Sabrina Schmiedel (alumna)
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (2021)
Education:
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa (2021)
- B.A., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2013)
Research Interests:
- Child laughter
- Child-parent attachment relationships
Doctoral Thesis:
Comment faire rire les enfants d’âge préscolaire : développement d’un système de codification et liens avec l’attachement enfant-père et enfant-mère (2021). University of Ottawa.
Current Position:
Dr. Schmiedel currently works in a private practice at the Child, Adolescent and Family Center of Ottawa (CAFCO) where she provides therapy services to children, adolescents and families. She also works for the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’est de l’Ontario (CEPEO). Dr. Schmiedel is completing the requirements to become licensed as a psychologist within the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
Recent Publications:
Audrey-Ann Deneault (alumna)
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (2021)
Education:
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Ottawa (2021)
- B.Sc., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2015)
Research Interests:
- Child-mother and child-father attachment relationships
- Parental behaviors and their influence on children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic development from infancy to emerging adulthood
- Fathering and the role of fathers in the family from a family systems perspective
Doctoral Thesis:
Validation of the Preschool Attachment Rating Scales and demonstration of their utility to understand how preschool child-mother and child-father attachment promote children’s social adaptation. (2021). University of Ottawa
Current Position:
Dr. Deneault is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Calgary working under the supervision of Dr. Sheri Madigan. Her postdoctoral research is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et culture.
Recent Publications:
Jeffry Quan (alumna)
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (2020)
Education:
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Ottawa (2020)
- B.A., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2012)
Research Interests:
- Family relationships across cultures
- Parent-child interactions
- Children’s socio-emotional development
Doctoral Thesis:
Autonomy and Relatedness During the Preschool Period: An Examination of Parent-Child Interactions Within and Across Cultures. (2020). University of Ottawa
Current Position:
Dr. Quan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Military Psychology and Leadership at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he teaches developmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and statistics. Dr. Quan’s research focuses on understanding how contextual factors such as culture influence parental beliefs and behaviours, and how these factors ultimately affect children’s development. He is also interested in projects that advance the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher-education settings.
Recent Publications:
Kim Yurkowski (alumna)
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (2018)
Education:
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Ottawa (2018)
- B.A., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2010)
Research Interests:
- Parent-child attachment relationships
- Child psychosocial adaptation
- Mother-father-child triadic interactions
Doctoral Thesis:
Représentations d'attachement des enfants d'âge préscolaire: validation d'un nouvel instrument d'évaluation et son association au développement social de l'enfant. (2018). University of Ottawa.
Current Position:
Dr. Yurkowski is a psychologist in the public sector at the Personnel Psychology Centre (PPC) of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Recent Publications:
Bureau, J.-F., Deneault, A.-A., Yurkowski, K., Martin, J., Quan, J., Sezlik, S., & Guérin-Marion, C. (2021). The interaction of child-father attachment and child-mother attachment in the prediction of observed coparenting. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 22(3), 512-520. doi:10.1037/men0000309
Deneault, A.-A., Yurkowski, K., Schmiedel, S., & Bureau, J.-F. (2021). Placer l’enfant au centre de l’évaluation de la qualité de la relation enfant-parent: les récits d’attachement. Dans I. Côté, K. Lavoie, & R.-P. Trottier-Cyr (Éds.), La méthodologie de recherche centrée sur l’enfant: recueillir et restituer la parole des enfants et des adolescent.e.s. (pp. 335-359). Les Presses de l’Université Laval.
Orpana, H. M., Lang, J. J., & Yurkowski, K. (2019). Validation of a brief version of the Social Provisions Scale using Canadian national survey data. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 39(12).doi: 10.24095/hpcdp.39.12.02
Molisa Meier (alumna)
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (2015)
Education:
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa (2015)
- B.A., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2008)
Research Interests:
- Parent-child attachment relationships
- Parentification
- Psychopathlogy
Doctoral Thesis:
The development, psychometric analyses and correlates of a new self-report measure on disorganization and role reversal. (2015). University of Ottawa.
Current Position:
Dr. Meier currently works in private practice at Queensview Professional Services (QPS) as a clinical psychologist. She provides therapy and assessment services to children, adolescents and adults.
Recent Publications:
Rachel Tupper (alumna)
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (2015)
Education:
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa (2015)
- B. Sc., Psychology, University of Southern Colorado (2001)
Research Interests:
- Parent-child attachment relationships
- Behavioural Difficulties
- Parenting
- Military Families
Doctoral Thesis:
The impact of military status on maternal and child outcomes in a Canadian sample of young children (2015). University of Ottawa.
Current Position:
Dr. Tupper currently works for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, where she provides assessment and therapy services to children and adolescent students. She also works one day a week in private practice at Centretown Psychological Services. Dr. Tupper is currently in the process of becoming licensed as a psychologist with the province of Ontario.
Recent Publications:
Jodi Martin (alumna)
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (2014)
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Education:
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt Laboratory, York University (2016-2018)
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota (2014-2016)
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Ottawa (2014)
- B.A., Honours in Psychology, University of Ottawa (2006)
Research Interests:
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Suicidal behaviour
- Parent-child attachment relationships
- Psychological difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood
Doctoral Thesis:
Quality of parent-child relationships, attachment, and non-suicidal self-injury: Two investigations in young adult samples. (2014). University of Ottawa.
Current Position:
Dr. Martin is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) in the Department of Psychology at York University, where she specializes in teaching statistics and research methods. Dr. Martin's research studies the impact of caregiver characteristics (i.e., psychological symptoms, behaviour, attachment representations) on the development of children's negative affect regulation across contexts of varying distress.
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