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Biographical Sketch
I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003 from SUNY Stony Brook, where I worked with Dan Klein. During my time as a graduate student, I developed an interest in the relationship between temperament and mood, particularly in terms of how individual differences in emotional experience confer risk for the development of mood disorders. My training ingrained in me the value of approaching this question from a variety of perspectives; thus, my research has included child and adult samples, as well as patient and community populations. I also developed an appreciation of the importance of multi-method assessments of complex constructs and the use of longitudinal methods within a developmental psychopathology framework.
Temperamental risk for mood disorders undoubtedly derives some basis from underlying genetic processes, and for my postdoctoral training, I was eager to increase my understanding of molecular genetics. Therefore, after receiving my Ph.D., I completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine, where I worked with John Nurnberger , Jr. My postdoctoral training emphasized the role of genetic mechanisms in temperamental differences in emotions and affective disorders risk.
As of 2005, I am an assistant professor in the clinical area of the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario . My current research continues to aim at characterizing the mechanisms by which temperament confers risk for mood disturbances, taking a perspective informed by developmental processes.
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In 2007, I became Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for a Science of
Clinical Psychology (SSCP). Members of this group share a commitment to empirical research and the ideal that scientific principles should inform training, practice, and public policy for mental health concerns. To learn more about SSCP and/or to join this organization, click here: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/sscp/
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