Name

Degree

Year

Research project

Juliana Tobon

Ph.D.

(in progress)

Continuity of care in children’s mental health: Development of a measure

M.Sc.

2007

Children’s mental health services: Investigating factors related to help-seeking and agency involvement patterns

Kathryn Turnbull

Ph.D

(in progress)

Brief sleep restriction and neurobehavioural outcomes in preschool children

M.Sc.

2009

The Relationship of Parenting Practices to Positive Child Routines and their Effects on Bedtime Resistance and Night Waking in Young Children

Kyleigh Schraeder

M.Sc.

(in progress)

The impact of placing a child on a waitlist for mental health services: How do waitlists influence parents’ differential help-seeking behaviours.

Lemmese Al-Watban

M.Clin.Sci. (Family Medicine)

(in progress)

Bio-Identical hormone therapy: Women’s Decision-Making Process and Family Doctors Views

Christian Han

M.Sc.

Starting Fall 2012

Meredith Bessey

M.Sc.

Starting Fall 2012

Name

Research Project

Gesine L. Alders (Project Coordinator), Ayla Visser (Research Assistant), Kaitlyn Bruyns (Research Assistant)

Predicting and understanding patterns of service utilization within children’s mental health agencies

Joyce Li (Research Assistant), Jacqueline Mackinnon, Annie Zhao (Volunteers)

Continuity of Care in Children's Mental Health: Development of a Measure

Kayleigh Abbott (Research Assistant), Toria Banman, Karishma Shah, Shadé Miller, Annie Zhao (Volunteers)

Brief sleep restriction and neurobehavioural outcomes in preschool children

Name

Degree

Year

Research project

Current position & institution

Aimee Coulombe

Ph.D.

2010

Parenting at midnight: Measuring parents’ thoughts and strategies to help young children sleep through the night

Postdoctoral fellow, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS

M.A.

2005

Sleep problems, fatigue, and psychopathology in a representative sample of Ontario children

Mor Barzel

Ph.D.

2008

Parenting children with diabetes: The relationship between coparenting and child adjustment

Pediatric Psychologist, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta (2008 - )

Dianne Shanley

Ph.D.

2008

Parents’ conceptualization of child psychopathology: Development of a self-report measure

Director of Psychology Clinic/Lecturer, School of Psychology, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Australia (2009-)

Assistant Professor, Psychology
University of New England
Armidale, Australia (2008 - 2009)

Dianne Shanley

M.A.

What parents experience when seeking help for their children in the children’s mental health system

Name

Degree

Year

Research project

Current position & institution

Katherine Zavitz

B.Sc.

2001

Perceived Barriers to Exercise among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects

M.A. Social Justice, Brock University (2002-2004)

Laurie David

B.Sc.

2001

Perceived Barriers to Exercise among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects

M.Ed., Counseling, University of Toronto (2002 -2004)

Laura Friedlander

B.Sc.

2002

The effects of perceived social support from family and friends on adjustment to university

Ph.D. Program, Clinical Psychology, York University (2002- 2009)

Naomi Shupak

B.Sc.

2002

The effects of self-esteem on adjustment to university

M.Sc., Physiology, UWO (2002-2004), Medical school, University of Toronto (2004- )

Erin Ross

B.A.

2003

The effects of different reference periods on parents' ratings of their young children's behaviour

Clinical psychology, The University of Western Ontario (2005-)

Tovah Yanover

B.A.

2003

The effects of time frame on parent ratings of their young children's behaviour

Ph.D. Program, Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida (2003-2008)

Debbie Semple

B.A.

2004

The effects of time frame on parent ratings of their young children's behaviour: Replication with a clinical sample

M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary (2008)

Susan Battista

B.A.

2004

The effects of time frame on parent ratings of their young children's behaviour: Replication with a clinical sample

Clinical Psychology Program, Dalhousie University (2007-)

Rachel Loewith

B.Sc.

2005

Early childhood sleep problems and psychopathology

Medical School, U of Ottawa (2005-2010)

Kimberly Raghubar

B.Sc.

2006

Attention and impulsivity problems, sleep problems, fatigue, and child functioning: Tests of moderator and mediator models

Clinical Psychology Program: Applied Developmental Emphasis, University of Guelph (2006-2008)

Clinical Neuropsychology Program, University of Houston (2008-)

Anne Marie Polistuk

B.Sc.

2006

Understanding parent conceptualizations of child mental health problems: Exploring education and exposure to previous psychological interventions as correlates.
- D. Shanley (primary supervisor)

Alana Vernon

3rd Year Special Project

Sleep Problems, Fatigue, and Inattention/Impulsivity in 4-18 Year Old Children Seen at a Mental Health Clinic

PsyD Clinical Program, The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California (2007 - 2010)

Courtney Cross

B.Sc.

2007

The Relationship of Birth Order to Frequency and Duration of Night Waking and Parents’ Use of Active Comforting - A. Coloumbe (primary supervisor)

Psy D Clinical Psychology program, Argosy University, California (2007 - 2011)

Tannis Spencer

B.Sc.

2009

Problem severity and the use of children’s mental health services

Medical School, University of Calgary (2009-)

Lyndsay Collard

B.Sc.

2009

Night waking and parenting stress among families with preschool-aged children: Socioeconomic status as a moderator (A. Coloumbe (primary supervisor)

Justine Dol

B.Sc.

2010

Changes in parenting as a predictor of severity of night-waking in 2-5 year olds over 6-months

M.Sc. in Capacity Development and Extension, International Development Studies, University of Guelph (2011-)

Kathleen Helmeczy

B.Sc.

2010

The effect of parenting discrepancy regarding night-waking strategies on depression.

Jessica Lastuk

B.Sc.

2011

The Effect of Parenting Discrepancy Regarding Night-Waking Strategies on Depression.

Rachel Bengino

B.Sc.

2011

Help-Seeking for Child Sleep Disturbances