David J. A. Dozois, Western University
Department of Psychology
Professor
London, Ontario
ddozois@uwo.ca
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(519) 661-2111 ext. 84678
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I am a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. I am also a member of the Clinical Psychology area, and cross-appointed with the Department of Psychiatry.
My research concentrates on cognitive mechanisms related to depression. In this regard, I am i...
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My research concentrates on cognitive mechanisms related to depression. In this regard, I am i...
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Bio/Research
I am a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. I am also a member of the Clinical Psychology area, and cross-appointed with the Department of Psychiatry.
My research concentrates on cognitive mechanisms related to depression. In this regard, I am investigating both the functional (e.g., attention and memory biases) and structural (e.g., cognitive organization) properties of the self-schema in unipolar major depression. I am also examining how these cognitive mechanisms change with treatment (e.g., cognitive therapy). My colleagues and I are also studying new ways to enhance the delivery of cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. Because there are so many clinically and conceptually important questions that need to be addressed empirically in the area of depression and anxiety, I intend to extend this program of research in a number of directions by examining cognitive factors related to the onset, maintenance, amelioration, relapse, and recurrence of these disorders. Additional research interests include cognitive- behavioral theories/therapy and the assessment of psychopathology.
I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1999, from the University of Calgary. During graduate school, my research focused on the role of cognition in abnormal emotional states, with particular emphasis on depression and anxiety. My M.Sc. thesis entailed an investigation of social dependency, cognitive organization, and future perceptions of self in nondysphoric, mildly dysphoric, and severely dysphoric undergraduates. My Ph.D. dissertation examined attention, memory, and cognitive organizational biases in clinically depressed, clinically anxious and nonpsychiatric controls This research was supported by various funding agencies, including the Medical Research Council of Canada, the Izaak Walton Killam Foundation, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, and the University of Calgary.
As a student in a program that nicely balances the scientist-practitioner model, I also had the opportunity to gain experience in a number of practica (through the Calgary Regional Health Authority), with excellent supervision in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment (using primarily a cognitive-behavioural approach). My predoctoral internship training was conducted at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During internship, I was able to increase my specialized skills in cognitive-behavioural therapy, while also gaining additional breadth in my training. For example, I completed major rotations in mental health and health psychology, and minor rotations in mental health day treatment, outpatient mental health, cardiac rehabilitation, HIV, and eating disorders.
Since July, 1999, I have been working in the Department of Psychology at UWO. I am registered as a psychologist in the province of Ontario, and continue to maintain some clinical practice.
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My research concentrates on cognitive mechanisms related to depression. In this regard, I am investigating both the functional (e.g., attention and memory biases) and structural (e.g., cognitive organization) properties of the self-schema in unipolar major depression. I am also examining how these cognitive mechanisms change with treatment (e.g., cognitive therapy). My colleagues and I are also studying new ways to enhance the delivery of cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. Because there are so many clinically and conceptually important questions that need to be addressed empirically in the area of depression and anxiety, I intend to extend this program of research in a number of directions by examining cognitive factors related to the onset, maintenance, amelioration, relapse, and recurrence of these disorders. Additional research interests include cognitive- behavioral theories/therapy and the assessment of psychopathology.
I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1999, from the University of Calgary. During graduate school, my research focused on the role of cognition in abnormal emotional states, with particular emphasis on depression and anxiety. My M.Sc. thesis entailed an investigation of social dependency, cognitive organization, and future perceptions of self in nondysphoric, mildly dysphoric, and severely dysphoric undergraduates. My Ph.D. dissertation examined attention, memory, and cognitive organizational biases in clinically depressed, clinically anxious and nonpsychiatric controls This research was supported by various funding agencies, including the Medical Research Council of Canada, the Izaak Walton Killam Foundation, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, and the University of Calgary.
As a student in a program that nicely balances the scientist-practitioner model, I also had the opportunity to gain experience in a number of practica (through the Calgary Regional Health Authority), with excellent supervision in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment (using primarily a cognitive-behavioural approach). My predoctoral internship training was conducted at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During internship, I was able to increase my specialized skills in cognitive-behavioural therapy, while also gaining additional breadth in my training. For example, I completed major rotations in mental health and health psychology, and minor rotations in mental health day treatment, outpatient mental health, cardiac rehabilitation, HIV, and eating disorders.
Since July, 1999, I have been working in the Department of Psychology at UWO. I am registered as a psychologist in the province of Ontario, and continue to maintain some clinical practice.
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