Jennifer Buckle

Jennifer Buckle is a Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, affiliated with the School of Arts & Social Science and the Department of Psychology. She is a Registered Psychologist whose work bridges clinical psychology with scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Education: B.Sc. (Hons.) from Acadia University, M.A. and Ph.D. from York University.

Research Focus: Buckle’s research examines grief, loss, and resilience, with a clinical guide on bereaved parents and methodological contributions to qualitative research. She explores how individuals process trauma through visual expression (e.g., memorial tattoos) and investigates positionality in cross-cultural studies.

Publication Trends: Recent work addresses rural suicide prevention (2024), visual narrative methods (2023), and ethical challenges in trauma research (2009–2010). Her studies span clinical interventions, cultural dynamics, and pedagogical innovation.

Scientific Awards:

• Grenfell Campus Student Union Teaching and Learning Award (2022)
• Grenfell Campus Engagement Award (2019)
• Grenfell Campus Teaching Award (2018)

Teaching and Advising: Buckle teaches Psychopathology, Tests and Measurements, and Psychology of Death and Dying, and supervises honours students in clinical psychology. She advocates for scholarship of teaching and learning innovations.