Allison Ouimet, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Understanding the Role of Emotion Control Beliefs in Emotion Regulation and Social Anxiety: A Reconceptualization and Experimental Investigation
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$252,341
Facing Uncertainty Across Contexts: The Impact of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety on the Psychological Wellbeing of People Living with Chronic Health and Pain Conditions
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000
Towards a culturally-informed understanding of emotion regulation: Knowledge synthesis and international expert consensus
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$71,640

All 5 grants and awards

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Understanding the Role of Emotion Control Beliefs in Emotion Regulation and Social Anxiety: A Reconceptualization and Experimental Investigation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ouimet, Allison J.

$252,341

Facing Uncertainty Across Contexts: The Impact of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety on the Psychological Wellbeing of People Living with Chronic Health and Pain Conditions

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Drakes, Dalainey

Keywords: Anxiety; Chronic Health; Chronic Pain; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Comorbidity; Health Psychology; Illness Uncertainty; Mental Health; Uncertainty

$105,000

Towards a culturally-informed understanding of emotion regulation: Knowledge synthesis and international expert consensus

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ouimet, Allison

Keywords: Emotion regulation; Cross-cultural psychology; Scoping Review; Delphi Study; Knowledge Synthesis; Expert Consensus; International Collaboration

$71,640

Cognitive, Behavioural, Physiological, and Subjective Outcomes of Anxiety Regulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ouimet, Allison

$161,000

Safety first! The impact of safety behaviour use on working memory in social anxiety

SupervisorCIHR2016Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Tutino, Jessica S

Keywords: Cognition; Cognitive Behavioural Models; Evidence-Based Practice; Experimental Design; Mental Health; Safety Behaviour; Social Anxiety; Therapeutic Efficacy; Working Memory

$105,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Ouimet, 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]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Understanding the Role of Emotion Control Beliefs in Emotion Regulation and Social Anxiety: A Reconceptualization and Experimental Investigation" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]