• PhD School and Child Clinical Psychology (OISE/University of Toronto)
• MA in Social and Developmental Psychology (Wilfrid Laurier University)
• BA in Psychology and Linguistics (Laurentian University)

My research interests are primarily related to stress, emotion and disordered eating. I have a particular interest in the role of families in the treatment of eating disorders. My secondary research interests include bilingual literacy development and processes, in particular reading, spelling and reading comprehension.

• YWCA Woman of Distinction - 2013

• “I want help!”: Psychologists’ and physicians’ competence, barriers, and needs in the management of eating disorders in children and adolescents in Canada
• Disordered eating behaviours in an undergraduate sample: Associations among gender, body mass index, and difficulties with emotion regulation
• Adapting Family-based Therapy to a Day Hospital Program for Adolescents with Eating Disorders: Preliminary Outcomes and Trajectories of Change in Adolescents and Parents
• I know I can help you: Parental self-efficacy predicts adolescent outcomes in family-based therapy for eating disorders
• Victoria’s dirty secret: The impact of media images on adolescent girls and women