Randi McCabe, University of Toronto

Research

Cognition Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Compulsions Eeg Genes Mindfulness Obsessions Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Latest funding

Mindfulness-Based Interventions for OCD: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Biological Predictors of Outcome
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$722,924
An Examination of Structured Physical Exercise in OCD: Treatment Efficacy, Additive Benefits to CBT, and Cognitive Correlates of Change
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$362,414

Mindfulness-Based Interventions for OCD: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Biological Predictors of Outcome

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rector, Neil A; McCabe, Randi E

Keywords: Cognition; Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy; Compulsions; Eeg; Genes; Mindfulness; Obsessions; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Treatment

$722,924

An Examination of Structured Physical Exercise in OCD: Treatment Efficacy, Additive Benefits to CBT, and Cognitive Correlates of Change

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Rector, Neil A; Richter, Margaret A

Keywords: Bdnf; Cbt; Cognition; Compulsions; Exercise; Memory; Obsessions; Ocd; Treatment; Val66met

$362,414

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: Cognition Dear Professor McCabe, 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 on cognition 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 "Mindfulness-Based Interventions for OCD: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Biological Predictors of Outcome" (2020), 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]