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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 involved in projects that examine associations between psychosocial factors and... More

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. Briner on this well-deserved... More

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Kimia Fardfini is awarded the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

Kimia Fardfini, a Ph.D. student in the health psychology lab has been awarded the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship! Her research proposal was entitled "Associations among changes in positive psychological well-being and blood glucose"... More

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The Health Psychology Lab Attends the Canadian Psychological Association Conference in Toronto!

The Health Psychology Lab students, Esther Briner, Kimia Fardfini, Geneviève Forget and Richard Ward all presented their work at the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference in Toronto! Esther Briner presented 2 talks, including a 5-minute snapshot entitled "Impulsivity and the intention-behaviour gap: A qualitative study" from her... More

Friday, May 26, 2023

Hiring a postdoctoral researcher in behaviour change!

Applications are now open for a postdoctoral position working with Drs. Marina Milyavskaya, Rachel Burns and Michael Wohl in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada. Please see the attachment below for more details:... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

2022 Achievement Awards: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Recipients

Dr. Burns was awarded a Research Achievement Award, presented by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for her outstanding research achievements. Congratulations, Dr. Burns!   Read more about the 2022 Achievement Awards here:... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Geneviève Forget presents at Carleton’s Data Day 8.0

Health psychology lab member Geneviève Forget and her multidisciplinary team presented their classwork investigating lifestyle diseases in the Canadian population. See their poster here: Data Day 8 Poster - Forget Pontone Kotillil Ahmmed Their study sought to develop a model using supervised machine learning classifiers to test their ability to... More

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The Health Psych lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow!

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Management and Outcomes The Health Psychology Lab at Carleton University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in projects that examine associations between psychosocial factors and diabetes-related health behaviours/outcomes,... More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Kimia Fardfini

Dr. Burns and Kimia Fardfini investigated the prevalence and correlates of flourishing mental health among Canadians with diabetes. Read more about it here:... More

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Kimia Fardfini defends her Master’s thesis!

Congratulations to Kimia for defending her Master's thesis on September 17, 2021. Kimia's thesis investigated interpersonal associations between body mass index, stress, and diabetes complications. Great job, Kimia! All the best with your PhD program in Experimental... More

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Sasha Gunpat defends her Master’s thesis!

Congratulations to Sasha for defending her Master's thesis on September 3, 202! Sasha's thesis was entitled: Associations between Positive Psychological Well-Being, Psychological Distress, and Physical Activity among Adults with Diabetes. Great job, Sasha! All the best with your graduate program in Clinical Psychology!... More

Friday, March 19, 2021

Dr. Burns joins the Behavioural Science Working Group of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table

Dr. Burns recently joined the Behavioural Science Working Group of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. The Science Advisory Table evaluates and reports on evidence related to COVID-19. More information on the Science Advisory Table can be found here:... More

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