Conclusiones y recomendaciones
5.6. Limitaciones del estudio
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2004-2011 Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Advisor: Dr. Riley Hinson
Dissertation: Smoking as an Automatic Process: Using Capacity Coefficients Among
Distinct Typologies of Smokers
2002 – 2004 Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Advisor: Dr. Riley Hinson
Thesis: Encoding and Retrieval of Novel Information Using Smoking as a Secondary Task to
Investigate the Automaticity of Smoking
1997-2001 Honour Bachelor of Science, With High Distinction University of Toronto
Advisor: Dr. Janet Polivy
Thesis: Food Availability and Variety: The Effects on Intake in Restrained and
Unrestrained Eaters.
SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Sept. 2009- London Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium
Aug. 2010
March 2010-August 2010
Service: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service
Supervisor: Dr. Naomi Wiesenthal
Clinical Duties: Assessment and follow-up of medically ill inpatients referred for mental health
concerns. Involves working on a multidisciplinary team including psychology, psychiatry and nursing, and consulting with physicians and allied health professionals.
Service: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program
Supervisor: Drs. Peter Prior and Judith Francis
Clinical Duties: Assessment and psychological treatment for patients with a history of
cardiovascular disease. Also involves co-leading weekly smoking cessation group for patients and their family members.
Service: Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Hospital
Supervisor: Dr. Maya Roth
Clinical Duties: Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in military service
Service: Epilepsy Unit and Neurology Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Derry
Clinical Duties: Inpatient assessments of individuals within the Epilepsy Unit. Additional duties
included assessment and psychological treatment of outpatients referred by neurologists for mental health concerns.
Service: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Service
Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Newton
Clinical Duties: Assessment of couples entering fertility treatment program. Focus of
assessment included coping with the stressors of infertility and treatment protocol. Also provided brief crisis intervention for individual within the program who presented with mental health concerns.
May 2007- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program
Dec. 2007 Parkwood Hospital, St. Joseph‟s Hospital
Supervisor: Steve Orenczuk, Psy. D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Planned and conducted inpatient psychological assessments and outpatient
assessments with clients with spinal cord injuries using clinical interviews and standardized psychological tests. Provided weekly individual psychotherapy to outpatients and inpatients. August 2006- Behavioral Medicine Service
April 2007 London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario
Supervisor: Felicia Otchet, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Planned and conducted outpatient psychological assessments using clinical
interviews, personality tests, and specific standardized psychological tests. Provided weekly individual and group psychotherapy to individuals with chronic pain.
May. 2006- Adult Ambulatory Outpatient Services
Feb. 2007 London Health Science Centre, London, Ontario
Supervisor: Elizabeth Werth, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Provided individual long-term psychotherapy to individuals from a
psychodynamic orientation. Feb. 2006- Private Practice
Feb. 2007 London, Ontario
Supervisor: Kate Partridge, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Received training in leading mindfulness meditation groups for individuals
seeking stress reduction management skills. Co-led two groups in the practice of mindfulness meditation in a university population setting.
Sept. 2005- Acquired Brain Injury Program
May 2006 Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario
Supervisor: Margaret Weiser, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Provided individual psychotherapy to clients with sustained brain injuries.
Conducted clinical interviews with clients with brain injuries, assessing current functioning. Consulted with other health care professionals regarding treatment planning.
May 2005- Regional Mental Health Care
January 2006 St. Thomas, Ontario
Supervisor: Fred Meek, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Provided individual psychotherapy to clients with varied mental health concerns,
and conducted comprehensive assessments.
Sept. 2004- Student Development Centre Counselling Services
Aug. 2005 University of Western Ontario London, Ontario
Supervisor: Kathy Dance, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Conducted intake assessments, administered standardized personality and
symptom-focused tests, provided brief intervention for individuals in crisis, and provided weekly psychotherapy for young adults with a broad range of difficulties.
May 2004- Regional Mental Health Care
Nov. 2004 St. Thomas, Ontario
Supervisor: Charles Nelson, Ph.D., C. Psych
Clinical Duties: Conducted comprehensive assessments and provided feedback to clients who
were referred for a range of mental health concerns.
RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
2004-2008 Research Assistant
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
London, Ontario
Supervisor: Kathryn Graham, Ph.D.
Research Project: Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study
Responsibilities: Study of 14,000 Canadians and their alcohol and drug use, and other variables,
such as depression, partner violence, and motives for drinking. Responsibilities included literature reviews, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
2003 – 2004 Research Assistant
Brain and Behaviour Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Beitchman
Research Project: Ottawa Language Study
Responsibilities: A 20-year longitudinal study examining speech and language development and
its relationship to academic, cognitive and behavioural development. Responsibilities included data entry and data base management.
2001-2002 Concurrent Disorders Program, Eating Disorders and Substance Use Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Christine Courbasson
Research Project: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy as a Treatment for clients with a substance
use problem and an eating disorder
2000-2001 Research Assistant
Child and Family Studies Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Beitchman
Research Project: Ottawa Language Study
Responsibilities: A 20-year longitudinal study examining speech and language development and
its relationship to academic, cognitive and behavioural development. Responsibilities included maintaining contact with participants, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
PUBLICATIONS
Massak, A., Graham, K. (2009). The relationship between depression, alcohol use disorder and coping
motives for drinking among a national sample of Canadian men and women. In Leo Sher (Ed.)
Comorbidity of Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders. Nova Science Publishers: New York.
Massak, A., & Graham, K. (2008). Is the smoking-depression relationship confounded by
alcohol consumption? An analysis by gender. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 10, 1231-1243. Graham, K., & Massak, A. (2007). Gender Differences in the Moderating Effect of Use of Antidepressants Medications on the Relationship between Alcohol Use and Depression in a General Population Sample. Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Graham, K., Massak, A., Demers, A., & Rehm, J. (2007). The Effect of Measurement, Timeframe and Gender on the Association between Depression and Alcohol Consumption. Analysis of the GENACIS Canada Survey. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Beitchman, J. H., Adlaf, E., Atkinson, L., Douglas, L., Massak, A., & Kenaszchuk, C. (2005). Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders in Late Adolescence: The Role of Risk and Perceived Social Support. The American Journal on Addiction, 14, 124-138.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Graham, K., Bernards, S., & Massak, A. GENACIS: Drinking Across Cultures and its Relation
to Depression. Presentation at The Institute of Survey Research, Toronto, Ontario. November,
2004.
Beitchman, J. H., Kennedy, J., Atkinson, L., Quist, J., Pozzulo, J., Seto, M., Espinet, S., Douglas,
L., Massak, A. A Pilot Study of Serotonin System Genes and Aggressive Behavior in Children:
Preliminary Findings. Poster presentation: Society for the Study of Behavioral Phenotypes, 6th