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

Friday, March 19, 2021

Dr. Burns presents her research at Parliamentary Health Research Caucus Virtual Reception

Dr. Burns recently presented her research at Research Canada’s Parliamentary Health Research Caucus Virtual Reception. The event was entitled “Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin: Diabetes Research and Innovation in the Making.” The event was an opportunity for Parliamentarians to meet Canadian diabetes researchers.... More

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Kimia and Tarek Awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Health Psychology Lab members Kimia Fardfini and Tarek Benzouak were awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for 2021-2022.... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Health Pre-Conference at Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Health Psychology Lab members Sasha Gunpat, Kimia Fardfini and Esther Briner present their Flash Talk at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Health Pre-Conference for 2021. Their talk is entitled “Purpose in life and mortality among adults with diabetes: A prospective... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

University Medal in Arts

Genevieve Forget was awarded the University Medal in Arts at the undergraduate level for being the graduating student with the highest academic standing! Congratulations Genevieve! See more details below: https://carleton.ca/psychology/2020/congratulations-to-our-medal-winners/... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Melzack Student Award

Esther Briner was awarded the Melzack Student Award which is awarded for the best research presentation in the Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine section at the CPA annual meeting. Congratulations... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA) Researcher of the Month

In January 2020, Dr. Burns was the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA) Researcher of the month. Check out the YouTube link below to learn more about the Health Psychology Lab’s research.... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Dr. Burns presents at Mental Health Day

This month, Dr. Burns presented a talk entitled "Diabetes and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring When and Why Comorbidity Occurs" at Psychology Mental Health Day. Psychology Mental Health Day was a successful, public event that was attended by community members, staff, students, and representatives from local organizations.... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Bailin Xie and Dr. Burns’ research featured in CU’s Graduate Studies Newsletter

Bailin Xie, who completed an independent study in the Health Psych lab, was featured in Carleton's Graduate Studies Newsletter. Check out the newsletter in the link below!... More

Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Health Psychology lab website has arrived!

Welcome to the Health Psychology lab website! The lab is new to Carleton this year. Stay tuned for more... More

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