PROFESSOR

harkness@queensu.ca

My primary research focus is the role of stress and early trauma in the etiology and ongoing pathology of major depression in adolescence and adulthood. My current work focuses on biomarker-environment interactions that increase the biological and psychosocial sensitivity to stress in major depression.

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CAN-BIND RESEARCH COORDINATOR

21sfjw@queensu.ca

I am a research coordinator in the Mood Research Lab. I oversee the organization and management of the lab as well as the coordination of ongoing CAN-BIND projects. My honours thesis examined perpetrator-victim relationships in childhood maltreatment and their differential associations to adult sexual revictimization in women. Moving forward, I aim to continue investigating sexual assault, with a focus on improving prevention strategies, informing clinical interventions, and contributing to evidence-based mental health care.

THEORY OF MIND RESEARCH COORDINATOR

I am a research coordinator for the Mood Research Lab. I am responsible for organizing and maintaining the ongoing Theory of Mind projects and the Pine project

PH.D. YEAR 5

17sm128@queensu.ca

My primary research focus is on the etiology of depression. Specifically, I am interested in social cognition and how it plays a role in the development of depression. For my Master’s thesis, I studied cognitive biases in processing social information. For my PhD thesis, I plan to expand this subject with an evolutionary perspective.

PH.D. YEAR 5

13jr59@queensu.ca

I’m a PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology. My research examines how childhood maltreatment contributes to risk for adverse outcomes across the lifespan, including the onset and maintenance of psychopathology and future violence exposure (i.e., revictimization). I am particularly interested in how early adversity becomes biologically and cognitively embedded; specifically, how it disrupts neurocognitive systems involved in stress sensitivity and reward processing in ways that heighten risk for such outcomes. I also investigate how these disruptions interact with socio-cultural factors, such as stigma, to further compound vulnerability. Ultimately, my goal is to identify malleable mechanisms that can guide the development of more targeted and effective interventions. When I’m not in the lab, I can be found biking along Kingston’s waterfront or curled up with a book and a strong cup of coffee.

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PH.D. YEAR 4

19agg2@queensu.ca

I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program. My master’s research focused on theory of mind - the capacity to decode and reason about the mental states of others. Specifically, I examined the socio-cognitive mechanisms underlying theory of mind deficits in individuals with depression, with an emphasis on how these impairments may contribute to interpersonal difficulties and symptom maintenance. My doctoral research investigates exercise and anhedonia as predictors of antidepressant treatment response. Using archival data from the CAN-BIND-1 project, I am examining how changes in physical activity and reward sensitivity over time may help identify individuals most likely to benefit from pharmacological treatment.

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PH.D. YEAR 1

elias.elaneh@queensu.ca

My research interests lie broadly at the nexus of social cognition and psychopathology. Currently, I am interested in exploring the role of theory of mind in daily social functioning.

PH.D. YEAR 1

eliana.brehaut@queensu.ca

I am interested in the relationship between life stress and trajectories of depression. For my master’s thesis, I plan to examine stressful life events and other risk factors in depressed individuals to investigate their risk for future episodes. The ultimate goal will be to help forecast, at the time of initial depression onset, who is and is not prone to multiple lifetime recurrences.

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501 THESIS STUDENT

21jnb@queensu.ca

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501 THESIS STUDENT

madison.crummey@queensu.ca

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19erw3@queensu.ca

I’m interested in the relationship between child maltreatment and revictimization. For my thesis, I plan to investigate the role of reward sensitivity in the relation between child maltreatment and sexual victimization in adulthood. I will also be looking at how symptoms of anxious arousal interact with this mechanism to further modulate the risk of victimization.

21snk6@queensu.ca

My name is Sydney and I am a third-year psychology student working as a research assistant in the Mood Research Lab. I am a part of a team exploring the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression. I have a keen interest in clinical psychology and I look forward to advancing my knowledge in a laboratory environment! 

lucas.scarvelis@queensu.ca

My name is Lucas, and I am a third-year student at Queen’s University, pursuing a BSc with Honours in Biology and Psychology. I am passionate about the intersection of mental and physical health and plan to pursue medicine to become a psychiatrist. In my spare time, I enjoy weightlifting and making music!

21lfd2@queensu.ca

My name is Lara Dawood, and I am a Health Sciences student at Queen's University. I am particularly interested in exploring the neurohormonal and social cognitive mechanisms underlying mental health disorders. With a strong passion for mental health, I am eager to gain hands-on research experience and contribute to our lab's mission while deepening my expertise in this field.

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