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Health Psychology Laboratory

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, PhD., R.D. Psych., ABPP, FCAHS, FRSC

Trainees & Staff

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Julia Caputo

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology

Julia Caputo joined the Health Psychology Lab as a graduate student in clinical psychology after graduating with top marks from Concordia University, Montreal.

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Andy McLennan

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology

Andy McLennan joined the Health Psychology Lab, as a graduate student, after completing his Honours BA at the University of Calgary. While at the University of Calgary, Mr. McLennan worked closely with Dr. Linda Carlson and co-authored several published health psychology papers. Broadly, Andy’s research interests include psychometrics, pain assessment, and chronic illness in older adults. His masters research was supported, in part, through a Canada Master’s Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Andy’s doctoral research, which examines the psychometric properties of observational pain assessment tools for older adults with severe dementia, is supported by a national fellowship from the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Andy consistently presents his research at national and international conferences and has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is a former competitive junior hockey player contributing to our lab’s appreciation of sport and exercise.
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Hailey Reimer

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology

Hailey Reimer first joined the Health Psychology Laboratory as an undergraduate research assistant. At that time she was one of the top undergraduate students at the University of Regina. She is currently a graduate student in clinical psychology, and her Master’s thesis has been supported by a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Her work has also been presented at national conferences. Ms. Reimer is an avid bowler, and in 2019 she was the Manitoba Provincial Champion in the 5‑pin Youth Women category. She then went on to represent Manitoba at the national level.

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Vanit Shah

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology

Vanit Shah is a graduate student in clinical psychology. He joined the lab, supported by a Canada Graduate Scholarship,  after completing his honours degree at Western University.

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Vivian Tran

Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

Ms. Tran joined the Health Psychology Lab after completing her Honours Degree at the University of Alberta. She also completed specific training in long-term care and has conducted research with older adults for almost two years. Her work has been published in the peer-reviewed literature and has been presented at a variety of conferences.

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Emily Winters

Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

Ms. Winters (Inuk-Settler, she/her) joined our laboratory after completing a Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology at Memorial University where she was funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellowship. Her doctoral studies are supported by a CIHR Vanier Graduate Scholarship. Her work has been published and presented at a variety of conferences. Her research interests include Indigenous health psychology and substance use.

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Laney Yarycky

Doctoral Student in Experimental and Applied Psychology

After Laney Yarycky joined the Health Psychology Lab as an Honours student with an extremely strong academic record, she was accepted as a graduate student in psychology. She has published first-authored peer reviewed papers focusing on pain in older adults and  presented her work at national conferences.  Following the completion of her Master’s degree she was admitted to the doctoral program in experimental and applied psychology supported by a variety of internal and external scholarships.

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Tim Yu

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology

Tim Yu is a graduate student in clinical psychology. He joined the Health Psychology Laboratory after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto.