They include:
Burns, R.J., Forget, G.C., & Renaud, T. (in press) Single item measures of parental history of depression: Do adult children’s responses agree with their parents’ own reports? Journal of Affective Disorders.

Burns, R.J., Forget, G.C., & Fardfini-Ruginets, K. (2025). Using specification curve analysis to explore prospective associations between dimensions of positive psychological wellbeing and cardiometabolic disease. Health Psychology, 44, 696-707. https://doi-org.proxy.library.carleton.ca/10.1037/hea0001459. IF= 3.2

Burns, R.J., Ford, K., Forget, G., Fardfini, K., & Ward, R. (2025). Courses of depressive symptoms and diabetes incidence among middle-aged and older adults. PLOS ONE, 20(4): e0321712. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321712. IF= 2.6

The Health Psychology Lab at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University in Ottawa, Ontario is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in projects that examine associations between psychosocial factors and diabetes-relevant health behaviours and outcomes. Data come from large, ongoing cohort studies.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Rachel Burns, Dept. of Psychology, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. Responsibilities will include managing large datasets, project management, running advanced statistical models, writing manuscripts, presenting results, and mentoring students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with students and international collaborators.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is a dynamic and innovative research and teaching institution with a national and international reputation as a leader in collaborative teaching and learning, research, and governance. To learn more about our university, please visit www.carleton.ca.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our university including, but not limited to: women; visible minorities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ understands that career paths vary. Legitimate career interruptions will in no way prejudice the assessment process and their impact will be taken into careful consideration.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Required qualifications:

• PhD in psychology or epidemiology or related field with a background in health psychology, behavioural medicine, exercise/sports psychology, or public health
• Strong quantitative skills and experience analyzing longitudinal data
• Effective written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously with supervision

Duration of appointment: 1 year, with possibility of renewal for a 2^nd year.

Start date: June 1, 2025 (though start date is negotiable).

Bargaining unit:  PSAC Local 77000

Salary: $60,000/year

How to apply:

Please email the following documents to rachel.burns@carleton.ca

• Curriculum vita (CV)
• Brief statement (1-2 pages) describing your interest in this position, fit with this program of research, and future research goals
• Writing sample
• Names and contact information of two individuals who can be contacted to provide references. Although not required at the application stage, applicants can have reference letters emailed to Dr. Burns rachel.burns@carleton.ca if they wish.

Application deadline: November 17, 2024 though applications will continue to be reviewed after this date if a suitable candidate is not found

Date advertisement posted: October 4, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Esther Briner has successfully defended her PhD dissertation (Impulsivity as a Moderator of the Intention-Behaviour Gap) and graduated!

Congratulations Dr. Briner on this well-deserved accomplishment!

Congratulations!

Esther Briner presented 2 talks, including a 5-minute snapshot entitled “Impulsivity and the intention-behaviour gap: A qualitative study” from her doctoral dissertation.

Kimia Fardfini presented her 5-minute snapshot, “Cross-sectional associations between loneliness and mammogram screening”

Kimia Fardfini presenting her 5-minute snapshot at CPA 2023.

Geneviève Forget also presented a 5-minute snapshot from her Master’s thesis entitled “Do Green Space and Physical Activity Interact to Predict Complete Mental Health? Evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging”.

Finally, Richard Ward presented a poster regarding his Master’s thesis, “The Prospective Associations Between Anger Expression Styles, Cynical Hostility, and Incident Diabetes”

Richard Ward presenting his poster at CPA 2023.

Great work, everyone!

Please see the attachment below for more details:

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Read more about the 2022 Achievement Awards here: https://research.carleton.ca/distinctions/cu-research-achievement-awards/

Their study sought to develop a model using supervised machine learning classifiers to test their ability to classify individuals with cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes using publicly available Canadian health and environmental datasets linked at the health region level (N = 113,290). The resulting models indicate that individual-level factors (i.e., perceived health, age, sedentary behaviour, smoking) were most important for classification. Further, the high level of type 1 errors suggests that such algorithms may be applied as a pre-screening tool to identify those at risk of developing lifestyle-related illness

More information about Data Day 8.0 can be found at the following link:

The Health Psychology Lab at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in projects that examine associations between psychosocial factors and diabetes-related health behaviours/outcomes, including a project that explores links between parental wellbeing and risk of diabetes. Data come from large, ongoing cohort studies.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Rachel Burns, Dept. of Psychology, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. Responsibilities will include managing large datasets, project management, running advanced statistical models, writing manuscripts, presenting results, and mentoring students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with students and international collaborators.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is a dynamic and innovative research and teaching institution with a national and international reputation as a leader in collaborative teaching and learning, research, and governance. To learn more about our university and the City of Ottawa, please visit .

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our university including, but not limited to: women; visible minorities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ understands that career paths vary. Legitimate career interruptions will in no way prejudice the assessment process and their impact will be taken into careful consideration.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Required qualifications:
• PhD in psychology or epidemiology or related field with a background in health psychology or behavioural medicine or exercise/sports psychology
• Strong quantitative skills and experience analyzing complex data
• Effective written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously with supervision

Though not required, experience analyzing dyadic data and a background in health psychology theories/models are considered assets.

Duration of appointment: 2 years. Start date between June 1, 2022 and September 1, 2022 depending on candidate’s availability.

Bargaining unit: PSAC Local 77000

Salary: $50,000/year

How to apply:
Please email the following documents to rachel.burns@carleton.ca
• Curriculum vita (CV)
• Brief statement (1-2 pages) describing your interest in this position, fit with this program of research, and future research goals
• Writing sample
• Names and contact information of two individuals who can be contacted to provide references. Although not required at the application stage, applicants can have reference letters emailed to Dr. Burns rachel.burns@carleton.ca if they wish.

Application deadline: March 11, 2022 though applications will continue to be reviewed after this date if a suitable candidate is not found

Date advertisement was posted: January 28, 2022

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