NEUROSCIENCE & PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
August 2022 - Present (Part-time)
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL RESEARCH
August 2020- Present
Clinical Research, Royal Ottawa Hospital
Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Ottawa, Canada
SCIENTIST
July 2022 - Present
Royal Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa
Institute of Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Canada
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
July 2022 - Present (Full-Time)
School of Psychology, Social Sciences
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
April 2021- Present
Department of Medical Biophysics
Western University, London, Canada
SCIENTIST
September 2020- Present
Homewood Research Institute
Homewood Health, Guelph, Canada
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
September 2020- Present
Department of Cognition, Emotion and Methods in Psychology
University of Vienna, Austria
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (FULL-TIME)
September 2020- August 2022
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
March 2019- September 2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow
Department of Cognition, Emotion and Methods in Psychology
University of Vienna, Austria
Department of Psychiatry
University of Zurich, Switzerland
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
September 2017-March 2019
Department of Neuroscience, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University, London, Canada
Homewood Research Institute, Guelph, Canada
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NEUROSCIENCE
September 2014- August 2017
Department of Neuroscience, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Western University, London, Canada
Thesis: The Neural Circuitry of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PSYCHOLOGY
September 2010- August 2014
Western University, London, Canada
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Thesis: The Neural Correlates of Cognitive Behavioural Self-Regulation in Early Development
RESEARCH FUNDING & AWARDS
CURRENT RESEARCH SUPPORT
CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH (CIHR)
2022 - 2024
Regulating post-traumatic stress disorder neural networks: A real-time fMRI
neurofeedback mechanistic study in frontline healthcare workers
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Principal Investigator
NATIONAL DEFENCE (CANADA)
2021 - 2024
Pan-Canadian network to address and prevent sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed
Forces
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Co-Investigator
HOMEWOOD HEALTH INC.
2021 - 2023
Understanding the intersection of COVID-19 related stress, moral injury, and minority
stress, and its impact on mental health among healthcare workers and public safety
personnel in Canada
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Co-Investigator
THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR PTSD & THE LGBT PURGE FUND
2021- 2023
The Neural Correlates of Minority Stress
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Principal Investigator
THE BANTING RESEARCH FOUNDATION- YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
2021- 2022
Regulating Neural Connectivity in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Real-Time Neuroimaging
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Principal Investigator
FDC FOUNDATION
2020- 2022
Goal Management Training & Neurofeedback in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Collaboration between the Homewood Research Institute and McMaster University
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Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Margaret McKinnon
CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH (CIHR)
2020- 2023
A Randomized Control Trial of a Novel Approach to Cognitive Training in Public Safety Personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Injuries
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Co-Investigator