Department of Psychology
Dean Tripp
Professor, Lab Director
See Department Profile above for CV and Selected Publications.
Dr. Tripp completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University in 2000. He joined the Department of Psychology at Queen’s shortly afterward and has been cross-appointed with the Department of Anesthesiology and Urology. He teaches courses in Health Psychology, Interpersonal Therapy, Pain, and Introduction to Psychology and has established his Psychology Pain Research Unit. Dr Tripp has won the prestigious Frank Knox Teaching Excellence Award in 2009 at Queen’s University and has been nominated for several other teaching awards during his time at Queen’s. Dr. Tripp was also recently awarded the Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award (2008) and has been a Clinical Consultant as well as active researcher over the past decade. He has practiced in hospital settings and in the private sector, treating a variety of patient populations (depression, anxiety, diabetes, G.I., HIV, injured athletes, acute and chronic pain patients).
Current Graduate Students
Meghan Ford, M.Sc.
Current Year of Study: Ph.D. 1
Research Interests: Meghan is a PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at Queen’s University. Her research interests broadly lie at the intersection of health and psychology, with a specific interest in exploring protective factors and promoting resilience and well-being among children with chronic health conditions. She prioritizes patient-oriented research methodologies and commonly implements a mixed methods framework to encapsulate pediatric patients' and their family's voices and lived experiences. For her master’s thesis, she examined a peer mentorship program for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Her research has been funded by a SSHRC doctoral award.
Krista Jones, M.Sc.
Current Year of Study: Ph.D. 1
Research Interests: Broadly, I am interested in health psychology and understanding how biopsychosocial factors are associated with physical and mental health outcomes. I also have a keen interest in the role of sleep in physical and mental health. For my master’s thesis, I examined psychosocial predictors and mechanisms in the sleep-pain relationship among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease. For my doctoral studies, I plan to continue to focus my research in the area of sleep and wellbeing.
Anmol Taggar, B.Sc.
Current Year of Study: MSc. 1
Research Interests: As a dedicated professional with diverse interests in research and clinical areas, I've had the privilege of collaborating and co-authoring with esteemed supervisors. My work with Dr. Philip Gerretsen focused on statistically validating innovative scales measuring illness awareness in substance use disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), along with administering neuropsychological batteries (e.g., RBANS) to patients with Schizophrenia. With Dr. Anthony Ruocco, I successfully completed an Honours thesis, concentrating on psychometric validation for a novel task assessing emotion recognition and intensity perception at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC).
Currently, I am a first-year Master of Science student in Clinical Psychology at Queen's University under the supervision of Dr. Dean Tripp. My research explores the intricate interplay between bio-psycho-social-cultural variables, specifically examining their impact on the relationship between chronic illnesses such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the experience of pain.
Lab over the years
