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Kate Harkness

ResearcherPsychologyQueen's University

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Kate Harkness

Researcher

Psychology

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 7 trainee awards (7 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

theory of mind social cognition social interaction interpersonal behaviour interpersonal communication rejection

Latest papers

Genetic markers of the stress generation model: A systematic review.
Psychiatry research · 2021 · senior author
Mental health need of students at entry to university: Baseline findings from the U-Flourish Student Well-Being and Academic Success Study.
Early intervention in psychiatry · 2021
Social Media and Depression Symptoms: a Meta-Analysis.
Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2021 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Examining the social, emotional, academic and economic benefits of a curriculum integrated post-secondary wellness course
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$72,420
Theory of mind-linked behaviours: Predicting success in social interaction
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$67,333
Scalable Biomarkers And Time-Series Microsignatures Of Relapse In Major Depressive Disorder
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,018,426

All 19 grants and awards

7 publications.

Genetic markers of the stress generation model: A systematic review.

Bahji A, Forth E, Hargreaves T, Harkness K

Psychiatry research2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114139 PMID: 34371296

Mental health need of students at entry to university: Baseline findings from the U-Flourish Student Well-Being and Academic Success Study.

King N, Pickett W, McNevin SH, Bowie CR, Rivera D, Keown-Stoneman C, Harkness K, Cunningham S, Milanovic M, Saunders KEA, Goodday S, Duffy A, U-Flourish Student Well-Being and Academic Success Research Group

Early intervention in psychiatry2021

DOI: 10.1111/eip.12939 PMID: 32048460

Social Media and Depression Symptoms: a Meta-Analysis.

Cunningham S, Hudson CC, Harkness K

Research on child and adolescent psychopathology2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00715-7 PMID: 33404948

U-Flourish university students well-being and academic success longitudinal study: a study protocol.

Goodday SM, Rivera D, Foran H, King N, Milanovic M, Keown-Stoneman CD, Horrocks J, Tetzlaff E, Bowie CR, Pickett W, Harkness K, Saunders KE, Cunningham S, McNevin S, Duffy A

BMJ open2019

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029854 PMID: 31455708

Fusion analysis of first episode depression: where brain shape deformations meet local composition of tissue.

Ramezani M, Abolmaesumi P, Tahmasebi A, Bosma R, Tong R, Hollenstein T, Harkness K, Johnsrude I

NeuroImage. Clinical2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.11.016 PMID: 25610773

Temporal-lobe morphology differs between healthy adolescents and those with early-onset of depression.

Ramezani M, Johnsrude I, Rasoulian A, Bosma R, Tong R, Hollenstein T, Harkness K, Abolmaesumi P

NeuroImage. Clinical2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.08.007 PMID: 25379426

Repeated exposure to stress across the childhood-adolescent period alters rats' anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in adulthood: The importance of stressor type and gender.

Pohl J, Olmstead MC, Wynne-Edwards KE, Harkness K, Menard JL

Behavioral neuroscience2007

DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.121.3.462 PMID: 17592937

Examining the social, emotional, academic and economic benefits of a curriculum integrated post-secondary wellness course

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Salomons, Tim

$72,420

Theory of mind-linked behaviours: Predicting success in social interaction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harkness, Kate L.

Keywords: interpersonal communication; social cognition; social interaction; rejection; theory of mind

$67,333

Scalable Biomarkers And Time-Series Microsignatures Of Relapse In Major Depressive Disorder

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nunes, Abraham J; Blier, Pierre; Farzan, Faranak; Frey, Benicio N; Harkness, Kate L; Kennedy, Sidney H; Lam, Raymond W; Milev, Roumen V; Mueller, Daniel J; Pavlova, Barbara; Quilty, Lena C; Rosenblat, Joshua D; Soares, Claudio D; Taylor, Valerie Hannah; Uher, Rudolf

Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder; Predictive Modelling; Relapse Prediction

$1,018,426

Latent Profiles of Risk for Pharmacological Treatment Non-Response in Depression

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Brehaut, Eliana

Keywords: Childhood Maltreatment; Clinical; Depression; Gender; Genetics; Neurobiology; Personality; Sex

$105,000

Optimized Predictive Treatment In Medications for Unipolar Major Depression (OPTIMUM-D)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Uher, Rudolf; Blier, Pierre; Farzan, Faranak; Frey, Benicio N; Lam, Raymond W; Milev, Roumen V; Mueller, Daniel J; Rosenblat, Joshua D; Taylor, Valerie Hannah

Keywords: Antidepressants; Clinical Trial; Combined Treatment; Major Depressive Disorder; Personalized Treatment; Pharmacotherapy

$1,495,575

Reward Processing and Risky Sexual Health Behaviours as Mechanisms in the Sexual Revictimization Pathway

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Rowe, Jessica

Keywords: Childhood Maltreatment; Reward Learning; Reward Processing; Reward Responsivity; Reward Valuation; Risky Sexual Health Behaviours; Sexual Health; Sexual Victimization; Women'S Health

$105,000

A developmental approach to understanding sex and gender differences in the evolution of stress exposure and stress sensitivity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hayden, Elizabeth P.

Keywords: stress; gender; development; early environment; youth; children

$52,285

U-Flourish student mental health research: Transitions to mental health care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Op. Grant: TiC - Evaluation Grants - On-Campus Post-Secondary Mental Hlth Serv

Principal investigators: Duffy, Anne C; McNevin, Stephen H; Foran, Hannah M; Rivera, Daniel C; Warner, Jeremy W

Keywords: Barriers; Gaps; Longitudinal; Mental Health; Mental Health Care; Prospective; Risk Factors; University Student

Individual differences in adult theory of mind: predicting social behaviour and outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harkness, Kate L.

Keywords: theory of mind; interpersonal behaviour; social cognition; social interaction

$213,731

A developmental approach to understanding sex and gender differences in the evolution of stress exposure and stress sensitivity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hayden, Elizabeth P.

Keywords: stress; gender; development; early environment; youth; children

$265,310

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Kate Harkness

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Genetic markers of the stress generation model: A systematic review.

Mental health need of students at entry to university: Baseline findings from the U-Flourish Student Well-Being and Academic Success Study.

Social Media and Depression Symptoms: a Meta-Analysis.

U-Flourish university students well-being and academic success longitudinal study: a study protocol.

Fusion analysis of first episode depression: where brain shape deformations meet local composition of tissue.

Temporal-lobe morphology differs between healthy adolescents and those with early-onset of depression.

Repeated exposure to stress across the childhood-adolescent period alters rats' anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in adulthood: The importance of stressor type and gender.

Examining the social, emotional, academic and economic benefits of a curriculum integrated post-secondary wellness course

Theory of mind-linked behaviours: Predicting success in social interaction

Scalable Biomarkers And Time-Series Microsignatures Of Relapse In Major Depressive Disorder

Latent Profiles of Risk for Pharmacological Treatment Non-Response in Depression

Optimized Predictive Treatment In Medications for Unipolar Major Depression (OPTIMUM-D)

Reward Processing and Risky Sexual Health Behaviours as Mechanisms in the Sexual Revictimization Pathway

A developmental approach to understanding sex and gender differences in the evolution of stress exposure and stress sensitivity

U-Flourish student mental health research: Transitions to mental health care

Individual differences in adult theory of mind: predicting social behaviour and outcomes

A developmental approach to understanding sex and gender differences in the evolution of stress exposure and stress sensitivity

Frequent collaborators

Tom Hollenstein

William Pickett

Purang Abolmaesumi

Anne Duffy

Ingrid Johnsrude

Daniel Rivera

Julie Horrocks

Hannah Foran