Current Graduate Students
Lauren Brandys, B.Sc. (Honours)
Clinical Psychology Doctoral (Psy.D.) Student
Lauren is originally from Ottawa and is in her fourth year of the clinical psychology doctoral program at MUN (Psy.D). She completed her B.Sc. (Honours) in psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston. Her doctoral research is focused on examining the role of mindfulness in explaining DBT self-help outcome for binge eating disorder.
Darcie Valois, MA
Clinical Psychology Doctoral (PsyD) Student
Darcie is currently in her fourth year of the clinical psychology doctoral program (Psy.D). She is originally from Wawa, a small town in Northern Ontario, and completed both her Bachelor of Arts (honours) and Masters (M.A) in Experimental Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. After completing her M.A, Darcie worked as a research assistant for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)’s Eating Disorders Program and Centre for Healthy Active Living. For her doctoral research, she is studying weight stigma and binge eating in youth. She is supported by a SSHRC CGS doctoral scholarship.
Leigh Dunn, MA
Clinical Psychology Doctoral (PsyD) Student
Leigh is a 4th-year clinical psychology doctoral (Psy.D.) student in the Eating Behaviours Lab. Before coming to MUN, she completed her B.A. (Hons) at MacEwan University in Edmonton, and her M.A. at Carleton University in Ottawa. Her M.A. research examined the relationship between depression and social support during the transition to university. Leigh's doctoral research is examining whether difficulties with emotion regulation explain the link between ADHD symptoms and binge eating in young adults. She is supported by a Janeway Foundation Research Trainee Award.
Laura Couturier, MSc
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Laura is a first-year clinical psychology (Psy.D.) student in the Eating Behaviours Lab. She completed a BA (honours) and MSc in psychology in the MUN Eating Behaviours Lab. Her honours thesis (2021) examined the moderating role of social-safeness in the relationship between childhood bullying experiences and disordered eating in young adults. Her M.Sc. thesis was successfully completed in 2023. Her study examined the relationships between weight stigma and health behaviours in young adults. Laura is supported by a SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship.
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Kiranjot Jhajj, MSc
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Kiranjot is a first-year clinical psychology (Psy.D.) student in the Eating Behaviours Lab. Kiranjot is originally from Prince George, BC. She completed her BSc (Honours) and MSc in Psychology at the University of Northern British Columbia. Her honours and Master’s theses investigated the individual and interactive effects of stress and ovarian hormones on the recruitment of cognitive and habitual learning processes.
Taylor Anthony, BSc (Hons)
MSc Student
Taylor is a first-year MSc student in the lab. She completed a BA (honours) in the MUN Eating Behaviours Lab (2023). Her honours thesis examined the relationships between social media use, body image satisfaction and disordered eating in young adults. For her Master's research, she is planning to examine an online intervention to reduce weight bias internalization among young adults at risk of developing an eating disorder.
