Profiles of psychology staff
Choose one of our staff members below to read their profile:
- Dr. Rod Balsom
- Ms. Kelly Bedek
- Dr. Brenda Chiang
- Dr. Tracy Desjardins
- Dr. Stephanie Dubois
- Dr. Laura Fazakas-DeHoog
- Samantha Goldsmith
- Dr. Nicole Elliott
- Ms. Kaitlin Hancock
- Dr. Jeremy Harrison
- Dr. Marilyn Hill
- Dr. Tevya Hunter
- Dr. David LeMarquand
- Ms. Julia MacKinley
- Dr. Steven Orenczuk
- Ms. Koula Pantazopoulos
- Dr. Peter Prior
- Dr. Maya Roth
- Ms. Amanda Stirling
- Dr. Natalie Vilhena-Churchill
- Dr. Sonya Wanklyn
- Dr. Serena Wong
Psychology staff publications listing
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Profiles
Dr. Rod Balsom
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Program, Parkwood Institute Main Building
Education: Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1999.
Clinical Interests: Health psychology, management of chronic pain, cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression.
Research Interests: Personality and appraisals of physical health status, factors related to treatment non-compliance in people with bipolar disorder.
Ms. Kelly Bedek
Psychometrist, Forensic Program, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, St. Thomas, Ontario
Dr. Brenda Chiang
Education: Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 2020
Clinical Interests: Assessment and treatment of military members and first responders (police officers, firefighters, etc.) presenting with psychological difficulties incurred during the course of their service; cognitive-behavioural treatment of anxiety and depression; coping with morally upsetting events
Research Interests: posttraumatic sequelae and moral self-concept; obsessive-compulsive disorder; resiliency and protective factors
Dr. Tracy Desjardins
Psychologist, Forensic Program, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, St. Thomas, Ontario
Dr. Stephanie Dubois
Psychologist, Assessment Program, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building
Education: Ph.D., Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2003
Clinical Interests: Utilizing solution focused therapy, narrative therapy and interpersonal therapy with individuals with serious mental illness. Also informed by countertransference-transference issues, working alliance and process of change. Supervision: Emphasis on professional identity, mentoring, and advocacy.
Research Interests: Correlation between neuroimaging and psychological assessment.
Type of Services/Internship/Practicum Offered: Individual assessment; psychological intervention; consultation; graduate student development.
Affiliations: Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, UWO
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
Dr. Laura Fazakas-DeHoog
Dr. Laura Fazakas-DeHoog: Psychologist,
Forensic Program - Rehabilitation Unit and Outreach Team, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care
Education: Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2007
Clinical Interests: Psychological profiling, assessment and treatment of trauma and complicated grief, treatment of severe pathology and personality disorders.
Research Interests: The prediction of violent recidivism in the forensic population, the effective treatment of trauma and complicated grief, psychotherapy for psychotic disorders, the prediction of violent and self destructive behavior. I am currently involved in designing and testing an integrative model of suicidal thinking and behavior within a clinical population.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: Assessment of Forensic population including: comprehensive psychosocial assessment, assessment of criminal responsibility, assessment of fitness, and/or assessment of risk. Interpersonal supportive psychotherapy, experience with multidisciplinary treatment team, and treatment planning. Experience with Ontario Review Board hearings.
Role: Part-Time Psychometrist, Forensic Program, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, St. Thomas, Ontario
Education: M.Sc., Developmental Psychology, Western University, 2018
Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology, Western University (In Progress)
Interests/Services: Psychological assessments of cognitive functioning, personality, mental health diagnoses, and risk; Individual and group-based psychotherapy rooted primarily in cognitive behaviour therapy approaches.
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Institute Main Building, Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Outreach Services
Education: Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2018
Clinical Interests: Assessment and trauma-informed evidence-based treatment (individual, couples and group) of service related mental health issues
Research Interests: Military sexual trauma, moral injury and gender and cultural considerations for psychological treatments and assessment.
Ms. Kaitlin Hancock
Psychometrist, Forensic Program, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, St. Thomas, Ontario
Education: M.A., Counselling Psychology, University of Western Ontario, 2016
Clinical Interests: Cognitive, personality, psychological and forensic risk assessment
Dr. Jeremy Harrison
Psychologist, Mental Health Treatment and Rehabilitation Program, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building
Education: Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, 2005.Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology.
