I began the clinical psychology PhD programme at UNB in 1997, graduated in 2006, and I am licensed in the province of Saskatchewan. I am currently the only psychologist employed by the Saskatoon Health Region's Continuing Care and Seniors' Health division. My work is primarily consultative in nature, working with interdisciplinary teams and programs designed to facilitate enhanced quality of care for individuals living in long term care facilities who exhibit challenging behaviours. The position involves clinical work, teaching, research, and supervising practicum students and residents.

During my tenor at UNB, there were numerous avenues for research involvement, including team-based research and other academic and community collaborations. While I have studied gender and attachment, grief, and handedness, violence against women was my primary research interest. I was involved in the Transitions of Women from Abusive Relationships’ Research Team, which was one of the teams operating under the auspices of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research. I had the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprised of academic and community members. This was one of the most rewarding academic experiences for me. Over the years, the work of the team has produced a number of valuable studies, reports, and presentations. These have ranged from a self-exploratory study about the issues and challenges of working in a multidisciplinary team environment, to designing a workshop on issues related to validity and reliability in qualitative research, to producing a chapter with a focus on confidentiality in transition houses in New Brunswick. The emphasis on research provided a solid foundation on which to build my skills as a researcher.

My dissertation research came out of an integration of my experience, knowledge, and passion. It focused on the impact of historical and political factors that influence First Nations women’s experiences of abuse in intimate partner relationships. A new qualitative methodology developed by Poulin and Gouliquer permits an examination of how First Nations society structures, constrains and complicates Aboriginal women’s ability to live lives that are free from violence.

While at UNB, I completed three practicals that were clinically varied and challenging. At Miramichi Community Mental Health, I gained experience in conducting intake assessments and therapy with adults and children. My placement at School District 16 involved cognitive and behavioural assessments with children and youth from Kindergarten to grade 12. For my advanced practicum, I worked with a private practitioner conducting court-ordered psychological assessments with young offenders. Following my final practicum, I continued in this work on a contract basis until moving to Saskatchewan to complete my residency.


Book Chapters

Newman, K., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Cashmore, A. L. (2005). Media’s Depiction of Emotional Abuse: Reactions and Commentaries amongst Young University Women. In D. Pawluch, B. Shaffir, & C. Miall (Eds), Doing Ethnography: Researching Everyday Life.

Poulin, C., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Brazier, B. C. S., Arseneault, R., MacAulay, S., & Thériault, L. (2004). Keeping it confidential: A struggle for Transition Houses. In M.L. Stirling, N. Nason-Clark, A. Cameron, & B. Miedema (Eds). Understanding Abuse: Partnering for Change. University of Toronto Press.


In Professional Journals

Szeligo, F., Brazier, B., & Houston, J. (2003). Adaptations to writing posture in response to task demands in right- and left-handers. Laterality.


Research Tools

Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Thériault, L., Hughes, J., Arseneault, R., & Crane-Saunder, R. (1997). Monthly Reporting Form. Instrument developed to measure the use of New Brunswick transition houses.


Published Abstracts

MacAulay, S., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Gouliquer, L., Brazier, B.C., Arseneault, R., & Thériault, L. (2003). Confidentiality and transition houses: Institutional violence against women. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, 44:2a, 78.

Houston, J., Brazier, B., Claybourn, M., Oates-Johnson, T., & Szeligo, F. (2000). Inducing changes in writing posture in left handers. Poster presented at Canadian Psychological Association’s annual conference, Ottawa, ON. Canadian Psychology 41:2a, 81.

Brazier, B., & Poulin, C. (1998). Aboriginal Women’s Transition: Predicting Readiness to Leave Abusive Relationships. Canadian Psychology, 39:2a, 18.


Conference Presentations

Brazier, B. (2004, September). Ethical Issues in Clinical Health Psychology. Talk presented at The Resident Seminar Series, Saskatoon, SK.

Brazier, B. (2004, October). Barriers to Leaving Abusive Relationship for Aboriginal Women. Paper presented at the School of Social Work, Saskatoon, SK.

Brazier, B. (2005, February). Psychological Intervention with First Nations People: Things you ought to know. Talk presented at the Resident Seminar Series, Saskatoon, SK.

Stockdale-Winder, F., Jordan, J., and Brazier, B. (2005, March) The Road to Well-Being. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organisations.

MacAulay, S., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Hughes, J., Gouliquer L., Brazier, B.C., Arseneault, R., & Thériault, L. (2003). Victim Blaming: Legitimate Victims and Illegitimate Victims. Paper presented at the 20thAnnual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Studying Social Life Qualitatively, Ottawa, Ontario.

Brazier, B. C. S.; & Brazier, B. (2002, May). Christ and culture: The relationship between Christology and approaches to social issues. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Studying Social Life Qualitatively, Hamilton, Ontario.

Newman K., Poulin, C., & Brazier, B. (2002, May). University women’s understandings of emotional abuse within heterosexual relationships. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Studying Social Life Qualitatively, Hamilton, Ontario.

Brazier, B., Brazier, B. C. S., & The Transitions of Women in Abusive Relationships Research Team*. (2001, May). Doing team research: Issues, challenges and rewards. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Qualitative Conference, Hamilton, Ontario.

Brazier, B., Poulin, C., & The Transitions of Women in Abusive Relationships Research Team. (2000, May). Applying the concept of reliability to focus group data. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Qualitative Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Gouliquer, L., MacAulay, S., & The Transitions of Women in Abusive Relationships Research Team. (2000, May). “Folio Views” a qualitative software program? Some of the cons, frustrations, and joys. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Qualitative Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Gouliquer, L., Poulin, C., Brazier, B., Brazier, B.C.S., Hughes, J., Thériault, L., & Arseneault, R. (1999, May). The ins and outs of qualitative research: A community/academic collaborative perspective. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Brazier, B. & Poulin, M.B.C. (1998, May). Aboriginal Women’s Transition: Predicting Readiness to Leave Abusive Relationships. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual convention, Edmonton, Alberta.

* Team members: C. Poulin, L. Gouliquer, B. Brazier, B.C. S. Brazier, J. Hughes, L. Thériault, R. Arseneault, & S. MacAulay

Workshops

Poulin, C. & Brazier, B. (1999, May). Quest for validity in qualitative psychological research. Workshop presented at the Section on Women in Psychology Institute, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Brazier, B. & Brazier, B.C.S. (1997, November). Dimensions of obesity and anorexia: An experiential perspective. Workshop presented at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.