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Melanie Wisener

Program

Ph.D. Year 5, Counselling Psychology

Supervisor

Dr. Bassam El-Khoury

Previous Education

MA in Counselling Psychology (Project Stream) at McGill University

BA in Psychology (Honours) at University of Guelph

 

Melanie’s research program focuses on mindfulness and self-compassion as protective factors for undergraduate students using addictive behaviours in attempt to cope with psychological distress. She has completed two external practicums in the McGill University Health Centre’s Addictions Unit and has been involved in multiple mental health initiatives on campus aimed at improving student mental health.

Research Publications

  • Fleischmann, M., Manova, V., Wisener, M., & Khoury, B (2021). Mindfulness facets and self-compassion as moderators of the relationship between stressors and psychological symptoms in Canadian police. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000290
  • Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2022) Which emotion-regulation strategies explain the relationship between dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and eating to cope? Appetite. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.105912
  • Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2021) Specific emotion-regulation processes explain the relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion with coping-motivated alcohol and marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106590
  • Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2020a) Is self-compassion negatively associated with alcohol and marijuana-related problems via coping motives? Addictive Behaviors, 111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106554
  • Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2020b) Mindfulness facets, self-compassion, and drinking to cope: How do associations differ by gender in undergraduates with harmful alcohol consumption? Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1818758
  • Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2019). Associations between specific mindfulness facets, self-compassion, internally motivated drinking, and alcohol-related problems. Mindfulness, 10, 2073-2081. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01172
  • Spinelli, C., Wisener, M., & Khoury, B. (2019). Mindfulness training for healthcare professionals and trainees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 120, 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.03.003
  • English, L. H., Wisener, M., & Bailey, H. N. (2018). Childhood emotional maltreatment, anxiety, attachment, and mindfulness: Associations with facial emotion recognition. Child Abuse & Neglect, 80, 146-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.006

 

Funding (Selected)

  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($150 000), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral ($105 000), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [DECLINED]
  • Doctoral Training Award ($84 000), Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS) [DECLINED]
  • Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($35 000), McGill University
  • Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s ($17 500), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Graduate Excellence Fellowship ($10 000), McGill University
     

 

Awards (Selected)

  • Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award ($250), McGill University
  • Graduate Student Enhancement Award ($250), McGill University
  • Graduate Student Speaker Series Award ($150), McGill University
  • Psychology Honours Thesis Prize ($200), University of Guelph
  • Certificate of Academic Excellence, Canadian Psychological Association
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