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ALBERT, Paul R. »


Paul R. ALBERT

CIHR/Novartis Michael Smith Chair in Neuroscience
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Medicine

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8307)
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Our research addresses the role of the serotonin and dopamine systems in Depression, Anxiety, and Schizophrenia.  In particular, our research focuses on genetic and environmental factors (such as early or late life stress) that determine the activity of these systems and the implications for brain function and behavior. We have identified specific gene polymorphisms, gene regulators and epigenetic alterations caused by stress that increase the risk of mental illness and affect the response to antidepressant treatments.  Our current research is to develop animal models of these genetic alterations to identify their role in susceptibility to mental illness and as models to develop new treatments to attenuate the effects of stress, anxiety, or depression.

Other area of expertise: Mental Retardation

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ANGUS, Douglas E. »


Douglas E. ANGUS

Emeritus professor
Telfer School of Management

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Home: 613-737-1947
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Home Telephone

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Economic and policy analysis in the health care field. Management issues and evaluation of programs in health care.

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ATANCE, Cristina »


Cristina Atance

Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4476)
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E-mail

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I am interested in children's cognitive development. More specifically, I am researching the development of future thinking and planning skills, and children's understanding of their own and others' minds ("theory of mind") - particularly as this last skill applies to explaining and making sense of their own and others' actions as a function of mental states (e.g., beliefs, desires, and intentions).

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AUBRY, Tim Daniel »


Tim Daniel Aubry

Senior Researcher / Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4815)
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My main areas of research are housing, homelessness, and community mental health.

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BARIL, Alexandre »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Social Work

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Office: 6135625800 #6386
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Author of the book: Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide (2023) Fields of specialization: Suicide; Suicidality; Assisted suicide; Medical assistance in dying (MAID); Euthanasia; Physician-assisted suicide; Marginalized groups; Disability; Mental Health. Many articles available on: https://uottawa.academia.edu/AlexandreBaril

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BEAUREGARD, Devin »


Part-time professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

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Office: 613-858-2314
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My research program focuses on cultural and creative industries policies. In particular, I am interested in digital culture and the role of the cultural industries in creating and promoting a sense of identity and place.

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BERGERON, Vincent »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Philosophy

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Cell: 613-851-7251
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I work primarily on the conceptual and methodological foundations of cognitive science. My current research projects are focused on three topics: the relationship between cognitive architecture and brain architecture; the relationship between animal and human cognition; and the contribution of cognitive science to our understanding of aesthetic experience.

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BLANCHARD, Céline »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4886)
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Organizational climate, leadership development, Motivation, adjustment and psychological growth, self-regulation processes, social psychology.

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BOUTET, Isabelle »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 6135625800 x2612
Cell: 6132663378
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E-mail

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Faces play an essential role during social interactions because they convey a wealth of socially relevant information such as identity, gender, ethnicity, emotional state, personality traits, and social status. These non-verbal social cues can have a profound impact on social interactions by influencing how we feel, think, and behave towards others. My research program aims at understanding how humans analyze social cues conveyed by faces, and how the nature of this process changes across the lifespan. In my laboratory, participants of different age groups are asked to perform tasks that require the analysis of different social cues and their performance and physiological responses are recorded and compared. This research has important implications for understanding how humans use social cues to establish and maintain social interactions in the context of everyday and digital communications.

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BROSSEAU-LIARD, Patricia »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4453)
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E-mail

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I direct the Childhood Thinking Laboratory in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. My main area of research pertains to the study of young children's evaluation of other people's knowledge and selective social learning.

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BRUNET, Jennifer »


Jennifer Brunet

Assistant professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Human Kinetics

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3068)
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Dr. Brunet’s research addresses the promotion of mental and physical health through physical activity in diverse populations. Her research is grounded in various motivational and social cognitive theories and she use mixed methods to coalesce the strengths of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research.

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CAPPELIEZ, Philippe »


Philippe CAPPELIEZ

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4806)
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Dépression chez les personnes âgées, en particulier interventions psychothérapeutiques.

