Dr. Stephanie Woolridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary and the Principal Investigator of the PAIR Lab. She is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral training at Queen’s University, residency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. 

Her research focuses on recovery and social well-being in psychosis, with an emphasis on (1) clinical, neurocognitive, social cognitive, and interpersonal/stigma-related factors affecting relationships and social functioning; and (2) developing and evaluating interventions that support psychosocial recovery. Her work takes a particular focus on the formation and maintenance of intimate relationships for young adults experiencing early psychosis. She also investigates the way that social stigma towards psychosis can affect relationship development and outcomes. Complementing this work, Dr. Woolridge also pursues research on other aspects related to well-being and recovery in psychosis, including cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp), cognitive remediation, factors affecting the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in psychosis (e.g., therapeutic rapport, engagement), cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi) in populations with psychosis, self-stigma in psychosis, and social well-being and relationships in other severe mental illnesses. Dr. Woolridge’s work has been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).