PhD Student:
aidan.smyth [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Aidan Smyth is a doctoral candidate in his final year of the Clinical Psychology program at 黑料不打烊 University, working under the supervision of Dr. B盲rbel Kn盲uper. His research is broadly focused on mindfulness and self-regulation. For his dissertation, Aidan is currently conducting a randomized controlled feasibility trial examining a novel prototype mobile application designed to enhance mindfulness practice. Alongside his research, Aidan is completing his residency at the Allan Memorial Institute, working with patients in both the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program and the Personality Disorders Program.
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Education
2021鈥揚resent |Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, 黑料不打烊 University, Montreal, Quebec.
2018-2020 | Master of Arts in Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
2014-2016 | Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Publications
Smyth, A., Juneau, C., Hong, S., Ilagan, M. J., & Kn盲uper, B. (2024). Facing Obstacles with听Equanimity: Trait Equanimity Attenuates the Positive Relations Between Values Obstruction and Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.听Mindfulness,听15(4), 945-957.听听
Smyth, A., Milyavskaya, M., Friese, M. Werner, K. M., Frech, M., Loschelder, D., Anderson, J., Francis, Z., Inzlicht, M., Kolbuszewska, M., & Wang, K. (2023). What constitutes successful goal pursuit? Exploring the relation between subjective and objective measures of goal progress and attainment.听Personality Science,听4, 1-26.听听
Smyth, A., & Milyavskaya, M. (2021). Mindfully motivated: Can a brief session of mindfulness meditation enhance motivation towards personal goals? European Journal of Social Psychology, 51(4-5), 758-772.
Smyth, A., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A., & Koestner, R. (2020). Do mindful people set better goals? Investigating the relation between trait mindfulness, self-concordance, and goal progress. Journal of Research in Personality, 104015.
Smyth, A., Peetz, J., & Capaldi, A. A. (2020). Ex-appraisal bias: Negative illusions in appraising relationship quality retrospectively. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(5), 1673-1680.听
Smyth, A., Gammage, K., Lamarche, L., & Muir, C. (2020). Examining university men鈥檚 psychobiological and behavioral response-recovery profile from a social-evaluative body image threat. American Journal of Men鈥檚 Health. 14(2), 1-14.
Werner, K. M., Smyth, A., & Milyavskaya, M. (2019). Do narcissists benefit from materialistic pursuits? Examining the relation between narcissistic tendencies, extrinsic goals, and well-being. Collabra: Psychology, 5(1), 1-11.
Funding
2024-2025 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded Canadian Behavioural Interventions & Trials Network听 Doctoral Studentship - $35,000
2023-2024 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded Canadian Behavioural Interventions & Trials Network听 Doctoral Studentship - $35,000 (reduced due to concurrent funding)
2021-2024 | SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship - $105,000
2021 | University Medal in Arts Carleton University
2019-2020 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship - $15,000听
2019 | David and Rachel Epstein Foundation Scholarship, Carleton University听- $1,000
2017 | Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Spirit of Sir Isaac Brock Medal, Brock University
2016 | President鈥檚 Surgite Award, Brock University - $1,000听
2016 | Graduate Students鈥� Association Award,听Brock University听- $500听
2015-2016 | SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master鈥檚 Scholarship - $17,500听
2015-2016 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship听- $15,000 (declined)