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The Health Psychology Lab is housed in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University and is directed by Dr. Rachel Burns.

 

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Recent publications!

The lab has had several papers published recently! They include: Burns, R.J., Forget, G.C., & Renaud, T. (in press) Single item measures of parental history of depression: Do adult children’s responses agree with their parents’ own reports? Journal of... More

The lab has had several papers published recently! They include: Burns, R.J., Forget, G.C., & Renaud, T. (in press) Single item measures of parental history of depression: Do adult children’s responses agree with their parents’ own reports? Journal of Affective Disorders. Burns, R.J., Forget, G.C., & Fardfini-Ruginets, K. (2025). Using specification... More

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Monday, October 7, 2024

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes-Relevant Behaviours and Health Outcomes The Health Psychology Lab at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The postdoctoral fellow will be... More

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes-Relevant Behaviours and Health Outcomes The Health Psychology Lab at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in projects that examine associations between psychosocial factors and diabetes-relevant health... More

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Friday, June 28, 2024

Esther Briner defended her PhD dissertation and graduated!

  We are thrilled to announce that Esther Briner has successfully defended her PhD dissertation (Impulsivity as a Moderator of the Intention-Behaviour Gap) and graduated! Congratulations Dr.... More

  We are thrilled to announce that Esther Briner has successfully defended her PhD dissertation (Impulsivity as a Moderator of the Intention-Behaviour Gap) and graduated! Congratulations Dr. Briner on this well-deserved... More