Lab Alumni
Dr. Kerri Bojman,Psy.D.
Kerri is originally from Mississauga, Ontario. She completed her undergraduate degree at McMaster University, where she conducted an evaluation of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy day hospital program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton. Kerri completed her M.Sc. in Experimental Psychology at Memorial, where she examined relationships between emotion regulation and alexithymia with respect to self-management. Her doctoral thesis built upon her previous work by addressing the role of specific emotions on behaviour change; namely, the roles of shame and self-compassion for weight loss maintenance and weight regain. Kerri received funding including the Dean’s Doctoral Award from the School of Graduate Studies, and the Renata Elizabeth Withers Memorial Scholarship from the Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. Kerri completed her CPA accredited predoctoral internship with Nova Scotia Capital District Mental Health in the Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders streams, and defended her thesis in September 2017. She is currently working as a clinical psychologist in Toronto, Ontario.
Therese Kenny, M.Sc.
Therese is originally from Kingston, ON but is very happy to now call St. John’s, NL home as she completes her MSc in Experimental Psychology. Therese completed her BSc (Hons) in Behavioural Neuroscience at MUN in 2016 examining a possible animal model of anorexia nervosa. Therese worked towards her M.Sc. degree in the MUN Eating Behaviours Lab in 2016 and 2017, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Her thesis explored the nature of the relationship between emotion regulation and binge eating disorder, and was successfully completed in August 2017. Her research and clinical interests are primarily centered around eating disorders and non-suicidal self-injury, with a particular focus on the development and prevention of these issues in young children and adolescents. Therese is currently working towards her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Guelph.
Dr. Stacy Smith, Psy.D.
Stacy Smith is originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, and completed the clinical psychology doctoral program at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). Stacy holds undergraduate degrees in both sociology and psychology, from Concordia University and MUN, respectively. Stacy’s doctoral research was supervised by Dr. Carter-Major, and established the psychometric properties of a new questionnaire designed to assess body checking behaviours, commonly seen in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN). This research received funding including the Eating Disorder Foundation of NL’s Renata Elizabeth Withers Memorial Scholarship, as well as the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)'s Health Professional Student Research Award. Stacy also received a Canadian Psychology Association (CPA) Certificate of Academic Excellence for her doctoral dissertation.
Stacy completed her predoctoral residency at Eastern Health in St. John’s Newfoundland where she is currently employed as a registered clinical psychologist. Her clinical interests are varied but include anxiety, gender and sexuality, and depression, and she practices from an integrative, client-centered approach.
Dr. Katharine Stabb, Psy.D.
Katharine is originally from Calgary, Alberta and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta. She moved to St. John's for the Psy.D. program. Katharine is living in Toronto, Ontario while completed her clinical pre-doctoral residency at the University of Toronto Health and Wellness Centre in Toronto, Ontario in 2016. The focus of her doctoral research was on the exploration of the role of self-discrepancy, mood, and emotion regulation for weight regain in obesity. Katherine completed her pre-doctoral residency at the University of Toronto Health and Wellness Centre in 2016, and successfully defended her doctoral thesis in 2017. She is currently working as a clinical psychologist in British Columbia. Clinically, Katharine is interested in adult mental health, in particular the implementation of evidence based psychotherapy (i.e., CBT, EFT, and DBT) for eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Marsha Rowsell, Psy.D.
Marsha is originally from Point Leamington, NL. She completed her B.A. (Honours) MUN and MSc in experimental psychology at MUN. Her doctoral thesis focused on the role of emotion regulation in obesity and anorexia nervosa. She completed her CPA accredited internship at Eastern Health in 2019 and is now working in private practice as a clinical psychologist.
Dr. Christopher Singleton, Psy.D.
Christopher is from St. John's, NL. He completed his B.A. (Honours) at MUN in 2015. His honours thesis was supervised by Dr. Carter-Major, and explored emotion regulation as a predictor of weight regain in obesity. He has previously worked on projects examining mental health and substance use in rural adolescents, and medical student mental health. His PsyD doctoral research explored the role of emotion regulation in DBT self-help for binge eating disorder. He completed his CPA accredited internship in Saskatoon in 2020 where he is now employed as a child clinical psychologist.
Kayla Hollett, M.Sc.
Kayla grew up in the small town of Southern Harbour, Newfoundland, and moved to St. John's in 2013 to complete a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Psychology at MUN. She completed her master’s degree in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Carter-Major supported by a SSHRC scholarship. Her research explored the intersectional stigma of binge eating disorder and obesity. She is currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Concordia University.
Lindsay-Ann Bellows, B.Sc. (Honours)
Lindsay-Ann is originally from the west side of the island and started her degree at Grenfell Campus. She moved to St. John’s in 2015 to finish her Bachelor of Science (honours). Her undergraduate thesis focused on the experience of mental health caregivers in Canada. She completed her Masters degree in 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Carter-Major. Her master’s thesis examined how certain childhood peer experiences are related to eating behaviours later in life. She is currently in medical school at MUN.
