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Our People

Â鶹´«Ã½'s Psychology and Neuroscience faculty are experts in a number of distinct, but complementary, research areas and have a strong commitment to integrating their research interests into their training and teaching.

Our clear strengths are in training knowledge creators in the science of the mind, brain, and behaviour and excellent clinicians who apply this knowledge. These strengths and this approach attract strong graduate students, who contribute significantly to a thriving research environment.

We also educate many undergraduate students who benefit from our strong and diverse faculty and also from a departmental mindset to not just teach the facts, but to educate students in how to think critically and analytically about scientific issues.

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Primary Faculty
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Aaron Newman, Chair

aaron.newman@dal.ca
(902) 494-1911
LSC 3325

Neuroimaging, Brain-computer interfaces, Language, Reading development, Second language acquisition, Cognitive neuroscience research, Creative and critical thinking, entrepreneurship, and real world problem-solving through the SURGE Innovation Sandbox

Shelley Adamo, Graduate Program Coordinator

shelley.adamo@dal.ca
(902) 494-8853
LSCÌý 3324

Parasitic manipulation of behaviour, Ecoimmunology, Climate change effects on insect physiology and behaviour

Julie Blais

julie.blais@dal.ca
LSC 3336

Forensic risk assessment, Risk communication, Psychopathy, Technology-facilitated sexual violence, Personality, Political psychology

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Janusz Borycz

jborycz@dal.ca
(902) 494-8826
LSC 2539

Invertebrate neuronal signalling, Neurotransmitter release & recycling, Transmembrane Transporters, Search for neuronal biomarkers, Methods: HPLC, microdialysis, imaging, behavioural, Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation, Mechanisms of action of psychoactive drugs

Richard Brown, Professor Emeritus

richard.brown@dal.ca
(902) 494-3647
LSCÌý 3335

Behavioural endocrinology, Developmental psychobiology, Drugs and behaviour, Behaviour of transgenic and mutant mice, Development, Animal behaviour, Memory, Aging, Mouse models of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

Lucia Caceres

Lucia.Caceres@dal.ca
LSC 2321

Developmental Neuroscience, Neuro-glial communication, Cellular mechanisms, Neuromuscular functions, Vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology

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Christine Chambers
Joint Appointment, Pediatrics

christine.chambers@dal.ca
(902) 470-8877
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Pediatric Psychology, Health Psychology, Children's Pain, Pain Assessment and Management, Knowledge Mobilization, Patient Partnership

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John Christie

john.christie@dal.ca
(902) 494-4573
LSC Ìý2519

Spatial attention, especially voluntary, Data visualization, Applied cognitive psychology, Other interesting things, generally cognitive

Penny Corkum

penny.corkum@dal.ca
(902) 494-5177
LSC 2521

Child Clinical and School Psychology, Pediatric Sleep, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Assessment, Treatment, Digital interventions

Nathan Crowder

nathan.crowder@dal.ca
(902) 494-6025
LSC 3337

Vision, Electrophysiology, Optogenetics, Animal Behaviour, Development, Psychophysics

HélèneÌýDeacon

helene.deacon@dal.ca
(902) 494-3229
LSC 2335

Language and Reading Development, Digital Literacy, COVID-19, Bilingualism, Education, Child Development

Kevin Duffy

kevin.duffy@dal.ca
(902) 494-3944
LSC 2338

Development, Neuroscience, Vision impairment, Cellular mechanisms, Neuroplasticity

Gail Eskes
Joint Appointment, Psychiatry

gail.eskes@dal.ca
(902) 494-4032
LSC 2336

Neuropsychology, Aging, Cognition, Attention, Memory and Executive Function, Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease




Tamara Franklin

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(902) 494-2923
LSC 2526

Neuroscience, Epigenetics, In vivo electrophysiology, Animal behaviour, Neuroconnectivity, Sociability

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Simon Gadbois

simon.gadbois@dal.caÌý
(902) 494-8848
LSC 3326

Olfactory processing in dogs: biomedical and conservation applications, Analysis of behaviour sequences (with sonification/musification), Waterfowl as teaching model for systematic and naturalistic observations, Current taxa of focus: anatids (ducks & geese), canids, wood turtles

Sophie Jacques

sophie.jacques@dal.ca
(902) 494-8055
LSC 2531

Developmental psychology, Dog cognition, Emotional regulation, Socio-cognitive development, Executive functions, Self-control, Cognitive psychology