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CHARTIER, Sylvain »


Dr.
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4419)
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I am interested in developing models of cognition using artificial neural networks.

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COBIGO, Virginie »


Senior researcher, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Virginie Cobigo leads research that supports evidence-based practice in sectors supporting persons with cognitive disabilities and aims to promote the social inclusion of persons with cognitive disabilities. Her research program encompasses three streams: 1) Examining how to best support the social inclusion of people with cognitive disabilities, and monitoring social inclusion barriers and facilitators 2) Developing and testing solutions for the cognitive accessibility of our environment, and 3) Fostering inclusive research approaches.

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COLLIN, Charles »


Dr.
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4296)
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E-mail

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My work is mainly in the area of face recognition. I also do work on human vision in general.

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COLMAN, Ian »


Ian Colman

Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Epidemiology and Community Medicine

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Office: (613) 562-5800, ext.8715
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Research information:

Psychiatric Epidemiology

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CORNEIL, Wayne »


Associate Scientist
Institute of Population Health

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Cell: 613-853-3183
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Research information:

  • Psychosocial aspects of disasters and terrorism
  • Traumatic stress
  • Occupational Health
  • Executive Health
  • Organizational stress

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CORRIVEAU, Patrice »


Patrice Corriveau

Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Criminology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3973)
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Website Faculty profile

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E-mail

Research information:

Socio-historic analysis of suicide in Quebec Homosexuality and Homophobia

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DE KONINCK, Joseph »


Joseph DE KONINCK

Dr.
Emeritus professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4315)
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Sleep and Dreams, Insomnia Sleep and Psychological Adaptation.

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DEVLIN, Rose Anne »


Rose Anne Devlin

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1432)
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Economics of philanthropy: giving time and money to charities; international giving economics of primary health care; physician remuneration social capital: impact on philanthropy; on health-care utilization

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FENNELL, Christopher »


Christopher Fennell

Doctor/Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4445)
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My main field of research is infant language acquisition, relating to speech perception and word learning. My other research focus is bilingualism in the infancy period.

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FLYNN, Robert J. »


Robert J. Flynn

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1855)
Home: 819-682-3349
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E-mail

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My research deals mainly with positive development and resilience, including school success, among young people in out-of-home care, such as foster care. I also do research on a new approach to youth prevention and promotion known as "Communities That Care" (CTC).

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FORGERON, Paula »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing

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Office: 613-562-5800 ext 8420
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My program of research focuses on pediatric pain management with two related but distinct areas. The first examines social functioning (particularly close friendships) of adolescents with chronic pain. The second is knowledge translation approaches to improve pain care for hospitalized children in developing countries.

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FORTIER, Michelle »


Full professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Human Kinetics

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4275)
Cell: 613-866-8987
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Physical activity Exercise Motivation Enjoyment Mental health Well-being Women's wellness Negative aspects of competitive sport

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GAGNON, Sylvain »


Sylvain Gagnon

Dr.
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2515)
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E-mail

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Effect of old age on memory. Neuropsychology of aging.

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GAUDREAU, Patrick »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 x4308
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E-mail

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My research examines why some people are more successful than others in areas such as postsecondary education, sport, and work.

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GEBREMESKEL, Akalewold T. »


PhD student
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies

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E-mail

Research information:

  • Community Health System Policy and Practice  
  • Inequality in Maternal and Child Health 
  • Global Health Dynamics  
  • Development Measurement and Evaluation/ research  
  • Integrated Knowledge Translation and Exchange 

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English only, Amharic/Afan Oromo

HAMMOND, Stuart »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800x4467
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E-mail

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I research children's moral development and prosocial behaviour, and parents' role in this development.

