Jacquie CohenI completed my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at UNB and a post-doctoral fellowship at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton. I currently hold two clinical positions. The first is staff psychologist for the East Coast Forensic Hospital. I conduct risk assessments to inform the NS Criminal Code Review Board’s decisions regarding patient privilege and hospital discharge as well as consult on issues of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility.The second postion is a co-lead of Capital Health's Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Program, a service tha tprovides comprehensive and intensive treatment to individuals with treatment-resistent Borderline Personality Disorder. I am also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and a Clinical Associate with Dalhousie's Department of Psychology.
My clinical and research interests relate to people's experience of being marginalized and otherwise subjected to invalidating environments. As such, my dissertation examined the effects of minority stress and resilience processes on the sexual functioning of sexual-minority women. My current research focuses on the experiences with mental health services of individuals with borderline personality disorder; they often experience significant stigma.
What I valued most about working with Sandi is that she provided me with strong research supervison while giving me the latitude to choose and develop my own projects. She also provided me with excellent clinical supervision and helped me to develop my own supervisory skills. Since I graduated, Sandi has continued to be a mentor as I build and learn to balance my career as a clinical psychologist, researcher, program leader, teacher, and supervisor.
Refereed Publications
Cohen, J. N., & Byers, E. S. (2013). Beyond lesbian bed death: Enhancing our understanding of the sexuality of sexual-minority women in relationships. Journal of Sex Research.
Cohen, J. N., Byers, E. S., & Sears, H. A. (2012). Factors affecting Canadian teachers’ willingness to teach sexual health education. Sex Education, 12(3), 299-316.Kidd, S. A., Veltman, A., Gateley, C., Chan, J., & Cohen, J. N. (2011). Lesbian, gay, and transgender persons with severe mental illness: Negotiating wellness in the context of multiple sources of stigma. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 14, 13-39.
Byers, E. S., Cohen, J. N., & Lawrance, K-A. The Interpersonal Exchange Model of Sexual Satisfaction. (2010). In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
Cohen, J. N. (2008). Using feminist, emotion-focused, and developmental approahces to enahnce cognitive behavioral therapies for posttaumatic stress disorder related to childhood sexual abuse. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 227-246.
Cohen, J. N., Byers, E. S., & Walsh, L. P. (2008). Factors influencing the sexual relationships of lesbians and gay men. International Journal of Sexual Health, 20, 162-176.
Cohen, J. N., Byers, E. S., Sears, H. A., & Weaver, A. D. (2004). Sexual health education: Attitudes, knowledge, and comfort of teachers in New Brunswick schools. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 13, 1-15.r
Byers, E. S., Sears, H.A., Voyer, S. D., Thurlow, J. L., Cohen, J. N., & Weaver, A. D. (2003). An adolescent perspective on sexual health education at school and at home: I. High school students. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 12, 1-18.
Byers, E. S., Sears, H.A., Voyer, S. D., Thurlow, J. L., Cohen, J. N., & Weaver, A. D. (2003). An adolescent perspective on sexual health education at school and at home: II. Middle school students. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 12, 19-34.
Weaver, A. D., Byers, E. S., Sears, H. A., & Cohen, J. N., & Randall, H. E. S. (2002). Sexual health education at school and at home: Attitudes and experiences of New Brunswick parents. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 11, 19-31.
