Health Psychology Centre

Derek J. Gaudet

Ph.D. Student Experimental Psychology

Beaulieu, D. A., Proctor, C. J., Gaudet, D. J., Canales, D., & Best, L. A. (2022). What is the mindful personality? Implications for

physical and psychological health. Acta Psychologica, 224, 103514.

Doucet, J. R., Fournier, T. A., Bishop, C. M., Gaudet, D. J., & Nagel, D. A. (2021). Pilot of a community-based interprofessional

“student-infused” pulmonary rehabilitation program in Saint John, New Brunswick. Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy: CJRT= Revue Canadienne de la Thérapie Respiratoire: RCTR, 57, 26.

Everitt, J., Best, L. A., & Gaudet, D. (2016). Candidate gender, behavioral style, and willingness to vote: Support for female

candidates depends on conformity to gender norms. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(14), 1737-1755.

Everitt, J., Best, L., & Gaudet, D. (in press). Exploring viewer reactions to media coverage of female politicians. Mediation of

gendered identities in Canadian politics. Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press.

Gaudet, D. & Best, L. (2017, May). Detecting lies from behavioural clues of emotion, cognitive load, and attempts to control

behaviour. In Pracana, C. & Wang, M. International Psychological Applications Conference & Trends Proceedings. 272-276. Lisbon, Portugal: World Institute for Advanced research and Science. ISBN: 978-989-99864-1-1 © 2017

Gaudet, D., Best, L., & Attabib, N. (2019, May). The Thought of Living with Spinal Cord Injury: How an Imagined Disability Affects Life

Satisfaction. In Pracana, C. & Wang, M. International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends Proceedings 2019. 54-58. Lisbon, Portugal. ISSN: 2184-2205 ISBN: 978-989-54312-2-9 © 2019

Gaudet, D., Flood, K. & Best, L. (2016, April). Personality and political ideology in Canada. In Pracana, C. & Wang, M. International

Psychological Applications Conference and Trends Proceedings. Lisbon, Portugal. 55- 59. Lisbon, Portugal: World Institute for Advanced research and Science. ISBN: 978-989-99389-6-0 © 2016.

Gaudet, D., Flood, K. & Best, L. (in press). Predicting socio-political attitudes: Insights from the 2015 federal election in Canada In

Pracana, C. Psychology Applications and Development III. Lisbon, Portugal: In Science Press.

Shamputa, I. C., Kek, B., Waycott, L., Fournier, T., McCarville, S., Doucet, J., Gaudet, D. J., & Nicholson, M. (2022, August). Exploring

the Efficacy of a Virtual First Year Interprofessional Education Event. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, No. 8, p. 1539). MDPI.

REfereed publications

PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Best, L. A., MacLaren, V. V., Rouse, C., Shannon, A., Ciszewski, S., & Gaudet, D. (2013). Alcohol use and personality: A comparison of

high and low risk drinkers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association.

Buhay, D.N., Miller, R.F., Ciszewski, S. and Gaudet, D. (2015). Stonehammer Global Geopark: The first three years of establishment.

Atlantic Geology - UNESCO Conference on Global Geoparks, Saint John, Canada

Ciszewski, S., Gaudet, D.J., & Best, L.A. (2013, April). Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: Personality Correlates. Poster session

presented at the Graduate Research Convention, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Everitt, J., Best, L., & Gaudet, D. (2013). Exploring viewer reactions to media coverage of female politicians. Paper presented at the

European Consortium on Political Research Annual Conference. Bordeaux, France

Everitt, J., Best, L., & Gaudet, D. (2013). Exploring viewer reactions to media coverage of female politicians. Paper presented at the

Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy School Seminar Series. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Everitt, J., Best, L., & Gaudet, D. (2014). Gender’s Impact on Viewers’ Reactions to Politicians’ Non-verbal Cues. Paper presented at

Maritime Interdisciplinary Arts Seminar. Saint John, New Brunswick.

Everitt, J., Best, L., & Gaudet, D. (2014). Gender’s Impact on Viewers’ Reactions to Politicians’ Non-verbal Cues. Paper presented at

the Multidisciplinary Opinion and Democracy Group at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Gaudet, D. & Best, L. (2017). Detecting Lies from Behavioural Clues of Emotion, Cognitive Load, and Attempts to Control

Behaviour. Oral presentation presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends, Budapest, Hungary.

Gaudet, D., Best, L., & Attabib, N. (May, 2019). The Thought of Living with Spinal Cord Injury: How an Imagined Disability Affects Life

Satisfaction. Oral presentation presented at the International Psychological Application Conference and Trends. Zagreb, Croatia.

Gaudet, D., Flood, K., & Best, L. (May, 2016). Personality and Political Ideology in Canada. Oral presentation presented at

International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends, Lisbon, Portugal.

Master of Arts - Experimental Psychology

University of New Brunswick

2017/05

Bachelor of Arts - Honours in Psychology

University of New Brunswick

2009/05

education

teaching EXPERIENCE

PSYC 1004 - Introduction to Psychology

2022/01 - 2022/05

University of New Brunswick

Course instructor

PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology

2021/09 - 2021/12

St. Stephen's University

Course instructor

PSYC 3383 - Perception

2021/09 - 2021/12

University of New Brunswick

Course instructor

PSYC 3383 - Perception

2019/09 - 2019/12

University of New Brunswick

Course instructor

PSYC 3383 - Perception

2019/01 - 2019/05

University of New Brunswick

Co-instructor with Dr. Lisa Best

Virtual SPSS labs for PSYC 3913

2021/01-2021/05

University of New Brunswick

Taught tutorials on using SPSS and interpreting the output

RECOGNITIONS

NBHRF & CIHR-SPOR-MSSU

2020-2021

Graduate student teaching assistantship

NBIF Graduate Tri-Council Award

2019-2020

Research team of the month for April 2020, Saint John Regional Hospital

NBIF Award

2018-2019

Graduate student assistantship

NBIRF Top-Up From UNB Department of Psychology

2018-2019

Graduate student assistantship

Guest Lecture for PSYC 2101 - Research Methods

2014/04 and 2015/03

University of New Brunswick

Topic: "Confounding and Obscuring Variables"

OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Data Consultant

2022/04 - Present

New Brunswick Community College

Research methodology and data consultant.

Teaching Assistant

2012/09 - 2021/05

University of New Brunswick

Presenting tutorials, offering student consultations, as well as invigilating, marking, and compiling student assessment results for several undergraduate psychology courses.

Research Coordinator

2015/05 - 2017/12

Saint John Regional Hospital

Neurosurgery and Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury research and registry coordinator

Family Support Worker

2011/05 - 2016/05

WeCare Home Health Services Inc.

Residential care worker for adults with autism spectrum disorder

Laboratory Technician

2008/11 - 2011/02

University of New Brunswick

Laboratory maintenance and psychopharmacological research assistant

Alumni Merit Award

2018-2019

Merit-based award based on research contributions

School of Graduate Studies Travel Award

2018-2019

Successful applicant in grand providing supplemental funding for proposed travel

Graduate Teaching Assistantship/Research Assistantship

2012-2019

Scholarship to support students in their program of study

Funding for Innovative Research and Excellence (F.I.R.E.) award

2016-2017

Sponsored by the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, the FIRE competition supports research projects that provide high level evidence and large impact on health care in the domains of biomedical, clinical, health services, and health of populations

Hazen M. & Margaret A. Smith Scholarship

2008-2009

Award based primarily on academic performance and financial need

Ward Chipman Founder's Scholarship

2004-2005

Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students entering a degree program at UNB