Degrees completed:
BA (Honours) in Psychology, Ryerson University.
Research Interests:
Montana is the CAP Lab manager. She completed her BA (Honours) in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology at Ryerson University. As an undergraduate Psychology major, Montana has gained a solid foundation of study specific to research and practice and has volunteered in various research labs/clinics. Montana completed her undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Dr. Koerner and a psychologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Her thesis centered on the impact of family involvement in treatment for patients with severe, treatment-refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), uniquely studied from the patient perspective. Montana hopes to pursue graduate-level studies in psychology.
Selected Publications:
Sugden, N. A., Vascotto, M., & Moulson, M. (May 2016). Put on a happy face: Developmental changes in infants’ exposure to facial expressions of emotion from 3 to 6 months. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Selected Presentations:
Vascotto, M. (March 2018). The association between stress and immunosuppression among caregivers of patients with dementia. Poster presented at the Annual Arteries Undergraduate Research Conference, Toronto, ON.
Vascotto, M., Taube-Schiff, M., & Koerner, N. (May 2018). What is the impact of family involvement during treatment within a residential treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder? Paper presented at the Ontario Psychology Undergraduate Thesis Conference, Toronto, ON.
Vascotto, M., Taube-Schiff, M., Koerner, N., Cushing, S., & Richter, P. (June 2018). What is the impact of family involvement during treatment within a residential treatment program for obsessive-compulsive disorder? Paper presented at the 44th Harvey Stancer Research Day, Toronto, ON.
Mehak, A., Ruhig, M., Vascotto, M., & Taube-Schiff, M. (November 2016). Indicators of change in a naturalistic day hospital setting. Poster presented at the 78th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.