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Candice Monson

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

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Candice Monson

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Cognitive Processing Therapy Psilocybin Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agent

Latest papers

Alignment of Large Language Model Responses With Human Therapists in Motivational Interviewing.
JAMA network open · 2026
Multiagent Large Language Model Framework for Psychotherapy Fidelity Assessment in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training: Cross-Sectional, Simulation-Based Evaluation Study.
JMIR medical education · 2026
Leveraging prompt-driven generative AI for systematic reviews in digital psychiatry: A stage-matched comparative proof-of-concept for healthcare researchers and clinicians.
PLOS digital health · 2026

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Healing with PsilOcybin-Assisted Intensive Cognitive Processing ThErapy for chronic PTSD (HOPE-PTSD): A Multi-Site Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$684,676
Trauma-focused Responsive AI Using MIRA (TRAUMIRA): Development and Evaluation of a Trauma-Focused AI Conversational Agent for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Care
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$823,905
Lending a Hand to Our Future: Documenting, Assessing and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Children and Youth.
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$318,498

All 3 grants and awards

14 publications.

Alignment of Large Language Model Responses With Human Therapists in Motivational Interviewing.

Teferra BG, Huang S, Johny N, Perivolaris A, Al-Shamali H, Parkington K, Rueda A, Zeifman RJ, Sharma D, Krishnan S, Monson C, Bhat V

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.2750 PMID: 41870428

Multiagent Large Language Model Framework for Psychotherapy Fidelity Assessment in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training: Cross-Sectional, Simulation-Based Evaluation Study.

Kamaleddin MA, Mirjalili M, Barzegar R, Trung Le N, Cote Z, Winkler O, Burback L, Zhang Y, Zaiane OR, Monson C, Sharma D, Krishnan S, Greenshaw AJ, Zeifman R, Selby P, Bhat V

JMIR medical education2026

DOI: 10.2196/92964 PMID: 42611045

Leveraging prompt-driven generative AI for systematic reviews in digital psychiatry: A stage-matched comparative proof-of-concept for healthcare researchers and clinicians.

Parkington K, Joseph JT, Musleh K, Rouleau-Tang M, Persaud A, Rueda A, Teferra BG, Al-Shamali HF, Mao W, Nezhad FG, Burback L, Zhang Y, Jetly R, Vermetten E, Monson C, Krishnan S, Zeifman RJ, Greenshaw A, Lou W, Bhat V

PLOS digital health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001666 PMID: 42721190

A pilot and feasibility study of Sage: A couple therapy for borderline personality disorder.

Fitzpatrick S, Varma S, Traynor J, Earle EA, Vanstone R, Fulham L, Goenka K, Blumberg MJ, Wyatt L, Siegel AN, Di Bartolomeo AA, Norouzian N, Burdo J, Ennis N, Carney A, Luxor O, Sankar R, Monson C, Liebman R

Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research2026

DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2025.2491478 PMID: 40233277

Zero-Shot Large Language Models for Preliminary Prediction of PTSD Symptoms From Clinical Interview Transcripts: Grands modèles de langage sans exemple pour la prédiction préliminaire des symptômes de TSPT à partir de transcriptions d'entrevues cliniques.

Teferra BG, Sidharta CK, Hsiang W-N, Rueda A, Guan B, Zhang Y, Burback L, Winkler O, Greenshaw A, Vermetten E

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261468897

Communication Between Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder and Their Partners.

Lauzon C, Di Bartolomeo AA, Varma S, Boritz T, Liebman R, Monson C, Fitzpatrick S

Personality and mental health2025

DOI: 10.1002/pmh.70013 PMID: 39980084

Experts in traumatic stress are concerned about global impact of what is happening in U.S.

Cook JM, Kaysen DL, Ter Heide JJ, Armour C, Birkeland MS, Bloom SL, Briere J, Bui E, Carlson E, Cloitre M, Daspe MÈ, Figley CR, Ford JD, Green BL, Greene T, Gillibrand R, Hansen M, Harnett NG, Hein IM, Hyun J, Javakhishvili JD, Kaminer D, Kassam-Adams N, Koenen KC, Lewis C, McFarlane A, Minelli A, Monson C, Neuner F, Newman E, Nickerson A, O'Donnell M, Oe M, Price M, Resick P, Roberts NP, Salgado C, Schnyder U, Seedat S, Seligowski AV, Sijbrandij M, Turner S, van der Kolk B, Olff M

European journal of psychotraumatology2025

DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2496125 PMID: 40336338

Predictors of study dropout in cognitive-behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Wright S, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Bisson J, Papola D, Witteveen AB, Back SE, Bichescu-Burian D, Capezzani L, Cloitre M, Devilly GJ, Elbert T, Mello M, Ford JD, Grasso D, Gamito P, Gray R, Haller M, Hunt N, Kleber RJ, König J, Kullack C, Laugharne J, Liebman R, Lee CW, Lely J, Markowitz JC, Monson C, Nijdam MJ, Norman SB, Olff M, Orang TM, Ostacoli L, Paunovic N, Petkova E, Resick P, Rosner R, Schauer M, Schmitz JM, Schnyder U, Smith BN, Vujanovic AA, Zang Y, Duran ÉP, Neto FL, Seedat S, Sijbrandij M

BMJ mental health2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301159 PMID: 39537555

Patient-related factors associated with patient retention and non-completion in psychosocial treatment of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review.

Lau P, Amestoy ME, Roth M, Monson C

Personality and mental health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1627 PMID: 38807472

The role of veterans' PTSD symptoms in veteran couples' insomnia.

Khalifian CE, Titone M, Wooldridge JS, Knopp K, Seibert G, Monson C, Morland L

Family process2023

DOI: 10.1111/famp.12835 PMID: 36347178

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Dear Professor Monson, 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 "Alignment of Large Language Model Responses With Human Therapists in Motivational Interviewing." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Healing with PsilOcybin-Assisted Intensive Cognitive Processing ThErapy for chronic PTSD (HOPE-PTSD): A Multi-Site Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial" (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]

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Candice Monson

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Alignment of Large Language Model Responses With Human Therapists in Motivational Interviewing.

Multiagent Large Language Model Framework for Psychotherapy Fidelity Assessment in Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training: Cross-Sectional, Simulation-Based Evaluation Study.

Leveraging prompt-driven generative AI for systematic reviews in digital psychiatry: A stage-matched comparative proof-of-concept for healthcare researchers and clinicians.

A pilot and feasibility study of Sage: A couple therapy for borderline personality disorder.

Zero-Shot Large Language Models for Preliminary Prediction of PTSD Symptoms From Clinical Interview Transcripts: Grands modèles de langage sans exemple pour la prédiction préliminaire des symptômes de TSPT à partir de transcriptions d'entrevues cliniques.

Communication Between Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder and Their Partners.

Experts in traumatic stress are concerned about global impact of what is happening in U.S.

Predictors of study dropout in cognitive-behavioural therapy with a trauma focus for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Patient-related factors associated with patient retention and non-completion in psychosocial treatment of borderline personality disorder: A systematic review.

The role of veterans' PTSD symptoms in veteran couples' insomnia.

Healing with PsilOcybin-Assisted Intensive Cognitive Processing ThErapy for chronic PTSD (HOPE-PTSD): A Multi-Site Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial

Trauma-focused Responsive AI Using MIRA (TRAUMIRA): Development and Evaluation of a Trauma-Focused AI Conversational Agent for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Care

Lending a Hand to Our Future: Documenting, Assessing and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Children and Youth.

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