Shannon Johnson, Director of Clinical Training

shannon.johnson@dal.ca
(902) 494-4504
LSC 2536

Environmental psychology, Nature connection/disconnection, Behaviour change, Resilience and well-being, e-mental health
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Tim Juckes

tjuckes@dal.ca
(902) 494-1855
LSC Ìý3320

Sociopsychology,ÌýHistory of psychology,ÌýScientific writing,ÌýSocial influence

Raymond Klein, Professor Emeritus

ray.klein@dal.ca
(902) 494-6551
LSC 3356

Attention,ÌýPerception, Cognitive neuroscience,ÌýApplied cognitive psychology

Kevin LeBlanc

Kevin.LeBlanc@dal.ca
LSC 5219

Motor control, Perception and action, Visuomotor decision making

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Sean Mackinnon

mackinnon.sean@dal.ca
(902) 494-3385
LSC 2540

Perfectionism, Statistics analysis, Alcohol use, Well-being, Personality

Ian Meinertzhagen, Professor Emeritus

i.a.meinertzhagen@dal.ca
(902) 494-2131
LSC 2388

Development,ÌýNeuroscience,Ìý3-D visualization and reconstruction, Invertebrate neurobiology,ÌýSynaptic fine structure,ÌýElectron microscopy, Connectomics

Donald Mitchell, Professor Emeritus

d.e.mitchell@dal.ca
(902) 494-6419
LSC 3269

Visual system development, Neuroscience, Visual perception, Cellular mechanisms, Neuroplasticity

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Chris Moore

chris.moore@dal.ca
(902) 494-3540
LSC 3321

Developmental psychology, Social psychology

Libby Myles


libby.myles@dal.ca

Gut microbiome and probiotics, Diet and probiotic interactions, Neuroendocrine system effects, Developmental programming, Metabolic and mental health

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Alissa Pencer

alissa.pencer@dal.ca
(902) 494-4466
LSC 2538

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Tara Perrot

tara.perrot@dal.ca
LSC 2535
Stress resilience, Early life programming of stress response, Role of gut-brain axis in the stress response, Developmental origins of health and disease, Influence of poverty and disadvantage on life-long stress and disease

Leslie Phillmore

leslie.phillmore@dal.ca
(902) 494-2794
LSC 3338

Learning,ÌýMemory,ÌýSongbirds,ÌýPerception,ÌýNeurogenesis,Neuroplasticity,ÌýSeasonality

Natalie Rosen, Associate Director of Clinical Training

Natalie.Rosen@dal.ca
(902) 494-4044
LSC 3339

Sexual dysfunction, Sexual desire, Genito-pelvic pain, Intimate Relationships/couples, Infertility, Menopause, Sex therapy, Transition to parenthood

Meghan Rossi

meghan.rossi@dal.ca
(902) 494-2262
LSC 2325

Clinical psychology (e.g., assessment, intervention), Health psychology (e.g., pain, medically assisted reproduction, cancer), Sexuality and close relationships

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Simon Sherry

simon.sherry@dal.ca
(902) 494-7719Ìý
LSC 2537

Clinical psychology, Depression, Anxiety, Personality, Perfectionism, Psychopathology, Suicide, Eating disorders, Alcohol problems

Erin Sparks, Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Erin.Sparks@dal.ca
LSC 2524

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Jennifer Stamp

jennifer.stamp@dal.ca
(902) 494-3432
LSC 2533

Scientific Literacy, Distance Learning, Accessible teaching and learning strategies, Neuroendocrinology, neuroanatomy and neuropharmacology, Steroid hormone influence on stress, sleep and addiction

Leanne Stevens

leanne.stevens@dal.ca


Sherry Stewart
Joint Appointment, Psychiatry

sherry.stewart@dal.ca
(902) 494-4546
LSC 2530

Addictions,ÌýAnxiety disorders,ÌýComorbidity,ÌýTreatment matching,Problem gambling,ÌýAlcohol abuse,ÌýPersonality,ÌýSubstance use motives


Natalie Stratton

natalie.stratton@dal.ca
LSC 2524

Sexual function/dysfunction, sexual and mental health interventions, mood disorders, anxiety and anxiety-reated disorders, borderline personality disorder, clinical psychology and health psychology

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Tracy Taylor-Helmick

tracy.taylor-helmick@dal.ca
(902) 494-3001
LSC 2529

Memory,ÌýIntentional forgetting,ÌýDirected forgetting,ÌýMnemonics,Cognition

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Rebecca Tucker

Rebecca.Tucker@dal.ca
LSC 2330

Reading development, Adult literacy, Digital or online intervention programs, Program development and evaluation

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Drew Weatherhead

drew.weatherhead@dal.ca
LSC 2337

Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Social cognition, Cognitive development, Infancy, Word learning

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Ian Weaver

ian.weaver@dal.ca
Office: (902) 494-1133
Lab: (902) 494-1088
LSC 3340

Behavioural epigenetics, Molecular (epi)genetic mechanisms of gene regulation, Immuno-metabolism, DNA repair and cell growth signalling, Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders, Biomarker discovery

Igor Yakovenko

Igor.Yakovenko@dal.ca
(902) 494-1074
LSC 3319

Comorbidity of addiction and mental health, Cannabis and opioid use, Online substance use interventions, Behavioural addictions, Open science and statistical methods

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