Graduate Students

Danielle Brosseau, MA

PhD Candidate

Photo of Danielle Brosseau Danielle is a PhD Candidate in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频.听 Danielle obtained her MA in Counselling Psychology from Trinity Western University.听 Her interest in psychosocial oncology first began during her MA work where Danielle examined the stress-deflecting effects of relationship quality among couples coping with cancer.听

Danielle鈥檚 current research interests remain centered on the psychosocial factors that influence the stress reactions and coping responses experienced by cancer patients and their intimate partners.听 This work involves investigating the influence of dyadic factors (e.g., dyadic coping, relationship quality, efficacy) on stress outcomes (e.g., distress, traumatic stress) that are experienced across the illness trajectory.听 Danielle鈥檚 doctoral research involves the development and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess couples鈥� dyadic efficacy as it relates to coping with the multiple stressors associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award - 2015, 2016 - $6,000
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2015 鈥� $490
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Mobility Award 鈥� 2015 鈥� $610
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $16,620
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $950
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2013, 2014 鈥� $5,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2012, 2013 鈥� $5,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Doctorat 鈥� 2011 鈥� $60,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Fellowship 鈥� 2011, 2012 鈥� $10,000
69热视频: Provost鈥檚 Graduate Fellowship 鈥� 2010 鈥� $5,000
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), Counselling Psychology Section: Best Master鈥檚 Thesis Award 鈥� 2011 鈥� $100
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC): Canadian Graduate Master鈥檚 Scholarship 鈥� 2008 鈥� $17,500

Publications

K枚rner, A., W眉rz, J., Brosseau, D.C., Br盲hler, E., Kapellen, T., Kiess, W. (2013). Parental dyadic coping in families of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 26(9-10), 867-875. doi:10.1515/jpem-2012-0410

Brosseau, D. C., McDonald, M. J., & Stephen, J. E. (2011). The moderating effect of relationship quality on partner secondary traumatic stress among couples coping with cancer. Families, Systems and Health, 29(2), 114-126. doi:10.1037/a0024155

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Kyla Brophy, MSc

MA Student

Photograph of Kyla Brophy

Kyla is currently completing an MA in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. She holds a BA Hons. in Political Science and BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, Certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement from Simon Fraser University, and an MSc in Gender (Research) from the London School of Economics. Prior to graduate studies, Kyla worked in the non-profit sector in Vancouver, BC on issues related to education, health, and social justice. This work informed her Master鈥檚 research at LSE, which focused on the gendered social construction of Bipolar Disorder and feminist research methodologies.

Before coming to 69热视频, Kyla worked on a multidisciplinary team at BC Children鈥檚 Hospital investigating effective strategies to support youth with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities during the transition from pediatric to adult health care. This work involved knowledge translation and mobilization with specialists and allied health, as well as developing and facilitating workshops for youth and families, and creating online resources and toolkits. Additionally, she was involved in projects investigating the health-related experiences of young adults transitioning out of the foster care system, using a Positive Youth Development framework.

Kyla鈥檚 current research under the supervision of Dr. Annett K枚rner is focused on self-compassion and well-being, particularly how self-compassion may promote resilience in adolescent and young adult populations.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Master鈥檚 Award - 2017-2018 - $17,500
69热视频 Graduate Excellence Fellowship - 2017 - $3,500
Loran Award (Loran Scholars Foundation) - 2006-2010 - $75,000

Publications

Brophy, K. (2010). Displacement of racialized bodies: Analyzing South Africa鈥檚 Truth and Reconciliation Commission. UBC Journal of Political Studies. 103-113.

Brophy, K., Ahmed, T., Terstappen, V., & Paone, M. (2015). Sea of Transition: Youth Readiness Workshop Guidebook and Resources. BC Children鈥檚 Hospital.

Specialist Services Committee (SSC) & Doctors of BC. (2016). Health Shared Services BC (HSSBC) Specialist Services Committee (SSC) Youth Transition Care Management Plans.

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Adina Coroiu, MA

PhD Student

Adina completed a BA with Honours in Psychology at Ryerson University and a MA in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. 听She is currently pursuing a PhD in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. 听Adina鈥檚 research interests revolve around health psychology, particularly what motivates individuals who are chronically ill to adhere to and sustain health behaviours.

Adina is currently involved in three lines of research: a) the development of valid and reliable measures to assess psychological constructs (e.g., interpersonal competence; cancer-specific distress; fatigue); b) understanding the factors that promote or hinder adherence to health regimens in skin cancer patients; and c) systematically reviewing educational interventions for individuals at high risk for melanoma and their effect on skin self-examination behaviours and melanoma early detection. Adina's doctoral research, which is co-supervised by Drs. Annett K枚rner and Brett Thombs, includes a systematic review with meta-analysis of the literature on psychosocial interventions for people at high risk for melanoma. She hopes to extend this work into postdoctoral studies, where she would like to identify the most effective strategies to deliver prevention interventions for skin cancer patients in diverse healthcare settings.

