Alissa Pencer

Alissa Pencer is a Senior Instructor and Field Placement Coordinator for the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at Dalhousie University's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She also serves as Co-Director of the Dalhousie Centre for Psychological Health and holds an affiliation with the Department of Psychiatry. Her roles include teaching, clinical supervision, and research.

Education: BSc from St. Francis Xavier University, MSc and PhD from the University of Calgary.

Research focuses on e-mental health solutions, trauma-informed therapies, prevention/treatment of anxiety/mood disorders, OCD, severe mental illness, and substance use. She emphasizes justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles across her work. Clinical expertise spans adolescent and emerging adult populations using a lifespan perspective.

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