Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2025 CPA’s Student Research Grants
The CPA is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been selected as the 2025 winners of a CPA Student Research Grant. These grants recognize exceptional student research in all areas of psychology. This year, grants were provided by the CPA, jointly by the CPA and CSBBCS, and by BMS Canada. Congratulations to all!
2025 Winners
| Grant Type | Recipient | Research Title | Affiliation | Amount | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMS | Danika Quesel | Remotely Delivered Physical Activity Program for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial | University of Toronto | $2,500 | Dr. Amanda Uliaszek |
| BMS | Max Marshall | Co-Developing a Program for Meaningful Aging in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults | Toronto Metropolitan University | $2,500 | Dr. Alexandra Fiocco |
| BMS | Cian Dabrowski | The cumulative impact of lifetime stress on older adult cognitive health: An fNIRS study | University of Victoria | $2,500 | Dr. Theone Paterson |
| CPA-SAC | Delane Linkiewich | Navigating this journey together: A pilot and feasibility study of the ‘GPS for Teens’ Program | University of Guelph | $1,500 | Dr. C. Meghan McMurtry |
| CPA-SAC | Catherine Côté | Vivre avec une maladie rare, complexe, multi-systémique et douloureuse : Cartographie du parcours de vie avec un trouble héréditaire du tissu conjonctif | Université de Montréal | $1,500 | Dr. Gabrielle Pagé |
| CPA-SAC | Maija Kiviharju | Examining partner perceptions of the Coping with Infertility self-help program | University of Regina | $1,500 | Dr. Jennifer Gordon |
| CPA-SAC | Noemie Tremblay | Development and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Tool (MC-CAT) to support the MOTIVATOR© program | Université du Québec à Montréal | $1,500 | Dr. Kim Lavoie |
| CPA-SAC | Jessica Trickey | It Is My Place: Exploring the Competing Roles of Responsibility and Relevance for Allyship Action | University of Waterloo | $1,500 | Dr. Hilary Bergsieker |
| CPA-SAC | Elana Zur | The human leader: Understanding the impact of vulnerable leadership | Wilfrid Laurier University | $1,500 | Dr. Lindie Liang |
| CPA-SAC | Jayme Stewart | To Tell or Not to Tell: The Role of Social Perception in Improving the Experience and Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Disclosures to Police. | University of British Columbia | $1,500 | Dr. Leanne ten Brinke |
| CPA-SAC | Quinn Storey | The Men and Relationships Study | University of Victoria | $1,500 | Dr. Erica Woodin |
| CPA-SAC | Jaron Xe Yung Tan | Upward social comparisons on social media, self-schemas, and adolescent well-being | University of Alberta | $1,500 | Dr. Pan Liu |
| CPA-SAC | Ellen Coady | Does psychiatric care disrupt lifespan offending patterns in diverse justice-impacted youth with psychiatric illness? | Carleton University | $1,500 | Dr. Shelley Brown |
| CPA-SAC | Kristina Jelinkova | Mental Health and Social Functioning of Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | University of Calgary | $1,500 | Dr. Emma Climie |
| CPA-SAC | Ria Nishikawara | Building Ally/ance: Exploring the Working Alliance Between Gender and Sexual Minority Patients with Endometriosis, and Gynaecologists | University of British Columbia | $1,500 | Dr. William Borgen |
| CPA-SAC | Patrick Hickey | Understanding the Shifting Mental Health and Wellbeing Landscape of 2SLGBTQIA+ Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers | Dalhousie University | $1,500 | Dr. Shannon Johnson |
| CPA-SAC | Camille Léger | Temporal association between psychological factors and long covid (LC) | Université du Québec à Montréal | $1,500 | Dr. Kim Lavoie |
| CPA-SAC | Anurada Amarasekera | A Mixed Methods Examination of Young Queer South Asians’ Alcohol Use | Toronto Metropolitan University | $1,500 | Dr. Sarah Dermody |
| CPA-CSBBCS | Seonwoo Hong | Assessing Cognitive Inflexibility in Youth: Development and Validation of a Novel Interpretation Inflexibility Task |
University of British Columbia | $1,500 | Dr. Joelle LeMoult |
| CPA-CSBBCS | Maddie Gregory | Exploring Resiliency in Informal Caregivers of People Living with Dementia | University of Victoria | $1,500 | Dr. Theone Paterson |
| CPA-Student Section | Maya Amestoy | Understanding Stigma: A Qualitative Study of Perspectives from Individuals with BPD Across Treatment Settings | University of Toronto Scarborough | $500 | Dr. Amanda Uliaszek |
| CPA-Student Section | Sean Morgan | Understanding Partner Maltreatment in Sexual Minority Men: A Multi-Level Analysis | University of Victoria | $500 | Dr. Erica Woodin |
| CPA-Student Section | May Ly | Testing the Thriving with PMDD Pilot Program: A CBT and DBT Approach to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder | University of Regina | $500 | Dr. Jennifer Gordon |
| CPA-Student Section | Anik Obomsawin | Benefits of and Engagement in Healing Practices at Native Child and Family Services of Toronto | Toronto Metropolitan University | $500 | Dr. Alexandra Fiocco |
| CPA-Student Section | Mila Popovic | The Intersectional Public Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury |
Lakehead University | $500 | Dr. Amanda Maranzan |