Dean Carcone - Clinical Psychology Researcher

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Primary supervisor: Dr. Anthony C. Ruocco, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Andy Lee

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Education:

Honours B.Sc., Biology & Psychology, McMaster University

M.A., Counselling and Clinical Psychology, specializing in Clinical Psychology, University of Toronto

Ph.D., Counselling and Clinical Psychology, focusing on Clinical Psychology, University of Toronto

Awards:

2017 – 2020: CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship

2017: Ontario Volunteer Service Youth Award

2016: Canadian Psychological Association's Certificate of Academic Excellence

2016: University of Toronto Scarborough Graduate Student Research Award

2015: Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2014: W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Open Scholarship

2014: NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship

2014: John Bassili Memorial Scholarship

Research Interests:

Dean's research delves into mental illness research, focusing on the intricate relationship between mental illness, cumulative stress, and brain function. He investigates how stressful life events can alter brain structure and function in various forms of mental illness. His dissertation takes a trans-diagnostic approach to explore this relationship within a mixed patient/control sample, particularly examining how memory ability and the associated brain structures and function are compromised following chronic stress.