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HATCHER, Simon »


Vice Chair Research, Department of Psychiatry
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine
Psychiatry

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Office: 6137226521x5704
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Suicide, e-health, depression, general hospital psychiatry

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ISMAIL, Nafissa »


Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Cell: 819-384-3424
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E-mail, Cell Telephone

Research information:

  • Understanding the different COVID-19 variants and their impact on our society and children.
  • Effects of enduring stress (like the COVID-19 pandemic and sanitary restrictions) on brain health.
  • Mechanisms of sex differences in psychological and neurological illnesses.
  • Sex differences in COVID-19 symptoms and in the prevalence of long-COVID.
  • Impact of chronic stress in adolescences.
  • Building resilience to stress.
  • The link between the gut microbiome and brain functioning.

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IVANOVA, Iryna »


Clinical Psychologist
Postdoctoral fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-737-8034
Cell: 613-914-6558
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E-mail

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Dr. Ivanova is a Clinical Psychologist and a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Eating Disorders Research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She obtained her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto. Her research interests focus on the affective and interpersonal characteristics of eating disorders, as well as the role of emotion and attachment in the context of psychotherapy process and outcome research. In addition to conducting research, she works as part of a multidisciplinary team providing psychological services at the Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders, the Ottawa Hospital. She provides supervision to psychology students.

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JOHNSON, Susan M. »


Susan M. JOHNSON

Director, Ottawa Couple and Family Institute
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4813)
Office: 613-722-5122
Home: 613-523-5031
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Website

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Office Telephone

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Close relationships: how to repair attachment bonds, especially between adult partners, the originator of the most effective couples therapy. Emotion. Trauma survivors.

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KLEINPLATZ, Peggy »


Certified sex therapist / Sex educator/ Clinical Professor of Psychology
Full professor
Faculty of Medicine

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Office: 613-563-0846
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**Please contact by phone, cannot respond to e-mail** Alternatives to conventional models for treatment of sexual issues in sex therapy (e.g., optimal sexuality). Comprehensive sexuality education.

Enhancing erotic potential as opposed to merely treating sexual dysfunction.

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KRISTJANSSON, Elizabeth »


Elizabeth Kristjansson

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2329)
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My field of research concerns neighbourhoods and health. I lead a large study: the Ottawa neighbourhood study. The aim of this study is to understand how our neighbourhoods are related to our health and well-being. Another aim is to share knowledge on strengths and challenges in Ottawa neighbourhoods in order that better decisions can be made.

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LAGACÉ, Martine »


Associate professor
Faculty of Arts
Communication

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3054)
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E-mail

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Ageist communication, identity and intergroup relations in the workplace, intergenerational relations in the workplace, communication and knowledge transfer in the workplace, intercultural communication and advancement of skilled immigrants in the workplace and research methods (quantitative and qualitative) in communication 

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LALUMIÈRE, Martin »


Assistant Director
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 x4311
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Website

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E-mail

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Forensic psychology, sexual crimes, hypersexuality, atypical sexual interests (paraphilias)

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LANGLOIS, Marc-André »


Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Intrinsic Immunity
Assistant professor
Faculty of Medicine
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

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E-mail

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HIV, Retroviruses and Immunity

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LAPIERRE, Laurent M. »


Professor
Associate professor
Telfer School of Management

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4914)
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Dr. Lapierre’s research focuses mainly on two topics: Work-family conflict and leader-follower relationships. Work-family conflict refers to the incompatibility between one’s work and family obligations, which is related to a host of problems, such as reduced employee health, satisfaction at work and at home, and job performance, as well as increased absenteeism and intentions to quit their job. Dr. Lapierre’s research has revealed that the organization, the immediate manager, the employee, and the employee’s family can each play a significant role in reducing the employee’s work-family conflict. His work has outlined specific actions that each party can take to achieve this goal. In his work on leader-follower relationships, Dr. Lapierre’s gives particular attention to the influence that followers can have on their leaders. A leader cannot exist without at least one follower, implying that employees’ acts of followership would have some influence on the leadership displayed by their superiors. The critical question is: What is effective followership? Dr. Lapierre has begun working on identifying different followership styles among employees and how these styles could impact their managers’ leadership behaviors, such as being more versus less directive, participative, supportive, and inspirational. This research will guide current and future employees on the role they can play in gaining the leadership they need from their superiors. Dr. Lapierre’s research has been published in various journals, such as the Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and the Journal of Vocational Behavior. He was made a Telfer Research Fellow in recognition of his scholarly contributions.

