1995-2001 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Dalhousie University (DAL), Hfx., N.S.
1991-1993 M.Sc., Clinical Psychology, Saint Mary's University (SMU), Hfx., N.S.
1988-1991 B.A. Honors, Psychology, SMU

• Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Current lines of research concern pain and psychosocial experiences across a variety of clinical populations. New projects are focused on:

• Pain, disability, and relationship distress in men suffering from chronic prostatitis (Chronic pelvic pain)

• Acute pain following knee replacement surgery in older patients with Osteoarthritis

• Disability prevention in injured workers with low back pain.

• I have also focused on predicting postoperative pain in an athletic population following ACL surgery. I am exploring pain from both an intensity and descriptive focus

• My research lab is exploring preoperative expectations and pain responses of athletes following ACL surgery

Clinical/Research Interests

My training as a clinical psychologist has been two-pronged, both in areas relevant to mental health and health psychology. These experiences have left me with a profound appreciation for the complexity of  interactions within psychotherapy and within the delivery of health related services.

During my years of training and my private practice, I have seen a variety of patients including: individuals with anxiety (e.g., OCD, specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia) and depressive disorders (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood), individuals suffering from chronic pain, patients awaiting liver transplant, diabetes patients with diet, exercise, and medication adherence issues, cardiovascular patients, and patients with infectious diseases (e.g., HIV+, Hepatitis C).

I have been formally trained in psychotherapy models of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). I have conducted formal training in CBT and have provided supervision in CBT interventions.

My clinical interests will remain within the fields discussed above. I am particularly interested in combining some of our research efforts with intervention models. Such applications may be applied to pain patients, injured athletes, or individuals suffering from anxiety and depressive disorders.