Adjunct Appointments

Adjunct (FGS) appointees are eligible for all aspects of co-supervision (with a full member of the department) of comprehensives and dissertation, and, depending upon affiliation and area of expertise/qualification, clinical practica. 

Adjunct (FoS) appointees can supervise undergraduate students in research or projects, and/or conduct collaborative research in a given unit. 

There are several other levels of adjunct appointments, so please read our Departmental Policy to find out more information.


Current Adjunct Appointees

Asp, Elissa 
BA (Glendon), MA, PhD (York)

English Language and Literature, Saint Mary's University

Elissa.Asp@smu.ca

 

Mazerolle, Erin
BSC, MSc, PhD (Dalhousie)

Psychology Department
St. Francis Xavier University
emazerol@stfx.ca

neuroimaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), calibrated fMRI, diffusion imaging, brain physiology, brain function, brain connectivity, neurovascular coupling, cerebrovascular reactivity, multiple sclerosis, essential tremor, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, reproducibility

Barresi, John (FoS)
BSc (Brown), MA (S. Calif), MSc, PhD (Wisconsin)

Psychology and Neuroscience Department, Dalhousie University
Email: John.Barresi@dal.ca

personology, social cognition, philosophical psychology, history of psychology

 

McLaughlin, Paula
BSc (Toronto), MA, PhD (York)

Seniors Health Program and Director of Training for the Clinical Psychology Residency Program, Nova Scotia Health
902-473-4799
paula.mclaughlin@nshealth.ca

neuropsychology, dementia and neurodegenerative disorders, cognitive aging

Birnie, Kathryn
BA (Calgary), PhD (Dalhousie)

Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Cummings School of Medicine
University of Calgary
Kathryn.Birnie@ucalgary.ca

pediatric pain, child health, family factors, knowledge mobilization, health systems

Mitchell, Donald E. 
BSc, MASc (Melbourne), PhD (Berkeley)

Psychology and Neuroscience Department, Dalhousie University
(902) 494-6419
D.E.Mitchell@dal.ca

visual system development, visual perception

 

Cawley, Elizabeth
BSc Hons (Ottawa), MSc, PhD (McGill)

Director, National Mental Health Strategy, ASEQ/STUDENTCARE
(514) 975-9493
Elizabeth.Cawley@dal.ca

E-mental health, student assistance programs, self-directed therapy, short-term solution focused counselling, online peer support, best practices in implementing mental health programming for post-secondary students, the National Standard for the Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students, mental health literacy, post-secondary student mental health, youth help-seeking behaviour

Olthuis, Janine
BA (Smith College), PhD (Dalhousie)

Psychology Department
University of New Brunswick
(506) 453-4707
j.olthuis@unb.ca

anxiety, posttraumatic stress, distance delivered psychological interventions, transdiagnostic interventions, exercise and mental health, alcohol use in adolescents and young adults

Champod, Anne Sophie
BSc (Montreal), PhD (McGill)

Psychology Department
Acadia University
(902) 585-1332
Email:  anne.champod@acadiau.ca

neuropsychology, stroke, rehabilitation, cognition, attention, working memory

Omisade, Antonina 
BA (York), PhD (Dalhousie)

Neuropsychology (Epilepsy Services), QEII Health Sciences Centre
(902) 473-4799
akuznetsova@dal.ca

clinical neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders, assessment: early detection of cognitive impairment and lateralization of cognitive functions

Chipman, Karen 
BA (UPEI), MA, PhD (Western)

Neuropsychology Service, Nova Scotia Hospital
(902) 464-6059
Karen.Chipman@nshealth.ca

neuropsychology, cognitive rehabilitation, functional outcomes, aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia and neurodegenerative disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders, family/caregiver support

Redden, Ralph S.
BA, MSc, PhD (Dalhousie)

Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University
rredden@stfx.ca

attention, social cognition, eye movements, individual differences, open science

Cohen, Annabel
BA (McGill), MSc, PhD (Queen's)

Psychology, University of PEI
902-628-4325
acohen@upei.ca

music cognition including across the lifespan with a focus on adolescents, young and older adults; memory for pop music; multicultural perspective;  singing; Parkinson's disease (reminiscence singing group therapy); equity in music education,  music and pain;  film music and audiovisual integration; creativity/improvisation

Rigney, Gabrielle
BPsy-Hons, PhD (Univ. of South Australia)

Health and Applied Medical Sciences, Central Queensland University
g.rigney@cqu.edu.au

pediatric sleep, eHealth intervention for youth

Conrad, Nicole
BA (Saint Mary's) PhD (McMaster)


