Phyllis Zelkowitz
Associate Professor
Contact Information:
Office: ICFP Room 222
Phone: 514.340.8222 ext. 5258
Email: phyllis.zelkowitz[at]mcgill.ca
Mailing Address:
Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry
Jewish General Hospital
4333 Cote Ste-Catherine Road,
Montreal, QC
H3T 1E4
Research Areas:
Clinical Psychology | Developmental Science | Health Psychology
Research Summary:
Dr. Zelkowitz’s research focuses on reproductive mental health. As the Principal Investigator of a CIHR Emerging Team in Perinatal Mental Health, she studies hormonal, epigenetic and psychosocial factors associated with maternal mental health and the developing mother-child relationship. Dr. Zelkowitz also investigates social and cultural factors that might contribute to experience of psychological distress in couples using assisted reproductive technology. She leads a CIHR team that will develop a novel mHealth intervention to promote physical and mental health in men facing fertility concerns.