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Sherry H. Stewart
Born (1965-05-06) May 6, 1965 (age 58)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Academic background
EducationB.Sc, Dalhousie University
PhD, Clinical Psychology, McGill University
ThesisAnxiety sensitivity and risk for alcohol abuse in young adult females. (1994)
Academic work
InstitutionsDalhousie University

Sherry Heather Stewart FRSC (born May 6, 1965) is a Canadian clinical psychologist. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Dalhousie University and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health.

Early life and education[edit]

Stewart was born and raised in Nova Scotia. She attended Dalhousie University to earn her Bachelor of Science degree.[1] Following this, Stewart earned her PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University and conducted her clinical internship in Toronto.[2]

Career[edit]

Stewart joined the faculty at Dalhousie University in 1993.[1] As a professor at Dalhousie, and registered clinical psychologist, she also ran a private clinic until 2003.[2]

In 2004, Stewart became the coordinator of Dalhousie's doctoral training program in clinical psychology.[2] By 2005, she was the recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grant for her project "Challenging dominant addiction discourse: making harm reduction work for women with alcohol use problems." The goal of the project was to examine underlying assumptions about addictions for the purpose to bettering treatment available to women.[3] Stewart was also appointed a Killam Scholar.[4] Two years later, she was selected to become a Board Member of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA).[5]

In 2010, Stewart was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gambling Studies.[6] The next year, Stewart was honoured as a Canadian Psychological Association Fellow, as someone who made impactful contributions to the advancement of science, education and training, and/or the practice of psychology.[7] In 2014, with a research grant from the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, Stewart, Melissa J. Stewart, Sunghwan Yi, and Michael Ellery published "Predicting gambling behaviour and problems from implicit and explicit positive gambling outcome expectancies in regular gamblers."[8] A few years later, she was appointed a Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health.[9] In the same year, Stewart was the winner of Dalhousie's 2017 Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.[10]

In 2018, Stewart was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Visca, Marie (November 21, 2014). "CELEBRATING WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE". dal.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Sherry Stewart; David Barlow (April 22, 2014). Abnormal Psychology, An Integrated Approach, 4ce. Nelson Education. ISBN 9780176481780. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Loyst, Kristen (July 18, 2005). "SSHRC PROVIDES $1 MILLION FOR 11 PROJECTS". dal.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Annual Report to the Killam National Conference 2005" (PDF). dal.ca. 2005. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "KUDOS: DR. SHERRY STEWART". dal.ca. May 24, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Welcoming Sherry Stewart as the Journal of Gambling Issues' Editor-in-chief". jgi.camh.net. July 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Watters, Carolyn (July 18, 2011). "KUDOS ACROSS CAMPUS". dal.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Melissa J. Stewart; Sherry H. Stewart; Sunghwan Yi; Michael Ellery (2015). "Predicting gambling behaviour and problems from implicit and explicit positive gambling outcome expectancies in regular gamblers". International Gambling Studies. 15 (1): 124–140. doi:10.1080/14459795.2014.1000357. S2CID 143909908.
  9. ^ "ATTRACTING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS AT DAL". dal.ca. May 12, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE SUPERVISION". dal.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Charlton, Michele (September 11, 2018). "A ROYAL CREW: DAL CELEBRATES LARGEST‑EVER CLASS OF ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA HONOUREES". dal.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

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