Faculty and Staff Listing | Psychology, University of Regina

Gordon Asmundson

Professor and Head
OC, SOM, FRSC, FCAHS, Registered Doctoral Psychologist; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, and Clinical Psychology Review

Office: AH 345.1
E-mail: gordon.asmundson@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2415
Website: http://www.aibl.ca

Research interests

Anxiety Disorders
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Health anxiety and illness behaviour
Chronic pain (e.g., fear of pain, assessment)
Psychopathology
Psychology of Pandemics and Climate Change

Shadi Beshai

Associate Professor

Office: AH 335
E-mail: Shadi.Beshai@uregina.ca
Phone: (306) 585-4026

Research interests

major depression (both episodic and recurrent)
adult Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
moderators (e.g., culture and diversity factors)
mediators (e.g., cognition) of outcome in evidence-based psychotherapy for adults.
areas of adult Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
evidence-based transdiagnostic treatment for anxiety and depression
adult clinical assessment.

Kaila Bruer

Assistant Professor (Luther College)
Ph.D (University of Regina)

Office: LC 223
E-mail: Kaila.Bruer@uregina.ca
Website: https://uregina.ca/~bruer20k/

Research interests

children as witnesses
children’s honesty
recognition and recall memory
eyewitness identification
reliability of witness testimony

Nicholas Carleton

Professor
Ph.D (University of Regina)

Office: AH 351
E-mail: Nick.Carleton@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2287
Website: https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/

Research interests

Anxiety Disorders
First Responders and Other Public Safety Personnel
Potentially Psychologically Traumatic Events
Traumatic Stress
Fundamental Cognitions
Psychometrics and Statistics
Transdiagnostics

Natasha Gallant

Assistant Professor
Ph.D (University of Regina)

Office: AH 335
E-mail: Natasha.Gallant@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4219
Website: https://www.arcresearch.ca/

Research interests

the influence of psychosocial factors in the experience of chronic diseases
the role of adversity & resilience in the aging process
the development of policy recommendations aimed at improving the lived experiences of aging populations
psychological assessments and interventions for adults living with chronic diseases or acute illnesses

Jennifer Gordon

Associate Professor; Director, Women's Mental Health Research Unit; CIHR Canada Research Chair in Women's Mental Health; SHRF Patient-Oriented Research Leader
Ph.D (McGill University)

Office: AH 334
E-mail: Jennifer.Gordon@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4389
Website: https://www.wmhresearch.ca/

Research interests

women's mental health
premenstrual syndrome
postpartum depression
infertility
perimenopausal depression
effects of female reproductive hormones on mood

Heather Hadjistavropoulos

Professor
Ph.D (University of British Columbia)

Office: AH 332
E-mail: heather.hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5133
Website: https://www.wellbeinginnovationlab.ca/

Research interests

cognitive behaviour therapy
digital mental health
anxiety
depression
trauma
health anxiety
chronic pain
chronic health conditions
alcohol misuse
clinical supervision and training

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Professor; Research Chair in Aging and Health; Registered Doctoral Psychologist

Office: AH 345.3
E-mail: hadjistt@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4457
Website: https://www2.uregina.ca/hpl

Research interests

Health Psychology
Pain
Aging
Fear and Anxiety in Older Persons
Professional Ethics and Standards
Clinical Psychology

Lynn Loutzenhiser

Professor; Director of Clinical Training

Office: AH 352
E-mail: lynn.loutzenhiser@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4078
Website: http://uregina.ca/~loutzlyn/

Research interests

transition to parenthood
infant sleep
fatigue
autism spectrum disorders
father involvement in families

Richard MacLennan

Professor

Office: AH 328
E-mail: richard.maclennan@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4157

Research interests

Psychometrics and statistics.
Traditional trait approaches to psychology including: personality, intelligence, and creativity.
Applied psychology including: industrial-organizational psychology, aviation psychology, military psychology, police psychology, and computer applications in psychology.
Editor: Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services.

Chris Oriet

Professor; Associate Dean, Planning and Programs, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Ph.D (Waterloo)

Office: AH 350.3
E-mail: chris.oriet@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4193
Website: https://www.cs.uregina.ca/Research/rice.html

Research interests

Attentional limitations in human information processing
Effects of attention and experience on perception

Tom Phenix

Associate Professor; Dean (Campion College)
Ph.D; MA (University of Saskatchewan); BA Hons (University of Regina)

Office: CM 408
E-mail: tom.phenix@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-359-1257
Website: https://campioncollege.ca/resources/dr-tom-phenix/

Research interests

mathematical cognition
arithmetic knowledge representation
memory retrieval processes

Katherine Robinson

Professor (Campion College); Experimental and Applied Psychology Graduate Program Coordinator

Office: CM 511
E-mail: katherine.robinson@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-359-1248
Website: https://campioncollege.ca/resources/dr-katherine-robinson/

Research interests

Cognitive development with special emphases on the development of conceptual and strategic understanding in arithmetic in both children and adults.

