🎓 Interested in Clinical Psychology at TMU? Dr. Thomas is reviewing applications for the 2026–2027 cycle! More info: www.torontomu.ca/psychology/p... #ClinicalPsychology #TMU #GradSchool
Meet Alexandra, our URO Summer Student 🎥 A 4th-year Psychology student at TMU, she hopes to pursue graduate studies and a career in clinical psychology. She’s passionate about Latin American perspectives in research and reducing mental health stigma. #URO #Psychology
Meet our Lab Coordinator, Maya Zaidan ✨ Passionate about global mental health, trauma-informed care, implementation science, and social justice. Outside the lab, she enjoys traveling, arts and crafts, and spending time with family and friends. #LabSpotlight #Psychology
Congratulations to our lab member Sofia on receiving the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award, 2026–27! We’re proud of this well-deserved achievement and her contributions to the field 🎉 #Psychology #AcademicAchievement @torontomet.bsky.social
Congratulations to our lab member Katherine on receiving the 2026 Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence! We're proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of her academic and research achievements. 🎉👏 #Psychology #AcademicAchievement @torontomet.bsky.social
Introducing…Volunteer Spotlight 🎥! This week shines on… Alysia Williams ✨ She’s interested in using cultural and intersectional lenses to study intergroup relations and social inequities. She also enjoys playing video games and baking! #VolunteerSpotlight #Psychology @alysiarwilliams.bsky.social
Huge congrats to Ashley & Alysia on getting into grad school! 🎉 Ashley is heading to Western University for Clinical Psychology, and Alysia to Toronto Metropolitan University for Social Psychology ✨ @torontomet.bsky.social @alysiarwilliams.bsky.social #GraduateSchool #Psychology
Wondering how to start your application to grad school in psychology? Come get your questions answered at this free event hosted by the EDIJ Committee in the Department of Psychology at TMU! 🔗Register: forms.gle/XjHyFrSSdN2k...
Same paper from last week, but another interesting finding! There is limited literature on specialized care for refugee women. Check out the link below to dive deeper.👇 doi.org/10.1007/s119... #Psychology #ResearchFindings @torontomet.bsky.social
Another interesting finding! Most mental health programs for refugee women are short-term, but we don’t know if the benefits actually last. Check out the link below to dive deeper.👇 doi.org/10.1007/s119... #Psychology #ResearchFindings @torontomet.bsky.social
Kicking off a new series where we highlight one research finding from papers co-authored by our lab members. This is the first post in the series - curious to dive deeper? Check out the link below! doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... #Psychology #ResearchFindings @torontomet.bsky.social
✨ Throwback to a proud moment at ARCAI Lab! Our grad students Ahmad, Katherine, Sofia & Mandy were recognized with major awards for their impactful, equity-focused mental health research. Grateful for their contributions and continued leadership! @torontomet.bsky.social #Psychology #ProudMoment
Following a brief pause for personal reasons, we are now resuming regular updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Did you know? Cultural intelligence can significantly predict microaggressive tendencies—even after accounting for aggression and negative affectivity. Read more in a study co-authored by graduate student Ahmad Alftieh (ARCAI Lab) in collaboration with Dr. Monnica Williams and Dr. Muna Osman.
Did you know? In May, Katherine presented at the Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference in Washington, D.C., sharing findings from our lab’s project on perinatal mental health and parenting in Northern Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Fiona Thomas.
In July 2025, Katherine presented preliminary results from her Master’s thesis at the ESTSS Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia 🇬🇪. Her poster, War and Motherhood, explored how conflict shapes parenting and maternal experiences in Northern Sri Lanka. @estss.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social #Research
Spotlight on David Diao’s URO project! His research explores South Asian client experiences in Ontario’s Structured Psychotherapy Program, highlighting key barriers and facilitators to engagement in the Brampton-Halton-Mississauga regions. 🔗 buff.ly/pQ1THdm @torontomet.bsky.social #OSP #Research
Throwback publication alert! 📝 Our study explores therapists’ motivations to initiate Cognitive Processing Therapy in community settings — insights that still resonate today. 🔗 Article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... Timely with the inaugural CPT Summit happening later this month! (link below ⬇️)
Inaugural CPT Summit
An online conference for the entire CPT community.
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New publication! 🇱🇰 From "villages to floating islands" explores maternal support and isolation in Northern Sri Lanka, building on Dr. Fiona Thomas’s PhD work. Open-access in a Special Issue on culture & mental health, guest edited by Drs. Eranda & Nuwan Jayawickreme. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
On October 17th, as Katherine celebrates her graduation, we’re thrilled to share that she’s received the 2025 TMU Gold Medal for the Faculty of Arts—a remarkable recognition of her excellence and dedication! 💙🎓 @torontomet.bsky.social #ConvocationDay #GoldMedal #ProudMoment
Our Grad Student Spotlight 🎥 for this week shines on… Katherine McGuire ✨ She studies women’s health, including motherhood in post-war Sri Lanka and childbirth-related trauma. She enjoys nature, thrifting, and exploring vegan food 🌱 #GradSpotlight #Psychology
A little belated, but worth celebrating 🎉 Our PI, Dr. Fiona Thomas, received two teaching awards: TMU’s 2025 New Faculty Teaching Award & CPA’s Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award in early Summer 2025! 🏆👏 Honouring her equity-focused, student-centred teaching. @torontomet.bsky.social
Our Grad Student Spotlight 🎥 for this week shines on… Mandy (Yufei) Wu ✨ She researches how youths with precarious migrant status navigate life after high school and advocate for inclusion. She also shares her illustrations on @thedoodleman 🎨 #GradSpotlight #Psychology
Our Grad Student Spotlight 🎥 for this week shines on… Ahmad Alftieh ✨ He studies mental health care barriers for racialized groups through an intersectional lens, is interested in neuropsychology and trauma, and enjoys the outdoors with his dogs 🐕 and strength training. #GradSpotlight #Psychology
Our Grad Student Spotlight 🎥 for this week shines on... Sofia Melendez Ron ✨ Their research improves mental health support for trans & nonbinary people, and they love dancing salsa caleña 💃 #GradSpotlight #Psychology
We're proud to spotlight ARCAI grad students for earning top awards for their impactful work on equity in mental health, from perinatal care to trans health to racialized mental health access. Read more 👇 psychlabs.torontomu.ca/arcai/spotli...
🌟 Welcome to the ARCAI Lab! 🌟 We’re the Advancing Research for Culturally Aligned Interventions (ARCAI) Lab, based in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Want to learn more? ⬇️ psychlabs.torontomu.ca/arcai/
