Julie-Anne McCarthy, PhD (c)
she/her/hers
Julie-Anne (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Community Health Sciences and a member of the CARe team since 2021. She has an Honours Degree in Psychology from the University of Manitoba, Canada (2009) and a Master of Science in Community Psychology from Sacred Heart University, Connecticut, USA (2013). Julie-Anne’s professional and academic experience has focused on mental health research and practice. Previous employment includes Program Specialist in Mental Health Promotion with the Winnipeg Regional Healthy Authority; Provincial Program Coordinator with Healthy Child Manitoba; Sessional Instructor with the Université de Saint Boniface; Guest lecturer with the University of Manitoba, Research Coordinator with the University of Manitoba; Crisis Worker with the Mental Health Crisis Response Center and Mobile Crisis unit; and various work and volunteering with the Franco-Manitoban community.
Education
2005-2009, Honours Degree, Psychology, University of Manitoba/Université de Saint Boniface “The Association between Sibling Relationship Quality and the Frequency of Injuries in School-Aged Children”
2012-2013, Master of Science Degree, Community Psychology, Sacred Heart University (Connecticut, USA), “Mental Illness Prevention: Exploring Effective Coping Strategies in School-Aged Children”
2021-ongoing, Doctor of Philosophy, Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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Research
Julie-Anne’s research interests include mental health promotion, mental illness prevention and intervention, child and youth mental health, adverse childhood experiences, population-based research, psychiatric epidemiology, and Francophone minority well-being in Manitoba and Canada.
Awards and Recognitions
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2024 PhD in Health Research Studentship Award (PhD) – Research Manitoba and Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) (Accepted)
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2022-2023 Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Studentship Award (PhD) – University of Manitoba. (Accepted)
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2022 PhD in Health Research Studentship Award (PhD) – Research Manitoba, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (Declined).
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2014 Gold Medal of Excellence Award (Master’s) – Sacred Heart University.
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2014 Outstanding Thesis Award (Master’s) – Sacred Heart University.
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2013 Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology.
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2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 « Bourse d’excellence » scholarship (Undergraduate) – Université de Saint Boniface.
