Sarah Dermody
Assistant Professor Director, Clinical Addictions Research and Equity (CARE) Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology Toronto, Ontario ssdermody@torontomu.ca
Expert In
Alcohol and cigarette use and dependence across the lifespan
Clinical psychology
Co-occurring substance use/harms
Drug use and addiction in adolescents and adults
Health and well-being
Sexual and gender minority health
Substance use disorder risk and treatment
Substance use patterns based on gender/sexual identities
Tobacco and alcohol use
Bio/Research
Dr. Sarah Dermody (she/her) is the Director of the Clinical Addictions Research and Equity (CARE) Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Biological & Health Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an accredited internship...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Sarah Dermody (she/her) is the Director of the Clinical Addictions Research and Equity (CARE) Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Biological & Health Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an accredited internship at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Following graduation, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and was then an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oregon State University. She currently supervises MA and PhD students in the Clinical Psychology and Psychological Science programs at TMU and teaches courses related to addiction and clinical and health psychology.
Dr. Dermody’s research investigates the risk factors and treatments for substance use and addiction in youth and adults. More specifically, her research aims to (1) characterize risk of alcohol and cigarette use and dependence across the lifespan; (2) optimize addiction interventions to address co-occurring substance use; and (3) identify and address differences in substance use patterns and harms based on one’s gender and sexual identities. To accomplish this, her research uses a number of methodologies, ranging from laboratory-based experiments (including substance self-administration) and the application of advanced quantitative methods to analyze longitudinal and epidemiological data.
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Dr. Dermody’s research investigates the risk factors and treatments for substance use and addiction in youth and adults. More specifically, her research aims to (1) characterize risk of alcohol and cigarette use and dependence across the lifespan; (2) optimize addiction interventions to address co-occurring substance use; and (3) identify and address differences in substance use patterns and harms based on one’s gender and sexual identities. To accomplish this, her research uses a number of methodologies, ranging from laboratory-based experiments (including substance self-administration) and the application of advanced quantitative methods to analyze longitudinal and epidemiological data.
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