Alumni
Post-Doctoral Alumni
Kimberly Kaseweter, Ph.D.
Under the supervision of Dr. Susan Holtzman, Dr. Kaseweter conducted psychological research in the study of chronic illness (e.g., chronic pain) and eHealth technology at Thrive Health.
Matthew Shay, Ph.D.
Under Dr. Holtzman's supervision, Dr. Shay contributed to the CHAT Lab's research program as well as working clinically at the Bill Nelems Pain & Research Centre in Kelowna, BC.
Graduate Alumni
Rebecca Godard, Ph.D.
M.A. Thesis (2021): Finding similar others online: Social support in online communities of people with a stigmatized identity
Ph.D. Dissertation (2025): A meta-analysis and intensive longitudinal investigation into the relationships between active and passive social media use and social and emotional wellbeing
Drew DeClerck, Ph.D.
M.A. Thesis (2016): A comparison of criticism received face-to-face or via text message among young adults: Does mode of communication matter?
Ph.D. Dissertation (2022): The mediating role of depressive symptoms and emotions in the link between leisure time physical activity and partner interactions among highly stressed mothers of autistic children and a low-stress, matched comparison group: An exploratory study
Diana Lisi, Ph.D.
M.A. Thesis (2016): Interpersonal emotion regulation in emerging adults
Ph.D. Dissertation (2021): It’s not (really) the medium, it’s the message: Interpersonal emotion regulation across in-person and digitally-mediated contexts
Alanna Coady, M.A.
M.A. Thesis (2021): Understanding the link between pain invalidation and depressive symptoms: The role of shame and social support in people with chronic pain
Myfanwy Bakker, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation (2021): Exploring the mental health benefits of a brief app-based loving-kindness meditation practice: A randomized control trial
Kara Turcotte, Ph.D.
M.A. Thesis (2013): Perception of pain in others: The impact of a label of major depressive disorder
Ph.D. Dissertation (2020): Matters of the heart: The dyadic effects of psychological resilience and coping on psychological distress and relationship satisfaction among couples undergoing open heart surgery
R. Thomas Beggs, Ph.D.
M.A. Thesis (2013): Predicting satisfaction with spouse responses among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Undergraduate Alumni
Livia Gularte de Oliveira
Honours Thesis (2024): Autistic TikTok Users: Social Identity, Social Support and Gender
Irdina Iskandar
Honours Thesis (2024): Screen time and parenting young children
Brianna Landers
Honours Thesis (2024): The Social and Emotional Impacts of Social Comparisons on Instagram for Socially Anxious Individuals: Determining Attention Allocation with Eye-tracking Software
Laura Dekker
Honours Thesis (2024): Fibromyalgia: In Search of Social Connection and Mood-Congruent Information Online
Jasmine Steed
Honours Thesis (2024): Fear of Compassion for Self and Trajectories of Improvement During an App-Based Loving-Kindness Meditation Intervention
Ananya Avnoor
Honours Thesis (2023): Mindfulness and Problematic Smartphone Use: An Updated Scoping Review
Andrea Tam
Honours Thesis (2023): The Relationship Between Child Sleep Duration and Irritability Among Mothers and Fathers
Tristyn Ranger
Honours Thesis (2022): Engagement with online social support resources: A study of outpatients living with chronic pain
Anika Hohner
Honours Thesis (2022): Depression, invalidation, and pain experience in Indigenous chronic pain populations: A comparison study