Degree in Progress:

PhD in Psychology (Clinical Stream), Toronto Metropolitan University

Research Interests:

Brittany’s research interests lie within the complex interactions between environment and biology that underlie developmental outcomes. She is particularly interested in the development of stress physiology and how early experiences contribute to multisystem regulation across different contexts. Her Master’s thesis examined the relationship between maternal sensitivity and infant stress reactivity across and between slow- and fast-acting stress systems. Her doctoral dissertation will further explore how aspects of parenting influence infant regulatory development across behavioural, emotional, physiological and neural systems.

Clinical Interests:
Brittany is currently a practicum student at Kindercare Psychology. She has previous experience at Hamilton Health Sciences in the Child and Youth Regional Outreach and Urgent Access Clinic and the Family Health Team at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. She has gained experience treating children, youth, families, and adults using multiple modalities (e.g., cognitive-behavioural interventions, emotion-focused family therapy). She has experience in psychodiagnostic, psychoeducational, and socioemotional assessment across childhood and adulthood.

Research Support:
2017-2018 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2017 Institute for Stress and Wellbeing Research – Harry Rosen Research Grant
2015-2016 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2015 Institute for Stress and Wellbeing Research – Harry Rosen Research Grant
2014-2015 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant

Recent Awards and Recognitions:
2017 Canadian Psychological Association Programme of Certificate of Academic Excellence
2017 Yeates School of Graduate Studies Dennis Mock Student Leadership Award

Publications:
Ludmer, J. A., Jamieson, B., Gonzalez, A, Levitan, R., Kennedy, J., Villani, V., Masellis, M., Santo Basile, V., & Atkinson, L. (2017). Maternal SLC6A3 and OXTR genotypes interact with maternal history of care to predict maternal cortisol secretion in the context of mother-infant separation. Biological Psychology, 128, 154-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.09.004

Atkinson, L., Jamieson, B., Khoury, J., Ludmer, J., & Gonzalez, A. (2016). Stress physiology in infancy and early childhood: Cortisol flexibility, attunement, and coordination. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28, 1–12. DOI: 10.1111/jne.12408

Presentations:

Jamieson, B., Ludmer, J., Gonzalez, A., Levitan, R., Kennedy, J., Villani, V., Masellis, M., Santo Basile, V., & Atkinson, L. (2017, June). Maternal OXTR and DAT1 genotypes moderate association between maternal history of care and maternal cortisol secretion in the context of mother-infant separation. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.

Ludmer, J., & Jamieson, B. (2017, May). When the past and the present collide: The case of the D/CC dyad. Invited symposium presentation for the Pederson, Moran and Goldberg Research Meeting (Home County Attachment Meeting), Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.

Jamieson, B., Ludmer, J. A., Khoury, J., Villani, V., Gonzalez, A., & Atkinson, L. (2016, July). The impact of the mother-infant relationship on infant stress physiology. Invited symposium presentation accepted at the International Association for Relationship Research, Toronto, Ontario.

Ludmer, J. A., Jamieson, B., Khoury, J., & Atkinson, L. (2016, June). What are we missing? Attachment, attunement, and adaptation as physiological flexibility. Invited symposium presentation for the Pederson, Moran and Goldberg Research Meeting (Home County Attachment Meeting), Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario.​

Jamieson, B., Gonzalez, A., Levitan, R., Hehman, E., Masellis, M., Santos Basile, V., & Atkinson, L. (2016, June). Maternal sensitivity and infant stress system coordination. Poster presented to the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, BC.

Jamieson, B. (2015, October). Maternal sensitivity and infant stress system coordination. Poster
presented at the Psychological Graduate Student Association’s 7th Annual Research Symposium, Toronto, ON.

Atkinson, L., Gonzalez, A., Khoury, J., Ludmer, J., Jamieson, B., Masellis, M., Santos Basile, V., Kennedy, J., & Levitan, R. (2015, September). Parenting and infant HPA function: Adaptation as physiological flexibility. International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.447

Jamieson, B., Ludmer, J., Khoury, J., & Atkinson, L. (2015, July). Oh Baby! Love, Stress and Brain Development in Infancy. Oral presentation at the 2015 Ontario Science Centre Sexposium, Toronto, ON.

Hills, J., Alter, R., & Jamieson, B. (2014, April). Introducing the Psychology Foundation of Canada’s Stress Lessons and Kids Have Stress Too! School Programs. Presented at the Spring 2014 Education Research Development and Innovation Conference, Saskatoon, ON.

Jamieson, B. (2013, April). The biological impacts of bullying. Poster presented at the Interdisciplinary Arts and Science Research Poster Symposium, Guelph, ON.