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LEBEL, Sophie »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613 562-5800 poste 4811
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E-mail

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For several years I have been conducting research in the field of psychosocial oncology, that is the study of how cancer affects patients and their loved ones. With a growing number of cancer survivors, attention has focused on quality of life post treatment issues. I study commonly encountered difficulties among cancer survivors such as fear of cancer recurrence, stigma, impaired sexuality, and family adjustment. Our ultimate goal is to develop evidence-based intervention for cancer survivors who experience these difficulties.

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LEE, Catherine »


Catherine Lee

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4525)
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E-mail

Research information:

Fathers' involvement with their children. The co-parental relationship. Positive parenting programs.

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LENARD, Patti Tamara »


Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8995)
Cell: 613-796-6647
Home: 613-796-6647
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Website

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I work in immigration, including temporary foreign workers, refugees, foreign students, permanent residents; multiculturalism, successes and failures of multicultural policies, trust among diverse communities; and immigrant integration, including strategies for inclusion, in Canada and western European states, immigrant political participation (including non-citizen voting rights).

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MCGILL, Jena »


Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

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Office: 613-562-5800 ext 7905
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My main fields of research include constitutional law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (particularly equality), human rights, gender, sexuality and feminist legal thought. I also do targeted work on international human rights norms related to gender and sexuality with a focus on the United Nations system.

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MESSIER, Claude »


Claude Messier

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4562)
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I study the impact of glucose and insulin on memory and cognition in animals and humans. I also study the impact of diabetes on memory and cognition in humans and animal models of diabetes. I am interested in the interaction between Alzheimer's disease and glucose intolerance, syndrome X and diabetes.

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MEUNIER, Martin »


Sociologue
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2045)
Cell: 613-606-3011
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Sociologie des religions, en particulier l'analyse du catholicisme au 20e siècle et des liens entre religions et les phénomènes modernes (laïcité, nouveaux groupes religieux, etc).Le cas québécois; son histoire et son devenir. Intellectuels québécois au 20e siècle.

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MUNRO, Lauchlan »


Lauchlan Munro

Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4534)
Cell: 613-878-5001
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Website

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1) Does aid to developing countries work? Why or why not? 2) How can governments in poor countries provide adequate health care and education to all their citizens, including the poorest and most vulnerable? 3) How should governments around the world cope with economic risk and uncertainty? 4) How can governments in poor countries provide social protection (health insurance, old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, drought relief)? 5) What role does science and technology play in development? What do appropriate science-for-development policies look like? 6) What does the future hold for Zimbabwe?

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OUIMET, Allison »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800, 4806
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I am a clinical psychologist. My research generally is related to how people develop anxiety disorders, how these disorders are maintained, and how they can be treated using cognitive behavioural therapy. I am specifically interested in the role played by our thoughts and behaviours in symptoms of anxiety. I also have expertise in emotion regulation, PTSD, and OCD (and their treatments).

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PELLETIER, Luc G. »


Luc G. PELLETIER

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5600 (7503)
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Office Telephone

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Motivation humaine : développement du sens d'autonomie. Autodétermination : cause de l'échec dans les tentatives de changer des comportements (perte de poids, cigarette, jeu, etc). Motivation pour les comportements écologiques.

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POLOMENO, Viola »


Viola Polomeno

Associate professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing

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Office: 613-562-5800 (8736)
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Known as "The Love Nurse"; specialized in perinatal sexuality; the intimacy of the parenting couple during the perinatal period (preconception, normal and at-risk pregnancy, labor and delivery, parenting, breastfeeding); francophone parenting couples in a minority situation (mothers and fathers); sexuality and health care; the training of health care professionals in perinatal sexuality and sexuality and health care. 

