Faculty of Science
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-3540

Sherry Stewart

Killam Research Professor
Psychology

Education
1987, BSc, Dalhousie
1993, PhD Clinical Psychology, McGill University

Publications
Numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and panel presentations.

Books

  • Barlow, D. H., Durand M., & Stewart, S. H.  (2005).  Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Perspective, First Canadian Edition.  Toronto: Thomson-Nelson.
  • Palladino, J.J., Palladino, S.M., & Stewart, S.H. (2001).  “Test Item File” to Oltmanns, T.F., Emery, R.E., & Taylor, S., Abnormal Psychology, 1st Canadian Edition. Toronto, Ontario: Prentice Hall.

Guest editorships

  • Stewart, S. H., & Asmundson, G.J.G.  (Eds.) (2006). Special issue entitled “Anxiety sensitivity and its impact on pain experiences and conditions”.  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  •  Conrod, P. J., & Stewart, S. H.  (Eds.) (2006). Special Issue entitled “New advancements in the study of co- occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders.”  Journal of Mental Health.
  • Stewart, S. H., & Kushner, M. G. (Eds.) (2005).  Special issue entitled “Recent findings on alcohol-gambling relations”.  Journal of Gambling Studies.
  • Stewart, S. H., & Conrod, P. J.  (Eds.) (2005).  Special issue entitled “State-of-the-art and future directions in substance abuse treatment”.  Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy.
  • Westra, H. A., & Stewart, S. H.  (Eds.) (2002). Special issue entitled “Benzodiazepine side effects: From bench to clinic”.  Current Pharmaceutical Design.
  • Stewart, S. H., & Kushner, M. G.  (Eds.) (2001). Special issue entitled “Anxiety sensitivity and substance use and abuse”. Addictive Behaviors.

Selected honours

  • 2005-2010, Killam Scholar, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University
  • September, 2001 Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes Health Research
  • March, 1999 Young Investigator Award, Anxiety Disorders Associations of America
  • November, 1998 New Investigator Award, AABT Women’s Special Interest Group
  • June, 1998 President's New Researcher Award, Canadian Psychological Association
  • March, 1997 Killam Research Prize, Dalhousie University
  • August, 1996 Early Career Psychologist Award, Canadian Psychological Association

Professional memberships

  • American Psychological Association (APA) – current member
  • Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS) – current member
  • Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) – current member
  • Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) – current member
  • Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) – current member
  • Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (BBCS) – past member
  • Canadian Society for Addiction Medicine (CSAM) – past member
  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) – current member
  • Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (NSBEP) – current registrant (#R0291)
  • Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)

Website
Dr. Sherry Stewart's Alcohol Research Lab

E-mail: Dr. Sherry Stewart

Dr. Sherry Stewart

The overlap of alcohol and gambling disorders

Dr. Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D., is a Killam Research Professor and CIHR Investigator in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, as well as a licenced clinical psychologist in the province of Nova Scotia.

She is currently serving as the coordinator of the Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie.

She is well known for her research on psychological factors contributing to alcohol abuse, pathological gambling, and the comorbidity of mental health and addictive disorders.

Dr. Stewart receives funding from several research agencies including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative, the Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation, and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre.