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Victoria Stead

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

Victoria Stead

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2022

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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161

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steadvi@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology
Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine
Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine
Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology

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15 publications.

Using Latent Profile Analysis to Characterize Heterogeneity in an Outpatient Concurrent Disorders Programme: A Quality Improvement Study

Gendy MNS, Rahman L, Brasch J, Stead V, Costello J, Raymond H, Amlung M, MacKillop J

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science2026

DOI: 10.1037/cbs0000456

Iterative Development and Clinical Outcomes of an Outpatient Young Adult Substance Use Program

Halladay J, Syan SK, Mote E, Eskandarian S, Rahman L, Stead VE, Peixoto B, MacKillop E, Fedchenko C, Hastings P

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors20251 citations

DOI: 10.1037/adb0001078

Substance Use Disorders

Stead VE, Lumb AB, Brasch J, MacKillop J

2025First author

DOI: 10.1017/9781009086264.013

Frontal EEG asymmetry moderates the relation between borderline personality disorder features and feelings of social rejection in adolescents.

Stead VE, Schmidt LA, Crowley MJ, Dyce L, Hall GB, Van Lieshout RJ, Boylan K

Development and Psychopathology202313 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000128

Initial insights from a quality improvement initiative to develop an evidence-informed young adult substance use program.

Halladay J, Stead V, McCarron C, Kennedy M, King K, Venantius M, Carter A, Syan S, Matthews M, Khoshroo S

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry202312 citations

Measuring and Understanding “Quality of Life” Among Emerging Adults in a Substance Use Program

Halladay J, Rahman L, Luvisa M, Mawson M, Massey M, Burns J, Kennedy M, King K, Douglas-Micallef K, Carter A

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors20234 citations

DOI: 10.1037/adb0000926

Psychometric validation of the diagnostic assessment research tool alcohol use disorder module in adults with alcohol use disorder initiating a recovery attempt

Levitt EE, Ahuja D, Rahman L, Yang A, De Jesus J, Simpson H, Lee L, Scarfe M, Stead V, Pawluck E

Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research2023

Impulsivity and Alcohol Use Disorder

Scarfe ML, Levitt EE, Stead VE, MacKillop J

2023

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32483-3_29

Measures of Emotion Dysregulation: A Narrative Review

Agako A, Ballester P, Stead V, McCabe RE, Green SM

Canadian Psychology202219 citations

DOI: 10.1037/cap0000307

YOUNG ADULTS VS. ADULTS IN AN OUTPATIENT CONCURRENT DISORDERS PROGRAM: DIFFERENCES IN ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE USE, PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES, MOTIVATION, & IMPULSIVITY

Stead VE, Halladay J, Rahman L, Syan S, Carter A, Kennedy M, King K, Mathew M, Venantius M, MacKillop E

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research2022First author

Research institutes and memberships

Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research (PBCAR)

Researchers with similar interests

Jillian Halladay

Nursing

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Catharine Munn

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Kathy Georgiades

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access

Jennifer Cometto

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access

Christopher Conley

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access

Miriam Rachel Spinner

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Dear Professor Stead, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Using Latent Profile Analysis to Characterize Heterogeneity in an Outpatient Concurrent Disorders Programme: A Quality Improvement Study" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Using Latent Profile Analysis to Characterize Heterogeneity in an Outpatient Concurrent Disorders Programme: A Quality Improvement Study

Iterative Development and Clinical Outcomes of an Outpatient Young Adult Substance Use Program

Substance Use Disorders

Frontal EEG asymmetry moderates the relation between borderline personality disorder features and feelings of social rejection in adolescents.

Initial insights from a quality improvement initiative to develop an evidence-informed young adult substance use program.

Measuring and Understanding “Quality of Life” Among Emerging Adults in a Substance Use Program

Psychometric validation of the diagnostic assessment research tool alcohol use disorder module in adults with alcohol use disorder initiating a recovery attempt

Impulsivity and Alcohol Use Disorder

Measures of Emotion Dysregulation: A Narrative Review

YOUNG ADULTS VS. ADULTS IN AN OUTPATIENT CONCURRENT DISORDERS PROGRAM: DIFFERENCES IN ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE USE, PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES, MOTIVATION, & IMPULSIVITY

Research institutes and memberships

Frequent collaborators

James MacKillop

Jillian Halladay

Emily MacKillop

Sabrina Syan

Randi McCabe

Jennifer Susan Brasch

Researchers with similar interests

Jillian Halladay

Catharine Munn

Kathy Georgiades

Jennifer Cometto

Christopher Conley

Miriam Rachel Spinner