Alissa Pencer
Senior Instructor, Field Placement Coordinator for the Clinical Psychology PhD Program and Co-Director of the Dalhousie Centre for Psychological Health
Email: Alissa.Pencer@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-4466
Fax: (902) 494-6585
Mailing Address:
Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, 1355 Oxford Street, 6287 Alumni Crescent, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Education
BSc (St. Francis Xavier University)
MSc, PhD (University of Calgary)
About My Research and Clinical Interests
As I work from a scientist-practitioner model, my research and clinical interests are closely aligned and inform each other. Originally having had a developmental focus in my training, I now take a lifespan perspective with a particular interest in adolescents and emerging adults. I strive to incorporate justice, equity, diversity and inclusion principles in my research, teaching and supervision, and clinical practice. My clinical and research interests and expertise are in the areas of e-mental health, trauma-based therapies, prevention and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, severe mental illness, and substance use.