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Scholarships & Awards (selected)

69热视频: International Research Mobility Award 鈥� 2016, 2017 -听 $4,800
Canadian Institutes of Health听Research (CIHR): CGS-D Michael Smith Foreign Supplement Award 鈥� 2016, 2017 鈥� $6,000
Canadian Institutes of Health听Research (CIHR): Travel Award 鈥� 2016 鈥� $1,500
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Fellowship 鈥� 2015, 2016 鈥� $6,000
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Doctoral Award 鈥� 2015-2018 鈥� $105,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Fellowship 鈥� 2013, 2014 鈥� $10,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Doctorat - 2014 - $60,000 (Declined: 2015-2017)

Publications

Coroiu, A., Kwakkenbos, L., Levis, B., & Hudson, M., Baron, M., Cella, D., Thombs, B. D. and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. (Accepted, 2017). The comparability of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue scores between cancer and systemic sclerosis. The Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders.

Coroiu, A., K枚rner, A., Burke, S., Meterissian, S., & Sabiston, C. M. (2016). Stress and posttraumatic growth among survivors of breast cancer: A test of curvilinear effects. International Journal of Stress Management, 23(1), 84-97. doi:

Ivanova, E., Coroiu, A., Ahluwalia, A., Alexandrov. E., & Lafreniere, K. (2016). Preliminary findings on the association between symptoms of depression and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in individuals born inside versus outside of Canada. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 27(4), 512-523. doi:

K枚rner, A., Garland, R., Czajkowska, Z., Coroiu, A., & Khanna, M. (2016). Supportive care needs and distress in patients with non-melanoma skin cancer: Nothing to worry about? European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 20, 150-155. doi:

Coroiu, A., Meyer, A., Gomez-Garibello, C. A., Brahler, E., & K枚rner, A. (2015). Brief form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15): Development and preliminary validation with a German population sample. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 31(4), 272-279. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000234

K枚rner, A., Coroiu, A., Copeland, L., Gomez-Garibello, C. A., Albani, C., Zenger, M., & Br盲hler, E. (2015). The role of self-compassion in buffering symptoms of depression in the general population. PlosONE, 10(10). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136598

Meyer, A., Coroiu, A., & K枚rner, A. (2015). One-to-one peer support in cancer care: A review of scholarship published between 2007 and 2014. European Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(3), 299-312. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12273

K枚rner, A., Coroiu, A., Martins, C., & Wang, B. (2013). Predictors of skin self-examination before and after a melanoma diagnosis: The role of medical advice and patient鈥檚 level of education. International Archives of Medicine, 6(8).听doi: 10.1186/1755-7682-6-8

K枚rner, A., Drapeau, M., Thombs, B., Rosberger, Z., Wang, B., Khanna, M., Spatz, A., Coroiu, A., Garland, R., & Batist, G. (2013). Barriers and facilitators of adherence to medical advice on skin self-examination during melanoma follow-up care. BMC Dermatology, 13(3). doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-13-3

Roberts, K. E., Hart. T. A., Coroiu, A., & Heimberg, R. G. (2011). Gender role traits among individuals with social anxiety disorder. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(8), 952-957. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.07.030

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Zofia Czajkowska, MA

PhD Candidate

Zofia completed an undergraduate honours degree in psychology, with a minor in anthropology and an MA in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. 听Currently, she is completing her PhD at 69热视频 in the department of Counselling Psychology. 听For her master鈥檚 degree Zofia worked on a project exploring cognitive adaptation to non-melanoma skin cancer.

Zofia is interested in research in the realm of psycho-oncology, particularly the psychosocial aspects of well-being. 听For her doctoral project she will explore the role of the physician in the adherence to a preventative health behavior (i.e., skin self-examination) among patients diagnosed with melanoma (skin cancer).听

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2015, 2016 鈥� $6,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Doctoral Research Fellowship 鈥� 2014-2016 鈥� $40,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $5,000
69热视频: Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Award 鈥� 2014 鈥� $680
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2013, 2014 鈥� $5,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2012, 2013 鈥� $5,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award 鈥� 2011-2014 鈥� $105,000
Psychosocial Oncology Research Training (PORT): Doctoral Fellowship 鈥� 2012, 2013 鈥� $10,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Doctoral Research Fellowship 鈥� 2011 鈥� $60,000 (declined) and 2014 鈥� $40,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Master鈥檚 Award 鈥� 2010 鈥� $17,500
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Ma卯trise 鈥� 2010 鈥� $30,000 (declined)

Publications

Czajkowska, Z. (2018). Theory of Cognitive Adaptation. In V. Zeigler-Hill, Virgil & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer International Publishing.*

