Nassim Tabri
Alumni | Post-Doctoral Researcher
| Degrees: | Ph.D., Postdoc |
| Email: | nassim.tabri@gmail.com |
| Website: | Browse |
Dr. Nassim Tabri was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Dr. Michael Wohl in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. He is now an assistant professor at Carleton University.
Professional Appointments
| 2014 – 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Psychology, Carleton University |
| 2013 – 2014 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
Educational
| 2013 | Ph.D. Psychology, Concordia University |
| 2008 | M.A. Special Individualized Program, Concordia University |
| 2005 | B.A. Psychology, Concordia University |
Research Interests
Dr. Tabri’s research takes a transdiagnostic approach to mental health disorders and health-compromising behaviours. Specifically, he assesses transdiagnostic factors (e.g., overvalued ideation, perfectionism, and impulsivity) and processes that proliferate and maintain engagement in various health compromising behaviours (e.g., disordered eating and gambling). The research he is conducting is contributing to the development of a transdiagnostic theory of mental health disorders, which will help explain why people engage in health compromising behaviours. The ultimate aim of this research is to enhance the prevention, assessment, and treatment protocols of various mental health disorders (e.g., prevention and treatment for disordered eating).
Dr. Tabri also conducts research on the mental health implications of group membership. This research integrates social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) with theories from clinical psychology to assess the interplay between various group-based emotions (e.g., group-based guilt and angst) and the mental health of group members. Additionally, he examines the relations between components of social identification with a group (centrality of group membership in self-concept, attachment to the group, and feelings about group membership) and various indicators of health and well-being (i.e., psychological, behavioural, and biological factors). The goal is to develop an integrative framework of how group membership may affect the mental health and well-being of group members.
Selected Publications
Tabri, N., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., & Wohl, M. J. A. (in press). Perfectionism predicts disordered gambling via financially focused self-concept. Journal of Gambling Issues.
Tabri, N., Wohl, M. J. A., & Caouette, J. (in press). Will we be harmed, will it be severe, can we protect ourselves? Threat appraisals predict collective angst (and its consequences). European Journal of Social Psychology. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2303
Tabri, N., Wohl, M. J. A., Eddy, K. T., & Thomas, J. J. (2017). Me, myself, and money: Having a financially focused self-concept and its consequences for disordered gambling. International Gambling Studies, 17(1), 30 – 50. doi: 10.1080/14459795.2016.1252414
Tabri, N., Murray, H. B., Thomas, J. J., Franko, D. L., Herzog, D. B., & Eddy, K. T. (2015). Overvaluation of body shape and weight and engagement in non-compensatory weight-control behaviors in eating disorders: Is there a reciprocal relationship? Psychological Medicine, 45(14), 2951 – 2958.doi:10.1017/S0033291715000896
For more information on Dr. Nassim Tabri’s research, please visit nassimtabri.ca