Bronwyn Williams
Research Assistant
| Degrees: | B.A. Hons. (Carleton University); M.Ed. (University of Ottawa) In Progress |
Bronwyn Williams is a Psychology B.A. Honours undergraduate from Carleton University working in Dr. Ysseldyk’s lab as a research assistant. With the supervision of Dr. Ysseldyk, Bronwyn completed her honours thesis titled “Existential Authenticity, Religiosity and Mental Health: Age Differences in an Increasingly Secular Society”. In addition to working on a publication of her undergraduate thesis, Bronwyn is administrating and conducting qualitative interviews, transcription, and analyses for the “Gerotranscendence and Secularization of Society” research at the Social Identity & Health Lab.
Bronwyn is presently in graduate school at the University of Ottawa, completing a Counselling Psychology M.Ed.. Her goal is to be a psychotherapist who advocates for evidence based, positive health behaviour interventions (e.g. physical activity) as well as research how these interventions may impact those struggling with mental illness.