Czajkowska, Z., Wang, H., Hall, N. C., Sewitch, M., & K枚rner, A. (2017). Validation of the English and French versions of the brief Health Care Climate Questionnaire (HCCQ). Manuscript accepted for publication in Health Psychology Open, 4(2), 1-9.听doi: 10.1177/2055102917730675听

Czajkowska, Z., Hall, N. C., Sewitch, M., Wang, B., & K枚rner, A. (2016). The role of patient education and physician support in self-efficacy for skin self-examination among patients with melanoma. Patient Education and Counseling,doi:10.1016/j.pec.2017.02.020

K枚rner, A., Czajkowska, Z., Albani, C., Drapeau, M., Geyer, M., Braehler, E. (2015). Efficient and valid assessment of personality traits: Population norms of a brief version of the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 17(1), 21-32. doi: 10.12740/APP/36086

K枚rner, A., Garland, R., Czajkowska, Z., Coroiu, A., & Khanna, M. (2014). Supportive care needs and distress in patients with non-melanoma skin cancer: Nothing to worry about? European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 20, 150-155. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2015.07.006

Radiotis, G., Roberts, N., Czajkowska, Z., Khanna, M., K枚rner, A. (2014). Nonmelanoma skin cancer: Disease-specific quality-of-life concerns and distress. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(1), 57-65. doi:10.1188/14.ONF.57-65

Czajkowska, Z., Radiotis, G., Roberts, N., & K枚rner, A. (2013). Cognitive adaptation to nonmelanoma skin cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 31(4), 377-392. doi:10.1080/07347332.2013.798757

Roberts, N., Czajkowska, Z., Radiotis, G., K枚rner, A. (2013). Distress and coping strategies among patients with skin cancer. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20(2), 209-214. doi: 10.1007/s10880-012-9319-y

Auerbach, R.P., Abela, J.R.Z., Ho, M.-H.R., McWhinnie, C.M., Czajkowska, Z. (2010). A prospective examination of depressive symptomology: Understanding the relationship between negative events, self-esteem, and neuroticism. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29(4), 438-461. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.4.438

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Vanessa Delisle, MSc

PhD Student

Vanessa obtained a BSc (Honours) in Psychology from 69热视频 in 2009. During her undergraduate studies, Vanessa completed two Honours theses in the areas of health psychology. The first, under the supervision of Dr. Zeev Rosberger at the Jewish General Hospital, examined factors affecting acceptability of the newly released Gardasil vaccine, which protects against four types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), two of which cause the majority of cervical cancers, in a sample of university students. Vanessa鈥檚 second Honours thesis, under the supervision of Dr. Kenneth Bruce at the Douglas Hospital, investigated factors affecting motivation for treatment in a sample of eating disordered women. After graduation, Vanessa coordinated a project for Dr. Rosberger, which examined the effectiveness of an intervention aimed at increasing HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge, promoting positive HPV vaccine attitudes and beliefs, and increasing HPV vaccine acceptability among a sample of young adults. Vanessa joined the Behavioural Health Research Group (BHRG) in 2010 and obtained a MSc in Psychiatry from 69热视频 under the supervision of Dr. Thombs in 2012.

Vanessa is currently completing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频 under the supervision of Dr. Brett Thombs and Dr. Annett K枚rner. To date she has done research on the measurement of depressive symptoms, focusing on the widely used Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Specifically, she has examined whether women report more somatic symptoms than men and whether this may explain differences in the prevalence of depression between men and women. In addition, she has examined whether BDI scores post-myocardial infarction (MI) may be influenced by the possible over-endorsement of somatic symptoms common in both depression and following MI.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Arthritis Society Doctoral Award 鈥� 2016-2018 鈥� $10,500
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2015, 2016 鈥� $1,440
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $950
Rheumatology Research Foundation Graduate Student Perceptorship 鈥� 2014 鈥� $3,500
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Doctoral Research Award 鈥� 2013-2016 鈥� $105,000
Fonds de recherch茅 en sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Ma卯trise 鈥� 2013-2016 鈥� $15,000 ($15,000 declined)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Doctoral Award 鈥� 2012 鈥� $105,000
Fonds de recherch茅 en sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Doctorat 鈥� 2012 鈥� $60,000 (declined)
69热视频鈥� Graduate Studies Fellowship 鈥� 2012
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Master鈥檚 Award 鈥� $17,500

Publications

Delisle, V.C., Gumuchian, S.T., Rice, D.B., Levis, A.W., Kloda, L.A., K枚rner, A., Thombs, B.D. (2016). Perceived Benefits and Factors that Influence the Ability to Establish and Maintain Patient Support Groups in Rare Diseases: A Scoping Review. Patient, 1-11. doi:10.1007/s40271-016-0213-9

Delisle, V. C., Gumuchian, S. T., Kloda, L. A., Boruff, J., El-Baalbaki, G., K枚rner, A., ... & Elrod, S. (2016). Effect of support group peer facilitator training programmes on peer facilitator and support group member outcomes: a systematic review. BMJ open, 6(11), e013325. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013325