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REISSING, Elke »


Elke Reissing

Assistant Director of the School of Psychology
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4944)
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Website

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E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

Human sexuality in general Sexual dysfunction Particular interest in Sexual Pain Disorders. Human sexually and sexual dysfunction, sexual pain disorders. 

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English and French , German

ROMANO, Elisa »


Elisa Romano

Ph.D. Psychology
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4403)
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E-mail

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In general terms, my research focuses on understanding and promoting children's well-being. In particular, my research examines children's behavioural and emotional development as well as the contexts that can influence development as well as the contexts that can influence development, from the pre-natal environment to neighbourhoods.  My research also examines experiences that can have a negative influence on children's optimal development in particulare child maltreatment. Here, I am interested not only in understanding risk and protective factors, but also in using this knowledge to ensure that the most effective interventions are offered to children and families in which maltreatment has occurred.

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English and French

SABOURIN, Laura »


Director, Brain and Language Laboratory
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Linguistics

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I investigate how languages are organized and represented in the brain. Specifically, I look at how speech sounds, words, and sentences are processed by bilinguals and second language learners.

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English and French , Dutch

SENECHAL, Carole »


Dr psychology
Associate professor
Faculty of Education

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4094)
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E-mail

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Je suis spécialiste de deux domaines. Le premier concerne les troubles envahissants du développement et particulièrement l'autisme. Le deuxième domaine concerne l'épuisement professionnel particulièrement chez les enseignants en début de carrière.

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SETO, Michael »


Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-345-1461 (2605)
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E-mail

Research information:

My research focuses on the following areas: pedophilia; sexual offending; paraphilias; child pornography; child sexual abuse; risk for violence; mental illness in offenders.

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SMITH, Andra »


Andra Smith

Ph.D.
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2671)
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E-mail

Research information:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is my main field of study. I use this technique with psychiatric and neurologic patients to determine brain processing. I also study the effects of marijuana on executive functioning/cognition using fMRI.

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SOULIÈRE, Marguerite »


Marguerite Soulière

Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Social Work

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Office: 613-562-5800 (6390)
Home: 819-503-1574
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Je m'intéresse aux événements des cycles de vie : naissance, adolescence, ménopause.

Mon enseignement porte sur la famille, la santé et les inégalités sociales et les problématiques liées à la santé dans une perspective politique, socioculturelle et individuelle.

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Français seulement

VAILLANCOURT, Tracy »


Tracy Vaillancourt

Professor and Canada Research Chair
Full professor
Faculty of Education
School of Psychology

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Office: 6135625800 ext 4134
Cell: 6132208879
E-mail:

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E-mail

Research information:

I study aggression across the lifespan with a particular focus on bullying and peer victimization. I am also an expert on children's mental health.

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VUCETIC, Srdjan »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2086)
Cell: 613-805-9911
Home: 613-805-9911
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Website

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E-mail

Research information:

My research interests involve American and Canadian foreign and defence policy and international security.

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English and French , German; Bosnian; Croatian; Montenegrin; Serbian.

WESTHEIMER, Joel »


Joel Westheimer

University Research Chair
Full professor
Faculty of Education

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4161)
Cell: Contact Media team
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Website

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E-mail, Cell Telephone

Research information:

Relationship of schooling to society, social norms; education and democracy; teachers' workplace environment; civic education; service learning; politics and education; youth civic engagement and activism; different philosophies of education; testing, standards, and "accountability''.

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WHIFFEN, Valerie E. »


Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Psychology

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Research information:

The psycho-social causes of depression and the impact of depression on children and spouses. Depression in the context of marital distress and attachment insecurity. Postpartum depression.

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ZHANG, Yongjing »


Yongjing Zhang

Assistant Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4860)
E-mail:
Website

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E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

  • China's economy and governance
  • Public finance, especially fiscal federalism
  • Social dilemma
  • Political economy of economic growth and institutional change

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Language preference:

English only, Mandarin

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