Social Media use and Suicidality
New APEAL research, published in Computers in Human Behavior, suggests that different ways of using social media may be associated with mental health in different ways. The paper, authored by APEAL members Mila Kingsbury, Ian Colman,…
24-hour movement guidelines and youth mental health
Congratulations to APEAL PhD Candidate Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga, who has recently published two papers on the links between adolescents’ adherence to Canada’s 24-hour movement guidelines and their mental health.The papers,…
Research on contagion of non-suicidal self-injury
Congratulations to APEAL graduate Shaezeen Syed, whose research has been published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Her paper, ‘Adolescents’ knowledge of a peer’s non-suicidal self-injury and own non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality’ examines the contagion hypothesis for non-suicidal self-injury,…
Trivia in the time of Covid-19
With students and staff struggling to keep up morale during the pandemic, APEAL lab director Ian Colman organized a virtual event to boost everyone’s spirits. An evening of virtual trivia was just what the Professor…
APEAL student recognized with doctoral award
Congratulations to APEAL PhD student Nicole Hammond, who was recently awarded a CIHR Frederick Banting & Charles Best Doctoral Studentship. This competitive scholarship provides three years of funding to students pursuing doctoral degrees in health-related fields.…
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The Doctor is in
A hearty round of applause to APEAL lab member François Thériault, who successfully defended his PhD thesis ”Major depression in the Canadian Armed Forces: a study of incidence and mental health service use” on April 30th. Congratulations, Dr. Thériault!
APEAL Lab cleans up
Trainees from the APEAL lab showed up in full force to the School of Epidemiology and Public Health Student Research Day. The day included research talks by MSc students Nathan Cantor and Hannah Landry, and PhD student Nicole Hammond. Special congratulations to Nicole, who took…