Levis, A. W., Harel, D., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M. E., Mouthon, L., Poiraudeau, S., ... & van den Ende, C. H. (2016). Using Optimal Test Assembly Methods for Shortening Patient鈥怰eported Outcome Measures: Development and Validation of the Cochin Hand Function Scale鈥�6: A Scleroderma Patient鈥怌entered Intervention Network Cohort Study. Arthritis care & research, 68(11), 1704-1713. doi: 10.1002/acr.22893

Riehm, K. E., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M. E., Bartlett, S. J., Malcarne, V. L., Mouthon, L., ... & Frech, T. (2016). Validation of the Self鈥怑fficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale: A Scleroderma Patient鈥怌entered Intervention Network Cohort Study. Arthritis care & research, 68(8), 1195-1200. doi: 10.1002/acr.22807

Gumuchian, S.T., Pel谩ez, S., Delisle, V.C., Carrier, M.-E., Jewett, L.R., El-Baalbaki, G., Fortune, C., Hudson, M., Impens, A., K枚rner, A., Persmann, J., Kwakkenbos, L., Bartlett, S.J., Thombs, B.D. ( 2016). Exploring sources of emotional distress among people living with scleroderma: A focus group study. PLoS ONE, 11(3), e0152419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152419

Delisle, V.C., Gumuchian, S.T., Pel谩ez, S., Malcarne, V.L., El-Baalbaki, G., K枚rner, A., Hudson, M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D., Connolly, K., Dyas, L., Elrod, S., Fortune, C., Gottesman, K., McCusker, A., Richard, M., Riggs, R., Sauve, M., Stephens, N. (2016). Reasons for non-participation in scleroderma support groups. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34, 56-62.

Jewett, L.R., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M.-E., Malcarne, V.L., Bartlett, S.J., Furst, D.E., Gottesman, K., Mayes, M.D., Assassi, S., Harcourt, D., Williamson, H., Johnson, S.R., K枚rner, A., Steen, V., Fox, R.S., Gholizadeh, S., Mills, S.D., Molnar, J.C., Rice, D.B., Thombs, B.D., and the SPIN Investigators. (2016). Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort study. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34, 92-99.

Kwakkenbos, L., Delisle, V.C., Fox, R.S., Gholizadeh, S., Jewett, L.R., Levis, B., Milette, K., Mills, S.D., Malcarne, V.L., Thombs, B.D. (2015). Psychosocial Aspects of Scleroderma. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 41(3), 519-528.doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2015.04.010

Delisle, V.C., Hudson, M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D., And The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, A. (2014). Sex and time to diagnosis in systemic sclerosis: an updated analysis of 1,129 patients from the Canadian scleroderma research group registry. Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 32(6).

Delisle, V.C., Kwakkenbos, L., Hudson, M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D. (2014). An assessment of the measurement equivalence of English and French versions of the center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale in systemic sclerosis. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102897

Thombs, B. D., Arthurs, E., Coronado-Montoya, S., Roseman, M., Delisle, V. C., Leavens, A., . . . Zelkowitz, P. (2014). Depression screening and patient outcomes in pregnancy or postpartum: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76(6), 433-446. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.01.006

Kwakkenbos, L., Jewett, L. R., Baron, M., Bartlett, S. J., Furst, D., Gottesman, K., ... & Poiraudeau, S. (2013). The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort: protocol for a cohort multiple randomised controlled trial (cmRCT) design to support trials of psychosocial and rehabilitation interventions in a rare disease context. BMJ open, 3(8), e003563. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003563

Meijer, A., Roseman, M., Delisle, V.C., Milette, K., Levis, B., Syamchandra, A., Stefanek, M.E., Stewart, D.E., de Jonge, P., Coyne, J.C., Thombs, B.D. (2013). Effects of screening for psychological distress on patient outcomes in cancer: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 75(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.01.012

Thombs, B.D., Roseman, M., Coyne, J.C., de Jonge, P., Delisle, V.C., Arthurs, E., Levis, B., Ziegelstein, R.C. (2013). Does Evidence Support the American Heart Association's Recommendation to Screen Patients for Depression in Cardiovascular Care? An Updated Systematic Review. PLoS ONE, 8(1), e52654. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052654

Delisle, V.C., Abbey, S.E., Beck, A.T., Dobson, K.S., Dozois, D.J.A., Grace, S.L., Stewart, D.E., Ziegelstein, R.C., Thombs, B.D. (2012). The influence of somatic symptoms on beck depression inventory scores in hospitalized postmyocardial infarction patients. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57(12), 752-758.

