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Mental Health Research Studentships

The Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) have established a new partnership to support studentships in mental health research.

Building on AHFMR’s tradition of supporting health research trainees, this partnership enables more students to receive funding in the area of mental health. Over the course of the five-year agreement, the number of training positions in mental health is expected to increase by 40-60 per cent. Response to the partnership has been enthusiastic.

Two competitions are held each year. Deadlines for applications are March 1 and October 1.

Applications for the mental health research studentships are available online from the AHFMR website.

AHFMR/AMHB Studentships in Mental Health Research

Year of Competition	Applicant	Supervisor	Title
October 2006	Cheryl L. Currie	Dr. T. Cameron Wild	Comorbid Addictive Behaviours among Urban Aboriginals in Alberta
	Andrea L. Dalton	Dr. Nancy L. Galambos	Predictors of Sexual Health Trajectories among Alberta High School Students
	Brenda M. Y. Leung	Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan	Children's Risk for Developmental Problems as a Function of Maternal Nutritional Status During Pregnancy
March 2007	Kathleen H. Chaput	Dr. Suzanne C. Tough	Examining the Relationship Between Breastfeeding Difficulties and Postpartum Depression: A Step Toward Prevention
	Jenny D. Horch	Dr. David C. Hodgins	Stigma and Self-stigma Barriers to Treatment in Problem Gamblers
	Terri-Lynn MacKay	Dr. David C. Hodgins	Risk and Resiliency Factors in Gambling Behaviour
	David P. McAllindon	Dr. Phillip G. Tibbo	Investigation of Functional and Structural Abnormalities in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Recent-Onset and Chronic Schizophrenia
	Erin L. Moss	Dr. Kristin M. von Ranson	Adding Motivational Interviewing to a Behavioural Weight Loss Treatment for Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
October 2007	Salma Khaled	Dr. Scott B. Patten	Reciprocal Effects of Nicotine Dependence and Major Depressive Disorder in the Canadian Population
	Rachel D. Grills	Dr. Nicholas Coupland	Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Major Depressive Disorder: The Effect of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Brain Development
March 2008	Bonnie Lichlyter	Dr. Philip G. Tibbo	Understanding Stimulant-Induced Psychosis by Co-Registration of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Cognitive Changes