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Discover: Master’s in Psychiatry Research
On Sept. 5, 2017 our inaugural Emily Howes-Vallis coming year.
Master’s in Psychiatry Research Supervisor: Dr. Rudolf Uher
class began their training in the My plans after I graduate in 2019: I
Department of Psychiatry. Of the I completed my undergrad at: hope to complete medical school and
six students, three are Dalhousie Dalhousie University. I completed my a PhD in the future.
graduates, one is from Saint Mary’s B.A. Honours in psychology.
University in Halifax, one is from the Kayla Joyce
University of Manitoba and one is My thesis focuses on: My Supervisor: Dr. Sherry Stewart
from York University. thesis focuses on the relationship
between visual memory and I completed my undergrad at: I
Awards and accolades among this psychotic symptoms in the Families completed my B.Sc. in psychology
group include two Nova Scotia Overcoming Risks and Building with First Class Honour's at
Graduate scholarships, two Nova Opportunities for Well-Being Dalhousie University.
Scotia Health Research Foundation (FORBOW) cohort.
Scotia scholarships, a Social My thesis focuses on: My thesis
Sciences and Humanities Research Most challenging aspect of the focuses on fluctuations in mood,
Council and Canadian Institute of master’s program: I have enjoyed cannabis use motives, and cannabis
Health Research scholarship, a the challenge of learning how to use levels in females across their
Maritime Support for People and create research questions that are menstrual cycle.
Patient-Oriented Research and feasible and innovative. Most challenging aspect of the
Trials (SUPPORT) Unit scholarship, What I like most about the master’s program: When I first
a Building Research for Integrated program: I enjoy attending lectures started the program, there was a
Primary Healthcare (BRIC) by a variety of researchers from lot that needed to be completed to
scholarship, and a Dalhousie Faculty the Department of Psychiatry and get my research started, all whilst
of Medicine Graduate scholarship.
learning about different research enrolled in classes and having other
Meet our class of 2019: methods within psychiatric research. commitments. This helped me refine
my time management skills, however,
What I look forward to and ever since, things are going
accomplishing in my second year much more smoothly.
of the program: I am looking forward
to presenting at conferences in the
Emily Howes-Vallis Kayla Joyce
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