Delisle, V.C., Arthurs, E., Abbey, S.E., Grace, S.L., Stewart, D.E., Steele, R.J., Ziegelstein, R.C., Thombs, B.D. (2012). Symptom reporting on the Beck Depression Inventory among post-myocardial infarction patients: In-hospital versus follow-up assessments. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 73(5), 356-361. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.021

Delisle, V.C., Beck, A.T., Ziegelstein, R.C., Thombs, B.D. (2012). Symptoms of heart disease or its treatment may increase Beck Depression Inventory Scores in hospitalized post-myocardial infarction patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 73(3), 157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.07.001

Krawczyk, A., Lau, E., Perez, S., Delisle, V., Amsel, R., Rosberger, Z. (2012). How to inform: Comparing written and video education interventions to increase human papillomavirus knowledge and vaccination intentions in young adults. Journal of American College Health, 60(4), pp. 316-322. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2011.615355

Thombs, B. D., Jewett, L. R., Assassi, S., Baron, M., Bartlett, S. J., Maia, A. C., ... & Hudson, M. (2012). New directions for patient-centred care in scleroderma: the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN). Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 30(2 Suppl 71), S23-9.

Delisle, V.C., Beck, A.T., Dobson, K.S., Dozois, D.J.A., Thombs, B.D. (2012). Revisiting gender differences in somatic symptoms of depression: Much ado about nothing? PLoS ONE, 7(2), e32490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032490

Delisle, V.C., Arthurs, E., Ziegelstein, R.C., Thombs, B.D. (2011). A meta-analysis of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in acute coronary syndrome: Cause for concern. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 25(12), pp. 1730-1731. doi: 10.1177/0269881111408464

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Stephanie Gumuchian, MSc

PhD Student

Photo of Stephanie Gumuchian Stephanie is currently a second year PhD student in the Counselling Psychology program at 69热视频. She completed her undergraduate Honours in Psychology degree from Acadia University, Nova Scotia (2010-2014). Following her graduation, she moved to Montr茅al to pursue a research assistant position in Dr. Brett Thombs鈥� Behavioural Health Research Group (2014-2015). While a research assistant, Stephanie鈥檚 research focused primarily on assessing the effectiveness of support groups for patients living with rare diseases, specifically, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Following her research position, Stephanie completed a Master鈥檚 of Science in Psychiatry (2015-2016) at 69热视频 also under the supervision of Dr. Brett Thombs. Her thesis focused on exploring sources of emotional distress and coping strategies among patients living with scleroderma. Stephanie鈥檚 current doctoral research is focused on developing tools to measure self-compassion, as well as understanding the utility of and barriers to being self-compassionate.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourse de Formation de Doctorat 鈥� 2017 ($60,000)
The Carol Yeadon Best Poster Award at the Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology 鈥� 2017 ($500)
Richard H. Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowship: 69热视频鈥� 2016-2017 ($44,000)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Fredrick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Master鈥檚 Award 鈥� 2015-2016 ($17,500)
Fonds de recherche Sant茅 Quebec (FRSQ): Programme de bourses de formation de ma卯trise - 2015-2016 ($15,000 per year/declined first year)

Publications

Delisle, V. C., Gumuchian, S. T., Rice, D. B., Levis, A. W., Kloda, L. A., K枚rner, A., & Thombs, B. D. (2016). Perceived Benefits and Factors that Influence the Ability to Establish and Maintain Patient Support Groups in Rare Diseases: A Scoping Review. The Patient-Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s40271-016-0213-9

Gumuchian, S. T., Pel谩ez, S., Delisle, V. C., Carrier, M. E., Jewett, L. R., El-Baalbaki, G., ... & Persmann, J. (2016). Exploring Sources of Emotional Distress among People Living with Scleroderma: A Focus Group Study. PloS one, 11(3), e0152419.

Delisle, V. C., Gumuchian, S. T., Pelaez, S., Malcarne, V. L., El-Baalbaki, G., K枚rner, A., ... & Thombs, B. D. (2015). Reasons for non-participation in scleroderma support groups. Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 34(5), 56-62.

Leiter, M. P., Peck, E., & Gumuchian, S. (2015). Workplace incivility and its implications for well-being. Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being, 13, 107-135.

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Lisa Jewett, MSc

PhD Student

Lisa completed her MSc in Psychiatry and BA in Honours Psychology at 69热视频. During her Masters research, Lisa worked alongside the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) to examine body image and appearance-related concerns among people with disfigurement from the rare, chronic disease systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). As part of this research, she identified important body image concerns for patients and validated a measurement tool that addresses common issues related to physical appearance experienced by patients.

Lisa is currently completing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频 and has continued to pursue her research and clinical interests related to appearance concerns, psychosocial issues, and quality of life among people with scleroderma and those with visible differences. Her Doctoral research involves the validation of a measurement tool that assesses body image avoidance in scleroderma; an exploration of the impact of scleroderma on patients鈥� social, work, and family roles; and an evaluation of interventions designed to address social anxiety and appearance concerns among people with visible differences.

