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The À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Region Record recently interviewed Dr. Christine Purdon about OCD, compulsions, and her lab's research. to read the full article.


In a new podcast on "Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy", Dr. Purdon has an in-depth discussion with the show's host about OCD. to listen.


Master's student Aliya McNeil and Dr. Christine Purdon provide important findings regarding the relationship between anxiety and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy: Anxiety disorders had no effect on vaccine hesitancy


Dr. Christine Purdon provides her insights in a new CBC article:


In a new article from UW Imprint, Dr. Purdon and other experts discuss .


Dr. Christine Purdon talks compulsions and OCD in a .


Mark Gorman Legacy Fund

Mark Gorman (May 6, 1952 - September 8, 2020) was a Canadian poet, arts reviewer, script writer and broadcaster who fought a lifelong battle with anxiety and depression.

We are grateful to have received a substantial legacy gift from Mr. Gorman in support of our ongoing research on the nature and treatment of anxiety and related disorders.

Mr. Gorman’s legacy fund will strengthen our efforts to understand the factors that cause and maintain anxiety disorders, to develop more effective evidence-based psychological interventions to help ease people’s suffering, and to train graduate students in Clinical Psychology to become Canada’s next generation of scientist-practitioners.


Dr. Christine Purdon recently presented at the 2021 Virtual OCD-UK conference. Watch her presentation here: 


Check out this , where Dr. Christine Purdon discusses how there is a lot more to compulsions than meets the eye.


Dr. Christine Purdon recently contributed to an article on choosingtherapy.com: 


Check out this , where Dr. Christine Purdon was interviewed about how anxiety can increase our susceptibility to fraud.


Dr. Christine Purdon was recently featured on the , where she shared her insight into the effects of anxiety and depression on the individual.


Click the link to hear Dr. Christine Purdon share what's new in OCD research on the podcast

Research In Action

Monday, September 8, 2025

New Graduate Student!

Lucia Di Censo has joined the Anxiety Studies lab as an MA student in the Clinical Psychology Program under the supervision of Dr. David Moscovitch. Welcome Lucia!

Christine and Erin attended the 8th European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Meeting on OCD in Assisi, Italy this May 23-25, 2025. Erin delivered an open-paper presentation on some results from her M.A. thesis. Christine also delivered a position paper presentation, as well as an open paper presentation on behalf of Tyler.

Monday, May 5, 2025

New Research Coordinator!

Anxiety Studies have recruited a new Research Coordinator! Kashish Kahlon is a recent BSc Honours Psychology graduate and will be the lab coordinator for the 2025-2026 year.Â