Degrees:

MA in School and Clinical Child Psychology, University of Toronto
2014, BA (Honours) in Psychology, York University

Research Interests:

Tessie’s research interests include investigations of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural treatment and other effective ways of intervening with children and families exposed to trauma. Tessie also has an interest in understanding particular risk factors associated with pathological worry and generalized anxiety disorder. She is currently completing her Masters in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Toronto.

Selected  Publications:

Cordeiro, K., Foroughe, M., & Mastorakos, T. (In press). Primary mental health care in the family health team setting: Tracking patient care from referral to outcome. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.

Selected Conference Presentations:

Mastorakos, T. & Koerner, N. (2015, June). The unique contribution of attachment style to generalized anxiety disorder. Poster presented to the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Mastorakos, T., Bambrah, V., Konanur, S., Thornback, K., & Muller R.T. (2015, June). A community-based study of trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy: Parent-child discordance and patterns of relatedness as predictors of change. Poster presented to the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Mastorakos, T., Cinamon, J., Konanur, S., & Muller, R.T. (2014, October). Parent emotional reaction and child anxiety in trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy. Poster presented to the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Long Beach, CA.