Phd Canadian Psychologist

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Current location:  Saskatchewan, Canada - View on map

Spoken languages: english

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, London, England

PhD in Psychology, July 2013

• Dissertation focused on efficacy of new stress-management training program.

• Program significantly lowered depression, stress, and anxiety and increased participants’ subjective wellbeing (satisfaction with life and reappraisal) with lasting effects.

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, London, England

MSc, Biology, Behaviour and Health, 2008

• Thesis focused on group dynamics, addressing team cohesion and competitive anxiety.

• Served as Performance Consultant for Surbiton Field Hockey Club, a Division I club with 6 Olympians on its roster, 2008.

• Research Assistant, Roehampton University, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, Victoria, Canada

BSc, Biology, 2005

• Counseling Trainee, Vancouver Women’s Shelter, 2005 – 2006

• Research Assistant, University of Victoria, 2005

• Intern, Victoria General Hospital, 2004 – 2005

Diploma in Sports Psychology, Open College, London, England, 2008

• Studied mental training strategies to enhance performance levels.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LECTURER, Canada and United Kingdom

• Psychology, College of New Caledonia, Quesnel, BC, 2013 – Present

• Psychology & Criminology, College of New Caledonia, Sept – Jan 2010

• Applied Intervention Techniques, Roehampton University, London, England, Jan – April 2013; March – April 2010

MENTAL CONDITIONING INTERN, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL, June – Aug 2009

One of only four interns selected from highly competitive pool of applicants from Canada, UK, and US. Sports institute trains 12,000+ athletes from 80 countries each year.

• Conducted 1-1 sessions, facilitated small groups (5-8 athletes), and led large-scale workshops for up to 200 athletes.

• Employed range of interventions including imagery, game preparation, thought stoppage, relaxation/ intensity training, goal setting, communication, routines, and attention control.

• Earned 262 applied hours for accreditation by American Association of Sports Psychology.

SPORTS REPORTER, Cariboo Observer, Quesnel, BC, 2008 – 2009

Wrote sports articles, photographed and filmed sporting events, and interviewed athletes as well as coaching staff.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES

Book

• Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Adolescents (in progress), edited by Cecilia A. Essau, Sara LeBlanc & Thomas H. Ollendick, Oxford University Press.

Encyclopedia Entry

• “Substance Related Disorders” (2014), Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc & Cecilia Essau, The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology, Wiley Blackwell Publishing House.

Articles

• “Effect of An Emotion Regulation Training Program on Mental Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Study,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini (under review).

• “Further Validation of An Emotion Regulation Training Program Centered on Mental Wellbeing,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini (in progress).

• “Structural Relationship among Mindfulness, Reappraisal and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Positive Affect,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer & Aysenur Buyukgoze Kavas (under review).

• “The Effects of the Newly Developed ESST-C Program in the Reduction of Social Anxiety in Children,” Katere Pourseied, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc, Elias Tsakanikos & Cecilia Esau (in progress).

Book Chapters

• “Group Cohesion – Past, Present and Future Directions” (2009), Sara LeBlanc & Changiz Mohiyeddini, Nova Publishers.

• “Group Cohesion, Sport Participation and Sport Injuries” (2010), Sara LeBlanc, Changiz Mohiyeddini & Stephanie Bauer, Nova Publishers.

• “Individual Differences in Self-talk and Its Relation to Sport Injuries and Rehabilitation” (2010), Stephanie Bauer, Changiz Mohiyeddini & Sara LeBlanc, Nova Publishers.

• “Intention-Behavior Gap in Sport Participation: The Role of Emotions as a Mediator” (2010), Changiz Mohiyeddini, Stephanie Bauer & Sara LeBlanc, Nova Publishers.

• “Mindfulness and Emotions (2013),” Sara LeBlanc & Changiz Mohiyeddini.

Conference Papers

• 34th World STAR Conference, Faro, Portugal, “Effect of An Emotion Regulation Training Program on Mental Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Study” (2013), Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini.

• 8th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, London, England, “Effects of Family Attitudes on Gender Role Identification in a group of Adolescents” (2013), Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc &

Nigar Dalkilic

• IAC World Conference 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, “Further Validation of An Emotion Regulation Training Program Centered on Mental Wellbeing,” (2013) Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini.