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Colleen Merrifield

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Colleen Merrifield

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2021

Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.

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Publications

823

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Contact

merrific@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology
Mind wandering and attentionNeuroscience
Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience

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13 publications.

Are We Measuring ADHD or Anxiety? Examining the Factor Structure and Discriminant Validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale in an Adult Anxiety Disorder Population

Alarachi A, Merrifield C, Rowa K, McCabe RE

Assessment202420 citations

DOI: 10.1177/10731911231225190

The influence of minority stress on the neurobiological correlates of executive functioning

Patel H, Siegel M, Hatchard T, Veltman A, McKinnon MC, Syan SK, Merrifield C, Roth SL, Georgiades K, Archie S

Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery20222 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.21037/qims-22-206 PMID: W4283835552

Preliminary Findings for Group Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy for Affective Disorders Among Youths

Gros DF, Merrifield C, Hewitt J, Elcock A, Rowa K, McCabe RE

American Journal of Psychotherapy20218 citations

DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200003

A Naturalistic Comparison of Group Transdiagnostic Behaviour Therapy (TBT) and Disorder-Specific Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Groups for the Affective Disorders

Gros DF, Merrifield C, Rowa K, Szafranski DD, Young L, McCabe RE

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy201918 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s1352465818000309

Boredom, sustained attention and the default mode network

Danckert J, Merrifield C

Experimental Brain Research2018191 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4617-5

Acceptability of the Fitbit in behavioural activation therapy for depression: a qualitative study

Chum J, Kim MS, Zielinski L, Bhatt M, Chung D, Yeung S, Litke K, McCabe K, Whattam J, Garrick L

Evidence-Based Mental Health201753 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/eb-2017-102763 PMID: W2766038064

Characterizing the psychophysiological signature of boredom

Merrifield C, Danckert J

Experimental Brain Research2014184 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3755-2

Boredom, Aggression, and Mind-Wandering

Isacescu J, Struk A, Merrifield C, Danckert J

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology2014

Self-portrayal concerns mediate the relationship between recalled teasing and social anxiety symptoms in adults with anxiety disorders

Merrifield C, Balk D, Moscovitch DA

Journal of Anxiety Disorders20137 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.05.007

Exploring the relationship between boredom and sustained attention

Malkovsky E, Merrifield C, Goldberg Y, Danckert J

Experimental Brain Research2012215 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3147-z