Birdie Bezanson
psychology
Acadia University
Canada
Biography
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Acadia University B.Comm., St Mary's University B.Ed., University of Toronto M.Ed., Acadia University Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Research Interest
Dr. Bezanson is part of the clinical team in the Psychology Department. Her interests focus on mindfulness and the efficacy of mindful practice for the prevention and intervention of mental illness. Specifically, Dr. Bezanson is interested in mindfulness as a universal strategy to teach children/youth to strengthen emotional regulation and improve attention. Currently, she is using practices of gratitude to improve general well-being. Dr. Bezanson is also interested in using mindful practice to deepen the ability of novice clinicians to develop the moment to moment awareness necessary to cultivate complex qualities such as genuineness, empathy, and compassion
Publications
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Bezanson, B. J., & James, S. (2007). Culture-General and Culture-Specific Approaches to Counselling: Complementary Stances, International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 29, 159-171.
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James, S., Harris, S., Foster, G., Clarke, J., Gadermann, A., Morrison, M., & Bezanson, B. J. (2013). Revisioning Clinical Psychology: Integrating Cultural Psychology into Clinical Research and Practice with Portuguese Immigrants. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 164. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00164