Lisa is also a trainee with the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN); an emerging international team of researchers, clinicians, scleroderma patients, and patient advocates devoted to developing and implementing patient-centered care that targets important issues related to quality of life and well-being among people with scleroderma.

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Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Community Support Travel Award 鈥� 2016 鈥� $1,500
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2015, 2016 鈥� $480
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $950
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Doctoral Award 鈥� 2014-2017 鈥� $105,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Canada Graduate Scholarships 鈥� Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement 鈥� 2014 鈥� $6,000
Fonds de recherche en sant茅 Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourses de formation de doctorat 鈥� 2012 鈥� $20,000 (declined $40,000)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Master鈥檚 Award 鈥� 2009 鈥� $17,500
Fonds de recherche en sant茅 Qu茅bec (FRSQ): Bourses de formation de ma卯trise 鈥� 2010 鈥� $15,000 (declined $15,000)

Publications

Jewett, L.R., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M.-E., Malcarne, V.L., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Mayes, M.D., Assassi, S., K枚rner, A., Fox, R.S., Gholizadeh, S., Mills, S.D., Fortune, C., Thombs, B.D. (2017). Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort. Body Image, 20, 99-106. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.007

Jewett, L. R., Malcarne, V. L., Kwakkenbos, L., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., K枚rner, A., ... & Heinberg, L. (2016). Development and Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma. Arthritis care & research, 68(8), 1158-1165. doi: 10.1002/acr.22819

Jewett, L. R., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M. E., Malcarne, V. L., Bartlett, S. J., Furst, D. E., ... & Williamson, H. (2016). Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort study. Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 34(5), 92-99.

Thombs, B.D., Jewett, L.R., Kwakkenbos, L., Hudson, M., Baron, M. (2015). Major depression diagnoses among patients with systemic sclerosis: Baseline and one-month followup. Arthritis Care and Research, 67(3), 411-416. DOI: 10.1002/acr.22447

Jewett, L.R., Razykov, I., Hudson, M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D. (2013). Corrigendum to Prevalence of current, 12-month and lifetime major depressive disorder among patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology, 52, 669-675. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kes347

Jewett, L.R., Razykov, I., Hudson, M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D. (2013). Prevalence of current, 12-month and lifetime major depressive disorder among patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 52(4), 669-675. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes347

Jewett, L.R., Hudson, M., Malcarne, V.L., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D. (2012). Sociodemographic and disease correlates of body image distress among patients with systemic sclerosis. PLoS ONE, 7(3), e33281. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033281

Thombs, B.D., Jewett, L.R., Bassel, M. (2011). Is there room for criticism of studies of psychodynamic psychotherapy? American Psychologist, 66(2), 148-149. doi: 10.1037/a0021248

Jewett, L.R., Hudson, M., Haythornthwaite, J.A., Heinberg, L., Wigley, F.M., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D., Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (2010). Development and validation of the brief-satisfaction with appearance scale for systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(12), 1779-1786. doi: 10.1002/acr.20307

Knafo, R., Jewett, L.R., Bassel, M., Thombs, B.D. (2010). Sexual function in women with systemic sclerosis: Comment on the article by Schouffoer et al. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(8), 1200. doi: 10.1002/acr.20185

Thombs, B.D., Van Lankveld, W., Bassel, M., Baron, M., Buzza, R., Haslam, S., Haythornthwaite, J.A., Hudson, M., Jewett, L.R., Knafo, R., Kwakkenbos, L., Malcarne, V.L., Milette, K., Motivala, S.J., Newton, E.G., Nielson, W.R., Pacy, M., Razykov, I., Schieir, O., Taillefer, S., Worron-Sauve, M. (2010). Psychological health and well-being in systemic sclerosis: State of the science and consensus research agenda. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(8), 1181-1189. doi: 10.1002/acr.20187

Bhar, S.S., Thombs, B.D., Pignotti, M., Bassel, M., Jewett, L., Coyne, J.C., Beck, A.T. (2010). Is longer-term psychodynamic psychotherapy more effective than shorter-term therapies? Review and critique of the evidence. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 79(4), 208-216. doi:10.1159/000313689

Jewett, L.R., Newton, E.G., Smith, S., Thombs, B.D. (2010). Time to abandon small-sample cohort research in health psychology? Health Psychology, 29(4), 339-340. doi: 10.1037/a0017789

Thombs, B.D., Jewett, L.R., Knafo, R., Coyne, J.C., Ziegelstein, R.C. (2009). Learning from history: A commentary on the American Heart Association Science Advisory on depression screening. American Heart Journal, 158(4), 503-505. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.032

Knafo, R., Thombs, B.D., Jewett, L., Hudson, M., Wigley, F., Haythornthwaite, J.A. (2009). (Not) talking about sex: a systematic comparison of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis and other chronic disease samples. Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 48(10), 1300-1303.

