Program
Ph.D. Year 5, Counselling Psychology
Supervisor
Dr. Bassam El-Khoury
Previous Education
MA in Counselling Psychology (Project Stream) at 捆绑SM社区
BA in Psychology (Honours) at University of Guelph
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Melanie鈥檚 research program focuses on mindfulness and self-compassion as protective factors for undergraduate students using addictive behaviours in attempt to cope with psychological distress. She has completed two external practicums in the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre鈥檚 Addictions Unit and has been involved in multiple mental health initiatives on campus aimed at improving student mental health.
Research Publications
- Fleischmann, M., Manova, V., Wisener, M., & Khoury, B (2021). Mindfulness facets and self-compassion as moderators of the relationship between stressors and psychological symptoms in Canadian police. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science.
- Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2022) Which emotion-regulation strategies explain the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and eating to cope? Appetite.
- Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2021) Specific emotion-regulation processes explain the relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion with coping-motivated alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 112.
- Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2020a) Is self-compassion negatively associated with alcohol and marijuana-related problems via coping motives? Addictive Behaviors, 111.
- Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2020b) Mindfulness facets, self-compassion, and drinking to cope: How do associations differ by gender in undergraduates with harmful alcohol consumption? Journal of American College Health.
- Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2019). Associations between specific mindfulness facets, self-compassion, internally motivated drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Mindfulness, 10, 2073-2081.
- Spinelli, C., Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2019). Mindfulness training for healthcare professionals and trainees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 120, 29-38.
- English, L. H., Wisener, M., & Bailey, H. N. (2018). Childhood emotional maltreatment, anxiety, attachment, and mindfulness: Associations with facial emotion recognition. Child Abuse & Neglect, 80, 146-160.
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Funding (Selected)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($150 000), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral ($105 000), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [DECLINED]
- Doctoral Training Award ($84 000), Fonds de recherche du Que虂bec-Sante虂 (FRQS) [DECLINED]
- Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($35 000), 捆绑SM社区
- Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master鈥檚 ($17 500), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($10 000), 捆绑SM社区
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Awards (Selected)
- Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award ($250), 捆绑SM社区
- Graduate Student Enhancement Award ($250), 捆绑SM社区
- Graduate Student Speaker Series Award ($150), 捆绑SM社区
- Psychology Honours Thesis Prize ($200), University of Guelph
- Certificate of Academic Excellence, Canadian Psychological Association
