Jacqueline Cohen

Education

PhD (University of New Brunswick)
Post-doctoral Fellowship (St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton)

Research interests

Dr. Cohen’s research interests include Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Radically Open-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She is also interested in the dissemination of cognitive-behaviorual therapies and the evaluation of training, supervision, and consultation. Another line of research is in increasing access and equity for people of all social identities and providing culturally responsive education and training.

Selected publications

• Ashbaugh, A., Cohen, J. N., & Dobson, K. (in press). Training in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT): National Training Guidelines from the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Canadian Psychology, Special Issue: Training for Professional Psychology.
• Greer, H., & Cohen, J. N. (2018). Partners of individuals with borderline personality disorder: A systematic review of the literature examining their experiences and the supports available to them. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 26, 185 – 200. DOI: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000164
• Vella-Zarb, R. A., Cohen, J. N., McCabe, R. E., & Rowa, K. (2017). Differentiating Sexual Thoughts in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from Paraphilias and Nonparaphilic Sexual Disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Online ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2016.06.007
• Cohen, J. N., & Byers, E. S. (2015). Minority stress, protective factors, and sexual functioning of women in a same-sex relationship. Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 2, 391-403. DOI:10.1037/sgd0000108
  
• Cohen, J. N., & Byers, E. S. (2014). Beyond lesbian bed death: Enhancing our understanding of the sexuality of sexual-minority women in relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 51, 893-903. DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.795924

Memberships

• Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
• Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (Founding and Certified Member)
• Canadian Psychological Association
• International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders
• North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders

Service & Activity

• Director of Training, Halifax Clinical Psychology Residency Program
• Certification Chair, Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CACBT)
• Executive Council, Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs (CCPPP)