About Kathy
Kathy completed her B. A. in psychology at the University of British Columbia in 2007. Through her undergraduate training, she developed an interest in research that focuses on child and parent functioning in the context of the family, as well as parenting amongst mothers and fathers. She has also attained a variety of experiences working with children and families.
Kathy is currently in the second year of the Master’s program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Regina. As part of the Child and Family Research Group, she has been involved in a longitudinal study examining first-time parents’ transition to parenthood as well as a study examining parents’ thoughts and experiences related to infant sleep. For her SSHRC-funded MA thesis research, she is examining maternal attributions and perceptions of infant sleep problems.
Publications
Chan, K., Penner, K., Mah, J. W. T., & Johnston, C. (in press). Assessing parenting behaviors in Euro-Canadian and East Asian immigrant mothers: Limitations to observations of responsiveness. Child and Family Behavior Therapy.Posters
Chan, K., Sevigny, P. R.., & Loutzenhiser, L. (2009, November). The relationship between infant negativity, parental self-efficacy, and postpartum depression in first-time mothers and fathers. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York City, NY.Chan, K., Sevigny, P. R.., & Loutzenhiser, L. (2009, June). Prenatal and postnatal depression in first-time mothers and fathers. Poster presented at the 70th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, QC.
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