Rob Whitley
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Rob Whitley is the Principal Investigator of the Social Psychiatry Research and Interest Group (SPRING) at the Douglas Hospital Research Center. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. His three main research interests are recovery, stigma and men’s mental health. He has published over 100 papers in social psychiatry, and his work has been funded by CIHR, FRQ-S, NIDRR and the MRC (U.K). He is currently the recipient of an FRS-Q Junior 2 Research Scholar Award. Current projects include (i) the creation and evaluation of awareness-raising videos for use in anti-stigma workshops run by people with mental illness; (ii) a longitudinal analysis of the tone and content of media coverage of mental illness in Canada; (iii) an ethnography of young men participating in the ‘seduction community’. He hopes one day to live in a world where people with mental illness can fulfill their potential and enjoy their full rights, free of fear and stigma.
Research Interest
Recovery, Stigma, Men’s Mental Health
Publications
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Mental Health Status, Health Care Utilisation, and Service Satisfaction among Immigrants in Montreal: An Epidemiological Comparison. Whitley R, Wang J, Fleury MJ, Liu A, Caron J.
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Television coverage of mental illness in Canada: 2013-2015. Whitley R, Wang J
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Newspaper Articles Related to the Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) Designation: A Comparative Analysis. Whitley R, Wang J, Carmichael V, Wellen R.
