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Program

MA Year 2, Counselling Psychology (Project)

Supervisor

Dr. Bassam El-Khoury

Previous Education

Specialized Honours BA in Psychology, York University, 2021

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Claudia is an MA2 student in the Counselling Psychology program (project stream), and she holds a Specialized Honours BA in Psychology from York University. She is passionate about various mindfulness research endeavours, including: mindfulness- and compassion-based interventions; interpersonal mindfulness in the context of romantic relationships; and therapeutic presence for the promotion of safe therapeutic environments and effective therapeutic relationships. She has volunteered as a crisis text line responder with Kids Help Phone and a youth mental health advocate with Jack.org. Claudia also worked closely with the co-directors of the Centre for MindBody Health in Toronto, where she supported clinical operations, as well as research and training initiatives in the fields of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness and Self-Compassion. She will be conducting her first practicum at the À¦°óSMÉçÇø Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic this year, and she looks forward to practicing as a clinician upon completing a PhD.

Research Publications

• Geller, S., & Dias Martins, C. (2022). Being with Grief and Loss: The Foundational Role of Therapeutic Presence. In D. L. Harris & A. H. Y. Ho (Eds.), Compassion-Based Approaches in Loss and Grief. Routledge.

• Shorbagi, S., Dias Martins, C., & Bialystok, E. (2022). Acquiring the Language of Instruction: Effect of Home Language Experience. Applied Psycholinguistics.

• Dias Martins, C. (2021). Mindfulness for depression? A Critical Analysis of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Revue YOUR Review, 8.

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Conference Presentations

• Dias Martins, C. (2023, June 24). Empathy Toward Animals: Validation of a Scale to Evaluate Animal Directed Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking [Poster presentation]. 84th Annual National Convention for the Canadian Psychological Association. Toronto, ON, Canada.

• Dias Martins, C. (2021, March 10). Impact of Socioeconomic Status (SES) and Bilingualism on French Language Development in Early French Immersion [Poster presentation]. York University Undergraduate Research Fair. Toronto, ON, Canada.

• Dias Martins, C. (2020, March 4). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Depression: A Critical Analysis [Poster presentation]. York University Undergraduate Research Fair. Toronto, ON, Canada.

• Whitehead, T., Hardin, V., Forde, R., Dias Martins, C., Arrieta, M., & Goikhman, A. (2019, February 27). Gender and Emotion Stereotypes: Do They Influence Our Memory? [Poster presentation]. York University Undergraduate Research Fair. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding & Awards

• Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s, SSHRC, 2023, $17,500
• Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($5,000), À¦°óSMÉçÇø 2022