Lab volunteers gain valuable research experience through participating in projects, attending lab meetings, and working with other lab personnel.
Past Graduate Students
Milo is an Indigenous student originally from northern British Columbia. He completed his undergraduate studies in psychology at the University of British Columbia. He completed his MSc in the clinical psychology program at the University of Regina. His research interests include trauma, institutional betrayal, institutional racism, ethics, and decolonizing research methods. Milo is currently a registered provisional practice psychologist at Gateways Counselling in Regina, SK.
Emily received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Guelph in 2013, and completed a Master’s of Science in Personality and Measurement Psychology from Western University in 2016. She completed her pre-doctoral psychology residency in August 2021 with the Northern Ontario Psychology Internship Consortium, and is currently a registered provisional practice psychologist at Child and Youth Services with the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
Seint completed her MA in 2016 and PhD in 2020 in the University of Regina clinical psychology program, under the supervision of Dr. Klest. Her research interests are related to trauma and healthcare, with a focus on trauma informed care. Seint is currently an Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Andreea received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McGill University in 2012, and completed her Master of Arts in 2015 and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2019 at University of Regina under the supervision of Dr. Klest. Her research interests focused on trust in institutional bodies, such as the medical system. Her work builds on the concept of institutional betrayal and how it impacts an individual’s physical and psychological well-being. Her MA thesis focused on developing a questionnaire to measure the existence of institutional betrayal in the Canadian medical system and the extent to which it negatively affects the well-being of chronic medical patients.
Past Honours Students
Andreea is a fourth-year Honours Psychology student, and is interested in anything health-related including chronic illnesses, anxiety disorders, and psychopathology.
Kayla is currently a final year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan.
Katherine graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Social Work in 2012, followed by a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology in 2015.
Olivia completed her Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology under the supervision of Dr.
Shae Sackman (they/them) is an honours psychology and honours philosophy student.