partners, 9(1), 201-213. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v9i1.5837

LeFevre, J. A., Skwarchuk, S. L., Sowinski, C., & Cankaya, O., (2022). Linking Quantities and Symbols in Early Numeracy Learning. Journal of Numerical Cognition. 8(1), 1–23.

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., McQuarrie, L., Cundy, L., Rohatyn, S., Gan, J., Dickner, S. (2024). The Fatigue in Educational Contexts Survey (FEC): Elevating, Empowering, and Engaging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal,20(1), 203 -217.

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (Academic). (2025). Understanding fatigue in deaf education practices [Video]. Sage Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781036208752 | https://sk.sagepub.com/video/understanding-fatigue-in-deaf-education-practices

Rohatyn-Martin, N., & Hayward, D. (2019). Inclusion: Perspectives of Deaf and hard of hearing students. Inclusive Educator, Council for Inclusive Education, 4(1), 16-20.

Rohatyn-Martin, N., & Hayward, D. (2016). The challenge of fatigue for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in inclusive classrooms. The International Journal of Learner Diversity and Identities, 23(3), 23-31.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Geldart, N., Cundy, L., & Rohatyn-Martin, N. (April, 2023). Inclusive ways to support students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. [text, closed caption, and ASL video versions]. In D.V. Hayward (Ed). Other Ways of Seeing Inclusive Education (Diversity Chapter 3). https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/other-ways-seeing-inclusive-education.

Cankaya, O. (2022). Supporting young children’s numeracy development with guided play: Early childhood mathematics research combined with practice. In Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness (A. Betts & K. Thai, Eds.). IGI Global

Cankaya, O. & LeFevre, J. (2016). The home numeracy environment: What do cross-cultural comparisons tell us about how to scaffold the mathematical skills of all young children? In Early childhood mathematical skill development in the home environment (B. Blevins-Knabe & A. Berghout-Austin, Eds.). Springer.

LeFevre, J. A., Cankaya, O., Xu, C., & Lira, C. J. (2018). Linguistic and experiential factors as predictors of young children’s Early Numeracy Skills. In Mathematical Cognition and Learning, Language and Culture in Mathematical Cognition (pp.49-72, D. B. Berch, D. C. Geary, K. Mann Koepke, Eds). Academic Press.

Norman, N., Luckner, J., & Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2022). Students who are D/HH with ADHD. In C. Guardino & J. Cannon (Eds.) Deaf and hard of hearing learners with disabilities: Foundations, strategies, and resources. Routledge.

Rohatyn-Martin, N. & Hayward, D. (2022). Examining fatigue for bilingual/multilingual students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through the framework of Universal Design for Learning. In M. Musyoka (Ed.) Deaf Education and Challenges for Bilingual/Multilingual Students. IGI Global.

Rohatyn-Martin, N. & Freeborn, C. (2021). Working with Educational Assistants. In D. Hayward (Ed.) Other Ways of Seeing Inclusive Education (Chapter 3). Kendall/Hunt Publishing.

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

Cankaya, O., & Taylor, O. (2025, June 11–14). Examining children's play duration and engagement with loose parts. [Talk]. Canadian Psychological Association’s 86th Annual General Meeting and National Convention, St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Cankaya, O., Whitson, L., & Rohatyn–Martin, N. (2025, May 12–15). Welcome to MacEwan: Inviting young children and families to explore post–secondary spaces with a StoryWalk [Conference presentation]. C2U Expo 2025: Partners in Place, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada. https://c2uexpo.ca/

Cankaya, O., Jamie, L., & Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2023, August 9-11, accepted). Examining young children’s play types and duration with loose parts and its relationship to cognitive development [Talk]. International Toy Research Association. Rochester, NY, United States.

Cankaya, O., Jamie, L., & Favis, E. (2023, June 6-9, accepted). Examining parent-child play types, duration, and engagement with loose parts: How parental income, educational attainment, and children’s age and cognitive functioning shape loose parts play [Talk]. International Play Association. Glasgow, Scotland.

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Arel, M. (2023, April). Fatigue for instructors and students in post-secondary settings. Talking circle. Faculty of Health and Community Studies (FHCS) Inaugural Conference. MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada.

Brown, A. & Cankaya, O. (2022, May). Children’s Play in Cree Culture. Presented at the Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC). Virtual (Edmonton, AB, Canada).

Cankaya, O., Rohatyn-Martin, N., DiStasio, M. & Cadigan, F. (October, 2021). Brewing ideas for teaching and learning: one sip at a time. Talk given at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2021. Perth, Australia (Online)

Cankaya, O., Freeborn, C. & Nollski, M. (2021, June). Where child development theories meet the practice of unknown: A vision for preparing preservice early learning and childcare educators for working with Indigenous children, families, and communities. Presented at the Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC). Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D., & McQuarrie, L. (February, 2020). Seeing through the fog: Developing a measure of cognitive and physical fatigue for D/HH students. Oral presentation at the 46th Annual Conference of the Association of College Educators - Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-D/HH). Atlanta, GA.

Rohatyn-Martin, N. & Hayward, D. (October, 2020). The impact of fatigue on students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) in educational settings. Oral presentation at the Annual Canadian Association of Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – British Columbia (CAEDHH-BC). Surrey, British Columbia.

Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2020, February). The importance of understanding student fatigue. Oral presentation at the Educational Assistant Conference, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta.

Zarezadeh kheibari, S., Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward D. (March, 2022). Post-secondary Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students’ Perspectives of Fatigue. Oral presentation. 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity (PacRim 2022). Manoa, Hawaii. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6899387697811595264/

Zarezadeh kheibari, S., Rohatyn-Martin, N., Hayward, D. (March, 2021). Experiences of Fatigue with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Oral presentation. 36th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity (PacRim 2021). Manoa, Hawaii. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6764739670707441665/

STUDENT RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Cattral, C. & Cankaya, O (2023, April 20). Examining parent-child play types, duration, and engagement with loose parts: How parental income, educational attainment, and children’s age and cognitive functioning shape loose parts play [Paper presentation]. MacEwan University Research Day. Edmonton, Canada.

Krueger, K., & Cankaya, O. (2023, April 20). Exploring how diversity influences parent-child play engagement with loose part to bridge the learning gap between home and early learning environments [Paper presentation]. MacEwan University Research Day. Edmonton, Canada.

Jickling, Z., Dickner, S., Gan, J., & Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2025, April). A systematic review of fatigue definitions: Seeking consensus across literature. [Poster presentation]. MacEwan Student Research Day. MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada.

Smith, C. & Cankaya, O. (2023, April 20). Exploring the role of language development in young children’s unstructured play narratives[Paper presentation]. MacEwan University Research Day. Edmonton, Canada.

Taylor, K. & Cankaya, O. (2023, April 20). Parental influences and gender differences in children's loose parts play [Paper presentation]. MacEwan University Research Day. Edmonton, Canada.

Wanchulak, B., Rohatyn-Martin, N. (2023, April). “I’m Exhausted!” The effects of fatigue on deaf students. MacEwan Student Research Day. MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada.

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