Psychology research team wins Editor's Award




Recent events have drawn renewed attention to the persistent crisis of police violence against people of colour - particularly black, brown, and Indigenous people. As we experience the damage that this crisis has inflicted on so many lives and communities within North America, many of us are searching for reliable sources of information to illuminate the root causes of the problem in order to build towards constructive interventions.
CMHRT has re-opened their intake and are accepting referrals for current telepsychological services and future in person services
At the CMHRT, we are continuing to abide by directives from the University of Waterloo, which has suspended all in-person course-related activities and is asking all UW employees, faculty and students to work from home where possible.
Dillon Browne has published an article in American Psychologist that discusses the challenges facing families during the current pandemic as well as the long ranging consequences of those challenges.
Harrison Oakes was recently awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for Highest Standing in a Doctoral Program. Our newly minted Dr. Oakes' thesis was entitled Closets breed suspicion: Environments that stigmatize concealable identities raise doubts about claims to contrasting non-stigmatized identities. You can read more about Harrison's research and path to his achievement on the Waterloo Stories page.
Harrison Oakes was recently awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for Highest Standing in a Doctoral Program. Our newly minted Dr. Oakes' thesis was entitled "Closets breed suspicion: Environments that stigmatize concealable identities raise doubts about claims to contrasting non-stigmatized identities." Congratulations Harrison!
Harrison shared his thoughts on the award:
Dillon Browne, Marjory Philips and their co-authors have published an article in Canadian Family Physician about supporting patient and clinician mental health during COVID-19 via trauma-informed interdisciplinary systems.
Dr. Dillon Browne is featured in Science Magazine's video Children of the pandemic: How will kids be shaped by the coronavirus crisis?
Drs. Dillon Browne and Igor Grossmann discuss why some people aren't following social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 crisis.
If you ae trying to convince your mother-in-law to stop going to the store five times a week or your explain to your teenagers why they can't go play basketball with their friends you might want to heed the advice provided by Dr. Igor Grossmann in this article on the CBC.