Clinical Interests: Assessment and treatment of adults with various forms of mental illness, prevention and recovery from mental illness, cultural factors.
Research Interests: Clinical theory, applied research and treatment effectiveness.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: Individual therapy and diagnostic assessments.
Dr. Marilyn Hill
Psychologist, Arthritis Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital
Education: Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1996.
Clinical Interests: Cognitive behavioral therapy (individual and group), health psychology, multidisciplinary treatment approaches for chronic pain patients, assessment and treatment of depression associated with chronic illness, treatment adherence and relapse prevention.
Research Interests: Multidisciplinary treatment of chronic pain, variables predicting treatment outcome/adherence, efficacy of web-based follow-up treatment outcome, stereotypes regarding individuals with chronic pain and illness, assessment of pain severity (infant procedural pain, adult chronic pain) using facial expression analysis, differentiation of genuine/deceptive pain displays.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: Outpatient multidisciplinary treatment groups for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromayalgia patients, depression treatment groups for patients with rheumatological conditions, sessions on stress management, relaxation training, electromyography biofeedback (portable units and software - driven equipment), assertive communication.
Affiliations: Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, UWO; Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute; Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Program, Parkwood Institute Main Building.
Education: Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2017
Clinical Interests: Assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological conditions related to trauma; therapy focused on identity, self-acceptance, and adjustment to life transitions.
Research Interests: Women’s experience of burn injury; resiliency; traumatic injury.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: assessment, individual psychotherapy.
Dr. David LeMarquand
Psychologist, Concurrent Disorders Services, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building
Education: Ph.D., McGill University, 1998; Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
Clinical Interests: Psychotherapy for personality disorders, group psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety and affective disorders, forensic psychology.
Research Interests: Neurobiology of impulse-control, aggression, treatment/prevention of aggression in children.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: Cognitive and personality assessments, individual and group psychotherapy with individuals with major mental disorders and co-occurring personality and substance use disorders.
Affiliations: Adjunct Clinical Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
Ms. Julia MacKinley
Psychometrist, Treatment and Rehabilitation Program, Parkwood Institute Mental Health
Education: M.Sc., Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Edinburgh 2015
Clinical Interests: Cognitive and personality assessment
Dr. Steven Orenczuk
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Institute Main Building
Education: Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology, 1988.
Clinical Interests: Adjustment to disability, cognitive and vocational assessment.
Research Interests: Secondary spinal cord injury, employment.
Services Provided/Type of Internship/Practicum Offered: Multidisciplinary team involvement, rehabilitation of inpatients with spinal cord injury and related neurological disorders, outpatient spinal cord and acquired brain injury clients, supportive counselling, cognitive-behavioral interventions, psycho-educational groups for adults.
Affiliations: Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario
Ms. Koula Pantazopoulos
Psychometrist, Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Research Centre, Parkwood Institute Main Building
Dr. Peter Prior
Psychologist, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program, St. Joseph's Hospital
Education: Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1991.
Clinical Interests: Clinical, health & rehabilitation psychology with adult and senior cardiovascular patients.
Research Interests:
- reliable measurement of individuals' therapeutic change in cardiac rehabilitation
- prediction and reduction of secondary cardiovascular risk
- psychological and neurocognitive factors in cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease
- evidence-based approaches to improving patients’ understanding in cardiovascular disease education
- publications
Services Provided/Type of Residency/Practicum Offered: Assessment and treatment of individuals; clinical and research placements.
Affiliations:
- Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, Western University
- Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
Dr. Maya Roth
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Institute Main Building
Ms. Amanda Stirling
Psychometrist, Adult Ambulatory Services, St. Joseph’s Health Care London – Parkwood Institute Mental Health
Education: M.Sc., Applied Psychology, Saint Mary’s University, 2005
Clinical Interests: Vocational, cognitive, and personality assessment
Dr. Natalie Vilhena-Churchill
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Institute Main Building, GTA Outreach Services
Dr. Sonya Wanklyn
Psychologist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood lnstitute Main Building, Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Outreach Services
Dr. Serena Wong
Psychologist (Supervised Practice), Geriatric Psychiatry Service & Adult Mental Health Treatment and Rehabilitation Program, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building.
Education: Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2021.
Clinical Interests: Trauma-informed care, spiritually integrative care, psycho-spiritual processes, process-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, culturally sensitive interventions.
Research Interests: Spiritual competency, sacred moments, spiritual struggles, trauma-related disorders.