Annual Meeting & Professional Development Event

David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Uniformed Services University. He is the author of seven books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research).  He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and he now serves as a “Highly Qualified Expert” to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command. Dr. Jobes is a Board Member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), serves on AFSP’s Scientific Council, and is the Chair of the AFSP Public Policy Council. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and consulting practice in Washington DC and in Maryland.

Jonathan Dubue is 4th year doctoral candidate at the University of Alberta’s CPA-accredited Counselling Psychology program. His SSHRC- and Killiam-funded research examines how psychologists in Canada practice, train, and experience suicide risk assessment and management, the results of which has informed 15+ suicide prevention guest lectures and workshops. He has sat on suicide prevention boards at the university, municipal, and provincial level, and collaborated with health authorities to promote better suicide prevention practice. By the 2022 CAP Professional Development Event, he will also have completed his residency at the Edmonton Clinical Psychology Consortium, leaving only “one more paper” before graduating. Outside of academics, Jonathan loves Tabletop Role-Playing games (e.g., Dungeons and Dragons), pretending to be an amateur photographer, and using too many exclamation marks in emails.

Rachel King, Ph.D., is a Registered Psychologist who completed her doctoral degree at the University of Alberta in 2019 and won the PAA Dissertation of the Year Award. Rachel has taught as a sessional lecturer at both the University of Alberta and Concordia University of Edmonton, and has published research in the areas of hope and resilience. She completed her residency with the Edmonton Consortium in 2018. She began her clinical career at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital where she worked in the outpatient DBT program for several years. She is currently in private practice at Edgar Psychological and is involved in launching a comprehensive treatment program through the DBT Care Centre.  She has a clinical interest in the treatment of emotion dysregulation and Borderline Personality Disorder. Rachel lives near the river valley in Edmonton with her husband, son, and golden retriever.

Emily Mack is a provisionally registered psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and is currently completing her PhD in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on psychological ethics, suicide, and media. She has presented and published on issues related to suicide, suicide contagion, and media for the past 4 years, and has worked with community organizations to develop programs related to suicide prevention and grief. Her current research centers on the intersection between youth, caring adults, suicide contagion, and fictional media. Emily’s clinical focuses include women’s issues, trauma intervention, and community mental health. Emily is also a recipient of the national Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

Chris Pawluk is a Registered Psychologist who obtained his Masters in Educational Psychology from Massey University in New Zealand. Chris first registered in Alberta in 2005. He worked for Alberta Health Services and Rocky View Schools before going into private practice full-time. He is passionate about improving the lives of his clients by giving them practical ways to manage their stress and emotions.

Over the years, Chris has worked with school boards and universities across Canada to facilitate research projects and offer high-quality training for teachers, psychologists, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists. He also holds a Clinical Supervisor role within the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary for his continued supervision and mentorship of graduate students in the Counselling or School and Applied Child Psychology programs. During his time working with the Calgary and Area Regional Collaborative Service Delivery group, he began the development of a suicidal ideation assessment protocol for use in schools. This committee-developed-document led by Aleta Ambrose from AHS CAAMP is now used by numerous school boards across Alberta.

Dr. Troy Janzen is currently the Chief of Practice, Deputy Registrar and Complaints Director at the College of Alberta Psychologists. He has worked extensively in assessment and intervention with pediatric populations and families in hospitals, schools, private practice, First Nations Reserves and children’s services settings since 1993. From 2009 to 2017 he served as the Clinical Supervisor and Practicum Coordinator for the CPA-accredited School and Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Alberta (U of A). He continues to serve as an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational Psychology at the U of A. Prior to U of A, Dr. Janzen was Chair of the Psychology Department at Taylor University College. During that time, he helped establish an undergraduate program in psychology.