Sarah Sangster

Assistant Professor, Ph.D (University of Saskatchewan)
Acting Undergraduate Coordinator

Office: AH 340
E-mail: sarah.sangster@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2911

Research interests

experiences in the reproductive health care system
informed reproductive decision making in the contexts of fertility control and infertility
prenatal screening and diagnostic testing
pregnancy and birth
pregnancy termination
transition to parenting

Donald Sharpe

Professor

Office: AH 341
E-mail: sharped@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4312

Research interests

applications of quantitative approaches (e.g. meta-analysis; structural equation modeling)
research methodology.

Austen Smith

Assistant Professor

Office: AH 339
E-mail: austen.smith@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4297

Research interests

visuospatial attention
cerebral lateralization
aesthetics and art
driving and navigation
perceptual asymmetries
multisensory integration
eye tracking

Laurie Sykes Tottenham

Associate Professor

Office: AH 338
E-mail: laurie.sykestottenham@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4194
Website: http://www2.uregina.ca/bnr-spit-labs/

Research interests

neuropsychological basis of individual differences in cognitive and emotion processing, with particular emphasis on stress and sex hormone effects
functional lateralization
behavioural testing and salivary and urinary enzyme immunoassays (conducted on-site, to assess circulating hormone concentrations)

Kristi Wright

Professor

Office: AH 325
E-mail: kristi.wright@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4180

Current classes
PSYC 101 & PSYC 832

Research interests

Childhood psychopathology
Health anxiety
Preoperative anxiety

Susan Yamamoto

Assistant Professor (Campion College)
Ph.D; MA (Carleton University); BA Hons (University of Manitoba)

Office: CM 402
E-mail: susan.yamamoto@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-586-4242
Website: https://www.nellab.info

Research interests

jury decision-making
the insanity defence
diversity in the courtroom
utilitarian and retributive punishment orientation
scale development
mixed methodology

Sarah Zanette

Assistant Professor (Luther College)

Office: LC 227
E-mail: Sarah.Zanette@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-206-2100
Website: http://www.casprlab.ca

Research interests

Childhood deception (i.e., lying and cheating)
Lie-detection
Parenting by lying
Childhood behaviour problems
Moral development

Anna Baker

Administrative Assistant

Office: AH 345
E-mail: psychology.dept@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4157
Pronoun(s): she/her

Lauren Demyen

Administrative Assistant

Office: AH 345
E-mail: psychology.dept@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4221

Kim Dorsch

Associate Member; Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Sport Psychology

Office: Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Room 164.12
E-mail: Kim.Dorsch@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4742

Research interests

sport psychology
health psychology
athletic performance; officiating performance
perceptual-cognitive training
group dynamics in sport

Jill Price

Research Associate (University of Regina)
Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment PSPNET | PSPNET Families

E-mail: jill.price@uregina.ca
Website: https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/en/profile/jill-price/team/149

Research interests

first responders and other public safety personnel
mental health programs and services
internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy
peer support

Bridget Klest

Adjunct Professor

Website: http://uregina.ca/~schtlab

Research interests

interrelations among trauma/negative event exposure
social context (including interpersonal relationships and institutional affiliations of perpetrators)
well-being
institutional responses to trauma exposure
negative healthcare experiences
overt discrimination
microaggressions

Jeff Loucks

Adjunct Professor

Website: http://uregina.ca/~loucks5j

Research interests

development of social cognition
infant, child, and adult action perception
infant social cognition
relation between motor experience and action understanding.

Mamata Pandey

Adjunct Professor (University of Regina)
Research Scientist (Saskatchewan Health Authority)

Research interests

Attention and decision-making
Indigenous Health
Immigrant and refugee health
Health care access and utilization
Models of care in health care setting
Health program evaluation

Gordon Pennycook

Adjunct Professor (Cornell University)

Website: https://gordonpennycook.com/

Research interests

reasoning and decision making
metacognition
misinformation
beliefs

Heather Price

Adjunct Professor (Thompson Rivers University)
Ph.D (Simon Fraser University)

E-mail: heather.price@uregina.ca
Website: http://child-law-research.sites.tru.ca/

Research interests

Children as witnesses
Autobiographical and event memory
Effects of stress/emotional arousal on memory
Forensic interviewing

William Smythe

Adjunt Professor (University of Regina)

E-mail: william.smythe@uregina.ca

Research interests

Theoretical psychology.
Narrative and Discursive Psychology
Research Ethics

Alyssa Adams

Sessional Instructor

E-mail: alyssa.adams.110@gmail.com

Research interests

Children as witnesses
Lineup procedures and practices
Metacognition and metacognitive beliefs
Eyewitness identification

Denee Buchko

Sessional Instructor

E-mail: deneebuchko@gmail.com

Research interests

Fear and aversion

Development of fears

Cultural contributors to children’s concepts of animals

Cognitive development

Ian MacAusland-Berg

Sessional Instructor

E-mail: Ian.MacAusland-Berg@uregina.ca

Jamie Wallace

Sessional Instructor
MA (University of Regina)

E-mail: jamie.wallace@uregina.ca

Research interests

Beliefs about food
food choice.

Kim Audette

Sessional Instructor

E-mail: kim.audette@uregina.ca

Research interests

recidivism
readmissions to custody
risk factors for children becoming seriously and frequently involved with law enforcement and the criminal justice system
eyewitness identification.