Newton, E.G., Jewett, L.R., Thombs, B.D. (2009). Childhood psychosocial stressors and adult onset arthritis: A comment on Von Korff et al. Pain, 144(3), 340. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.025

Palmer, C., Jewett, L.R., Steinhauer, K. (2009). Effects of context on electrophysiological response to musical accents. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1169, 470-480. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04584.x

Thombs, B.D., Bassel, M., Jewett, L.R. (2009). Analyzing effectiveness of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 301(9), 930. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.177

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Katherine Milette, MA

PhD Student

Katherine graduated from 69热视频 in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Management. During her undergraduate studies, she worked at various research labs studying language development. After graduation Katherine worked for a year at an eating disorder clinic that specialized in the study of gene-environment interactions, followed by a year at the Behavioural Health Research Group at the Jewish General Hospital collaborating on projects pertaining to public health policies. Katherine began a Master鈥檚 in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频 in 2010, under the co-supervision of Drs Annett K枚rner and Brett Thombs. She completed her Master鈥檚 research on the topic of sleep听disturbances in scleroderma.

Katherine is currently completing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. The focus of her dissertation is on examining the provision of mental health services in medical settings, as well as the development of specialized services to help people cope with chronic health conditions, like scleroderma.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du听Quebec (FRSQ): Doctoral Research Fellowship 鈥� 2015-2017 鈥� $40,000
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2014, 2015 鈥� $950
69热视频: Graduate Student Recognition Award 鈥� 2013 鈥� $500
69热视频: Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥撎� 2012, 2013 鈥� $6,000
American College of Rheumatology: Preceptorship Award 鈥� 2012 鈥� $3,500
Fonds de la Recherche en Sant茅 du听Quebec (FRSQ): Doctoral Award 鈥� 2012 鈥� $60,000 (declined)
Canadian Institutes of Health听Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Doctoral Award 鈥� 2012 鈥� $105,000
69热视频: CIBC听Fellowship 鈥� 2011 鈥� $2,500
69热视频: Maysie MacSporran Graduate Studentship 鈥� 2011 鈥� $7,700听

Publications

Milette, K., Hudson, M., K枚rner, A., Baron, M., Thombs, B.D., & Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. (2013). Sleep disturbances in systemic sclerosis: Evidence for the role of gastrointestinal symptoms, pain and pruritus. Rheumatology (Oxford), 52(9). doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket223

Meijer, A., Roseman, M., Milette, K., Coyne, J. C., Stefanek, M. E., Ziegelstein, R. C., ... & de Jonge, P. (2011). Depression screening and patient outcomes in cancer: a systematic review. PLoS One, 6(11), e27181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027181

Milette, K., Razykov, I., Pope, J., Hudson, M., Motivala, S. J., Baron, M., & Thombs, B. D. (2011). Clinical correlates of sleep problems in systemic sclerosis: the prominent role of pain. Rheumatology, 50(5), 921-925. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq411

Roseman, M., Milette, K., Bero, L. A., Coyne, J. C., Lexchin, J., Turner, E. H., & Thombs, B. D. (2011). Reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of trials of pharmacological treatments. Jama, 305(10), 1008-1017.

Milette, K., Roseman, M., & Thombs, B. D. (2011). Transparency of outcome reporting and trial registration of randomized controlled trials in top psychosomatic and behavioral health journals: a systematic review. Journal of psychosomatic research, 70(3), 205-217.

Milette, K., El鈥怋aalbaki, G., & Thombs, B. D. (2010). Intimacy processes and psychological distress among couples coping with head and neck or lung cancers. Psycho鈥怬ncology, 19(11), 1235-1236.

Thombs, B. D., van Lankveld, W., Bassel, M., Baron, M., Buzza, R., Haslam, S., ... & Kwakkenbos, L. (2010). Psychological health and well鈥恇eing in systemic sclerosis: State of the science and consensus research agenda. Arthritis care & research, 62(8), 1181-1189.

Roseman, M., Milette, K., Zhao, Y., & Thombs, B. D. (2010). Is optimism associated with physical health? A commentary on Rasmussen et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39(2), 204-206.

Milette, K., Hudson, M., Baron, M., & Thombs, B. D. (2010). Comparison of the PHQ-9 and CES-D depression scales in systemic sclerosis: internal consistency reliability, convergent validity and clinical correlates. Rheumatology (Oxford), 49(4), 789-796.

Schieir, O., Adeponle, A., Milette, K., & Thombs, B. D. (2010). Efficacy of Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions: Is the evidence ready for meta鈥恆nalysis? Comment on the article by Hall et al. Arthritis Care & Research, 62(1), 139-140.

