APEAL lab members made an impressive showing at the annual scientific symposium of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Toronto. Dr. Ian Colman gave a presentation on ‘Factors associated with consistency in adult reporting…
MSc student Jen Dykxhoorn had the opportunity to visit beautiful Tallin, Estonia to attend the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in August. She presented part of her Masters research entitled “Early life…
A new paper from the APEAL lab looking at the prediction of self-harm during the first six months in prison was recently published in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. The paper titled, ‘The…
A new paper out of the APEAL lab has recently been published in Preventive Medicine. The paper, “Protective factors against depression during the transition from adolescence to adulthood: Findings from a national Canadian cohort”, is…
The APEAL lab congratulates Michael Martin, whose first-author paper “The incidence and prediction of self-injury among sentenced prisoners” was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. The paper reported on the incidence of…
Congratulations to APEAL lab student Kiyuri Naicker, who was recently awarded a PhD studentship by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation. Kiyuri will use this 3-year award to fund her doctoral research on the relationships between…
Friday, March 21, was a big day for APEAL lab students. Kiyuri Naicker successfully passed her PhD candidacy exam; Michael Martin won first prize for best PhD student presentation at the Department of Epidemiology and…
Dr. Colman was recently one of the featured researchers at a uOttawa Faculty of Medicine gala, hosted by CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi. The evening featured Cirque du Soleil performers and several magicians, highlighting the link between…
The APEAL lab congratulates Dr. Murray Weeks, who recently had a first-author paper accepted for publication in the journal Depression and Anxiety. The paper examined trajectories of anxious/depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence, as well…
A new research paper from Michael Martin, a Ph.D. student in the APEAL lab, was recently published in BMC Psychiatry. The paper, titled “Mental Health Screening Tools in Correctional Institutions: A Systematic Review” highlights some…