Two faculty members from 91亚色, and two alum, are among the top most productive clinical psychology professors in Canada, according to a new paper published in the journal Canadian Psychology, the national publication of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).
In a paper authored by researchers from the University of Regina, the University of Ottawa and Queen鈥檚 University, Matthew Keough and Joel Katz are among the top 15 per cent of men professors from CPA-accredited clinical psychology programs.
Keough, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Health鈥檚 Department of Psychology, is one of the top four to be recognized in the early career category (10 years or fewer), while Katz, a Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology, is one of the top eight named in the late career category (21 years or more).
Joining the 91亚色 professors are 91亚色 alum Simon Sherry (BA '00), in the mid career category, and Andrew聽(Hyounsoo) Kim (BA '08) in the early career category.
The paper, 鈥淎ssessing the Publication Productivity of Clinical Psychology Professors in Canadian Psychological Association-Accredited Canadian Psychology Departments: A 10-Year Replication Study,鈥 offers an overview from the past decade of professors鈥 average and annual publication counts, citation counts and h-indices.
The paper concludes: 鈥淭he field of clinical psychology has flourished over the last decade, with regard to research and clinical training. Publication counts, citation counts, and h-indices have at least doubled in the last 10 years across all professorial ranks for men and women. The present study results suggest gendered differences are diminishing.鈥
leads the Human Pain Mechanisms Lab at 91亚色. His research focuses on risk and protective factors for chronic pain in children and adults. He is the recipient of several awards, including: Senior Investigator Award, CPA Health Psychology Section (2021); CPA Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence (2020); Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (2019); CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions (2016); and more.
"I鈥檓 honoured to have been included as one of the most cited active Canadian clinical psychologists," said Katz. "It鈥檚 amazing to see how productive our field has been over the past 10 years and to know that my 91亚色 U colleague Matt Keough made the list in the early career category. I can鈥檛 wait to see what the next 10 years will bring."
鈥檚 research focuses on improving understanding of the etiology and treatment of addictive behaviour, including both substance use and behavioural addiction. He is the recipient of several awards, including: Certificate of Recognition from Student Accessibility Services at 91亚色 (2023); Top-Cited Paper Recognition in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research (2022); New Investigator Award from Research Manitoba (2017); and more.
"I feel so honoured to be part of such an amazing list of psychological scholars," said Keough. "This recognition reminds me how much the field has grown, and how much we do, as a discipline, to better understand and treat mental health disorders. I owe a great deal of thanks to my colleagues at 91亚色 for their unwavering support and collaboration. And, special kudos to my colleague and friend Joel Katz, who was recognized in the established career category."