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Chelsea Moran, BA

MA Student

Photo of Chelsea Moran Chelsea completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Ottawa, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Counselling Psychology at 69热视频. During her undergraduate degree, Chelsea completed an honours thesis with Dr. Sophie Lebel in the field of psychosocial oncology, focusing on fear of cancer recurrence in breast and gynecological cancer survivors. She also worked as a research assistant at the Knowledge Utilization Studies Program at the University of Alberta, using knowledge translation methods to address the gap between research evidence and practice in the provision of quality care in nursing homes. She continues to pursue her interest in health psychology in Dr. Annett K枚rner's Health Psychology Research Group, where she is studying the relationship between psychological distress and preventative health behaviours among patients with melanoma skin cancer. More broadly, Chelsea is motivated to conduct research that promotes the uptake of evidence-based practice to improve health and mental health care provision.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, Master鈥檚 Award 鈥� 2016 鈥� $17,500
69热视频 Principal鈥檚 Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2016 鈥� $4,000

Publications

Meyer, A., Moran, C., Fitzpatrick, T., Ernst, J., & K枚rner, A. (2018, in press). Compassion and psychological well-being in oncology volunteers: Does a personal cancer history make a difference? Accepted, Clinical Journal of Nursing Oncology.

Coroiu, A., Kwakkenbos, L., Moran, C., Thombs, B., Albani, C., Bourkas, S., Zenger, M.,Brahler, E., & K枚rner, A. (2018). Structural validation of the Self-Compassion Scale with a general population, 13(2), Plos One. Doi: 0.1371/journal.pone.0190771. Open access data doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/RAV8K听

Coroiu, A., Moran, C., Garland, R., & K枚rner, A. (2018). Development and preliminary validation of the Physician Support of Skin Self-Examination Scale. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S1463423617000688

Moran, C., Tomei, C., Lefebvre, M., Harris, C., Maheu, C., & Lebel, S. (2017). An exploratory听 of the worst-case scenario exercise as an exposure treatment for fear of cancer recurrence. Supportive Care in Cancer, 1-3. doi:10.1007/s00520-017-3600-4

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Ariane Santerre-Theil, MSc

MA Student

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Ariane is currently enrolled in the MA Counselling Psychology program, co-supervised by Dr. Carmen G. Loiselle and Dr. Annett K枚rner.听Ariane obtained her MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Universit茅 Laval. Her interest in psychosocial oncology first began during her MSc work where Ariane worked as a research assistant for the Centre ROSE program. Her masters project aimed to develop a tool to guide parents carrying a BRCA1/2 mutation to share genetic results with underage children. It led to the publication of a booklet currently distributed through the Centre ROSE network based in Qu茅bec City, with offices in Montr茅al, Saguenay and Bas-St-Laurent. During this time, she worked closely with issues related to hereditary and familial breast cancer, including assessment, communication, awareness-raising, perception of cancer risk and the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions in oncogenetics. For the past year, she worked as a co-ordinator with Dr Armando Bertone's research team (), an Associate professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, at 69热视频.

Her current research explores cancer-related decision-making for individuals with cancer who have an informal caregiver who is also a health professional. Her project will focus on the experience of the individual. The results of this project will help to determine whether patients benefit from interacting with someone in the medical field on a more personal level.

Scholarships & Awards (selected)

Kuok Graduate Fellowship, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology (69热视频) & Rossy Cancer Network - 2017-2019 - $17,000
Maysie MacSporran Graduate Studentship, Faculty of Medicine, 69热视频鈥� 2017-2018 - $10,000
69热视频 Graduate Excellence Fellowship 鈥� 2017 - $3,500
Facult茅 de Pharmacie Scholarship, Universit茅 Laval, Fonds d'enseignement et de recherche (FER) - 2015 - $10,000
Contest winner "Best poster presentation in the Master's student category": 19e 茅dition de la Journ茅e scientifique des 茅tudiants du CHU de Qu茅bec, Universit茅 Laval - 2015 - $500
1st prize "My Thesis in 180 Seconds"听Symposium en transfert des connaissances du R茅seau en sant茅 respiratoire du Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - 2014 - $250

Publications

Loiselle, G. C., and Santerre-Theil, A., (2017) Parenting concerns, parental identity and functional status influence medical treatment decision of patients with advanced cancer. Evid Based Nursing, doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102704. [Epub ahead of print].

Centre ROSE, CHU de Qu茅bec 鈥� Universit茅 Laval (2016). Dire 脿 son enfant qu鈥檕n est porteur d鈥檜ne mutation du g猫ne BRCA1 ou BRCA2. 28p.

Santerre鈥揟heil, A., et al. (2016). Development of a Tool to Guide Parents Carrying a BRCA1/2 Mutation Share Genetic Results With Underage Children. Journal of Cancer Education. (Published 鈥� Epub ahead of print).

Santerre-Theil, A. (2016) D茅veloppement d'un outil d'aide 脿 la communication: Parler aux enfants mineurs du r茅sultat d'un test BRCA1/2 (Master Thesis). Universit茅 Laval.

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