Psychology Department, Saint Mary's University
902-420-5080
nicole.conrad@smu.ca

development of reading skills, memory, cognitive and linguistic factors related to reading and spelling 

Robertson, Erin 
BA (Mount Allison), MA, PhD (Western Ontario)

Psychology Department, Cape Breton University
902-563-1804
erin_robertson@cbu.ca

Research interests:  language and reading development and disorders in children, speech perception, phonology, morphology, syntax, working memory

 

Corbit, John
BSc (Dalhousie), BSc Hons (SfFX), MA (Concordia), PhD (Simon Fraser)

Psychology. St. Francis Xavier University
John.Corbit@dal.ca

human development; cooperation; fairness; social cognition; and culture

Roy-Charland, Annie
BPs, MAPs, PhD (Moncton)

École de psychologie, Université de Moncton
(506) 858-4304
Email: annie.roy-charland@umoncton.ca

social cognition, development, reading, emotional facial expressions, eye movements

 

Ezekiel, Rick
BA, MSc (Western), PhD (Toronto)

Vice-Provost Student Affairs, Dalhousie
902-494-8021
Rick.Ezekiel@dal.ca

postsecondary student mental health and wellness, stress / mental health and learning (disparities and disproportionality within marginalized communities), developmental cognitive neuroscience (attention and cognitive control), neuroimaging -  fMRI & development of functional brain networks

Saint-Aubin Jean 
BA (Sherbrooke), MPs, PhD (Laval)

École de psychologie, Université de Moncton
(506) 858-4768
jean.saint-aubin@umoncton.ca

missing-letter effect, working memory, eye movements, shared book reading

Flanagan, Helen 
BA & BSc (McMaster), MA, PhD (York)

Psychology Department, IWK Health Centre
902 457- 5596
helen.flanagan@iwk.nshealth.ca

Intervention for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental trajectories in ASD, parent coaching

 

Simonelli, Guido
MD (Buenos Airies), MSc (Montréal)

Medicine, Université de Montréal
(514) 292-1035
guido.simonelli@umontreal.ca

environmental, social and behavioral determinants of sleep health; cognitive, physical and mental sleep health outcomes

Garland, Sheila
BA, MSc and PhD (Calgary)

Psychology, Memorial University
sheila.garland@mun.ca

health psychology, behavioral sleep medicine, psychosocial oncology, digital health

Smith, Steven M. 
BA (Bishop's), MA, PhD (Queen’s)

Psychology Department, Saint Mary’s University
(902) 420-5493
steven.smith@smu.ca

attitudes and persuasion, attitude change, behaviour change, health promotion, psychology and law, eyewitness identification, confession evidence, media and persuasion, media and the legal system

Ivanoff, Jason 
BSc, MA (Guelph), PhD (Dalhousie)

Psychology Department, Saint Mary’s University
(902) 491-6345
jason.ivanoff@smu.ca

attention, decision-making, executive control, response preparation, cognitive neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging, event-related potentials

Stephens, Skye
BA Hons (York), MA, PhD (Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)

Psychology Department, Saint Mary's University
902-420-5083
skye.stephens@smu.ca

Sexual offending; paraphilias; sexual abuse perpetration prevention programs; sexual exploitation in travel and tourism 

Keys, Elizabeth
BSc, BN, PhD (Calgary)

School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Elizabeth.Keys@ubc.ca

early childhood, sleep, parent-child relationships, community health

Vallis, T. Michael 
BSc (Dalhousie), MA, PhD (Western)

Psychology Department, QEII Health Sciences Centre
(902) 473-4799
T.Michael.Vallis@nshealth.ca

health psychology, diabetes, gastroenterology, cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity, motivational readiness to change, cognitive therapy

Khoury, Jennifer

BSc (Toronto), MA, PhD (Ryerson)

Psychology Departmnet
Mount Saint Vincent University
Email: Jennifer.Khoury@msvu.ca

early life stress, child maltreatment, stress physiology, cortisol, emotion regulation, parent and child psychopathology, meta-analysis

Watt, Margo 
BA (St. FX), PhD (Dalhousie)

Psychology Department, St. Francis Xavier University
(902) 867-5215
mwatt@stfx.ca

anxiety, cognitive-behavioural interventions, health-related behaviour, forensic psychology

Lackner, Christine

MSc (Queen's), PhD (Brock)

Psychology Department
Mount Saint Vincent University
Email: christine.lackner@msvu.ca

Developmental neuroscience, self-regulation, executive function, adverse childhood experiences, attentional control, event-related potentials, single-subject statistics, independent components analysis