Diana Koszycki, PhD, C. Psych

Biography

Member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Ottawa

Dr. Diana Koszycki holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Carleton University and is currently Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Koszycki also holds a Research Chair in Mental Health at the Montfort Hospital Research Institute. Her research interests include: anxiety disorders, risk factors for anxiety, the effectiveness of psychotherapies, the genetic and biological bases of anxiety, meditation “Mindfulness”, spirituality and positive psychology.

Research interests

• Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety and social anxiety
• Psychotherapy effectiveness
• Mindfulness, meditation, and spritually-based interventions
• Determinants of anxiety and biological markers of stress