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Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship for Studies in Depression
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 15:49:18 +0000
From: David Dunkley <david.dunkley(a)mcgill.ca>
To: David Zuroff <zuroff(a)ego.psych.mcgill.ca>
Hi David,
We are now taking applications for The Douglas Utting Fellowship for
Studies in Depression for the year 2016-2017. We would much appreciate
if you would please forward the description of this postdoctoral
fellowship (see below and attached) to any recent or soon-to-be
graduates from your lab/program that you feel might be interested and
appropriate. The fellowship year will focus on learning skills and
conducting clinical research in the area of cognitive-personality
vulnerability factors, psychological processes, prevention and
psychotherapeutic treatment of depression.
Many thanks,
Dave
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*The Douglas Utting Fellowship for Studies inDepression*
*Department ofPsychiatry*
*S.M.B.D. Jewish General Hospital and McGillUniversity*
2016-2017
The Douglas Utting Fellowship for Studies in Depression has been
established by the Utting Family to provide funding for postdoctoral
research training in mood disorders, particularly depression. The intent
of this Fellowship is to prepare students to pursue academic careers in
clinical research, teaching and practice that will advance our
understanding of risk factors, psychological processes, prevention and
psychotherapeutic treatment ofdepression.
To be eligible, candidates must have completed an accredited training
program at the doctoral or post-doctoral level in the mental health
field. In addition, they must have demonstrated a high level of skill
and commitment to clinical and academic psychiatry orpsychology.
The fellowship year will focus on learning skills and conducting
clinical research in the area of the psychological risk
factors/processes and psychotherapy of mood disorders, particularly
depression. Fellows may also further develop their clinical expertise
under the supervision of members of the Faculty of the Department of
Psychiatry, at the Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital. The
fellowship is also recognized by the Department of Psychiatry at McGill
University. The fellowship program will usually require a one-year, full
time commitment on the part of the student. In some cases, fellows have
completed the fellowship half-time over two years. Any additional
academic or clinical activities will be limited and must be approved by
the programfaculty.
The Fellowship has a core research seminar led by Dr. J. Christopher
Perry. This has often led to joint projects and papers. The major
training component is the individual research and research supervision,
commonly using existing project data, with one or both of the following
primary supervisors, reflecting the Fellow’s interests.
Dr. J. Christopher Perry, Professor of Psychiatry, and General
Vice-President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, has conducted
a number of studies, including naturalistic, follow-along studies of
patients during and after psychotherapy, and small randomized controlled
psychotherapy trials of major depression (CBT and Dynamic
psychotherapy). Depending on interest, the fellow will have the
opportunity to learn to assess and study defense mechanisms, motives,
dynamic conflicts, coping mechanisms, cognitive errors, psychodynamic
interventions, process measures such as the accuracy of interpretation,
longitudinal assessment methods and data analytictechniques
(using SAS), and health economic and cost-effectivenessmethods.
Dr. David Dunkley, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate memberof
Psychology, has multi-wave longitudinal studies that examine stress
generation and stress reactivity as processes through which
cognitive-personality vulnerability factors instigate and maintain
depressive symptoms overtime.
The samples include both non-depressed adults in the community who are
vulnerable to the emergence of major depression, and depressed patients
in CBT. The fellow will have the opportunity to acquire experience with
daily diary methods, assessing stress, appraisals, coping, and mood, a
life stress interview, and neurobiological markers of stress, as well as
advanced data analytic techniques (e.g., multi-level modeling and
structural equationmodeling).
The Douglas Utting Fellowship is a central feature of our department's
commitment to promoting the understanding and psychotherapy of mood
disorders, particularly depression. We are developing an internationally
recognized center of excellence in psychotherapy studies and fellows
will participate as members of a team of researcher-clinicians at both
junior and seniorlevels.
In addition to providing financial assistance, the Utting Family has
expressed their desire to meet fellows from time to time during the
fellowship year as a way of demonstrating their continuing encouragement
andsupport.
For 2016, one one-year fellowship position is available. The stipend
will be commensurate with level of training for that discipline.
Potential applicants may make inquires to Dr. Perry (514 340-8222 ext
4643 or jchristopher.perry(a)mcgill.ca
<mailto:jchristopher.perry@mcgill.ca>) or Dr Dunkley (514 340-8222 ext
5176 ordavid.dunkley(a)mcgill.ca <mailto:david.dunkley@mcgill.ca>)
Deadline for applications is March 1, 2016. Applicants should send a
letter of interest (2 page maximum) along with a curriculum vitae to the
Utting Fellowship Program Director. After receipt of the application,
references may berequested.
J. Christopher Perry, M.P.H., M.D. Director of Psychotherapy Research
S.M.B.D. Jewish General Hospital
Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry 4333 Côte Ste-CatherineRoad
Montréal, Québec, H3T1E4