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Education

Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology, McGill University
B.Sc. -ÌýHonours degree in Psychology; Minor in Biology, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Research Interests

Dr. Stewart studies the role of psychological factors (e.g., personality, motives) inÌýcontributingÌýto addictive behaviors including alcohol use, prescription drug misuse, and excessive gambling. She also investigates mechanisms underlying comorbid mental health and addictive disorders. She has conducted several trials of novel approaches for treating and preventing co-occurring mental illness and addictions.

Selected Publications

Stewart, M.A., Davis MacNevin, P.L., Hodgins, D. C., Barrett, S. P., Swansburg, J., & Stewart, S. H.Ìý (2016). Motivation-matched approach to the treatment of problem gambling:Ìý A case series pilot study.Ìý Journal of Gambling Issues, 33, 124-147.

Stewart, S. H.,ÌýGrant, V. V., Mackie, C. J., & Conrod, P. J.Ìý (2016).Ìý ÌýComorbidity of anxiety and depression with substance use disorders.Ìý In K. J. Sher (Ed),ÌýThe Oxford Handbook of Substance Use Disorders, Volume2.Ìý (pp. 149-186).Ìý New York, Oxford University Press.

Olthuis, J. V.,ÌýStewart, S. H.,ÌýMacKinnon, S., & Watt, M. C.Ìý (2014). Telephone-delivered CBT for high anxiety sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial.Ìý Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82, 1005-1022.

Stewart, S. H.,Ìý& Zack, M. (2008). Development and psychometric evaluation of a three-dimensional Gambling Motives Questionnaire.ÌýAddiction,Ìý103, 1110-1117.

Stewart, S. H.,Ìý& Conrod, P. J. (Eds.). (2008).ÌýAnxiety and Substance Use Disorders: The Vicious Cycle of Comorbidity. New York, NY: Springer.

Stewart, S. H.Ìý(1996). Alcohol abuse in individuals exposed to trauma: A critical review.ÌýPsychological Bulletin, 120,Ìý83-112.

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Selected Awards and Honours

• November 2014 Canadian Progress Club 25^thÌýProgress Women of Excellence Award Recipient (Education and Research Category)
• November 2014 Winner of the Professional of Distinction Award, 2014 Discovery Awards for Science and Technology.
• June 2011 Canadian Psychological Association, elected Fellow
• 2005-2010Ìý Killam Research Professor, Faculty of Science, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥
• September 2007 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, elected Fellow

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Memberships

• Research Society on Marijuana (RSMj), Charter Member
• American Psychological Association (APA) – current member
• Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS) – current member
• Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) – current member
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) – current member
• Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) – current member
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) – current member
• Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (NSBEP) – current registrant (#R0291)
• Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) – current member
• SSHRC Doctoral Awards Competition, Selection Committee Member, 2016 & 2017

Employment

• 1993-1998Ìý Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Psychology, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥
• 1998-2003Ìý Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Psychology, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥
• 2003-2005Ìý Professor, Department of Psychology (100%), »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥
• 2005-presentÌý Professor of Psychiatry (60%) & Psychology (40%), »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥
• 1999-2000/2006-07Ìý Visiting Faculty, Departments of Psychiatry & Psychology, UBC

Teaching

• Undergraduate Medical Education - MED 2 Neurosciences
• »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ - Graduate Course inÌýAdult Assessment
• »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ - Graduate Course inÌýPsychopathology:Ìý LifespanÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
• »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥- Graduate course:ÌýMultidisciplinary Course in Addictions Studies
• »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ - created and taught Undergraduate Course inÌýExperimental Methods in Clinical Psychology
• »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ - undergraduate course inÌýAbnormal Behavior

Service and Activity

• Co-Director of Research in Psychiatry »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, Halifax, NS, 2016-2017
• Comprehensive Subcommittee Member (Co-Chair), Clinical Program Committee, Department of Psychology, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, 2015-present
• Alcohol Issues Panel, Beer Canada, Committee Member, 2014-present
• Editorial Board Member of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (2014-present), Frontiers in Psychology (2013-present),Ìý Cognitive Therapy and Research (2012-present), and Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2012-present)
• MSc in Psychiatry Research, Program development committee (Co-Chair), Current Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, 2012-present
• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gambling Issues, 2010-present
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Member, 2009-present
• ÌýCanadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), 2009-present
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Issues of Substance (IOS) Conference, Planning Committee Member, 2007-present
• Associate Editor, Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 2006-present
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Ìý Psychosocial, Sociocultural & Behavioural Determinants of Health Committee, CIHR Peer Review Committee for Grant Applications, 2013-2014