Michelle Patterson PhD

Faculty

Dr. Michelle Patterson is a Scientist and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU. She obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Before joining CARMHA, she worked for three years as co-director of Yale Anxiety and Mood Services, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Yale Child Study Centre, and as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Yale University.

Michelle's research focuses on the intersection of housing, mental illness and addiction. She is interested in system-level integration and change within marginalized communities, and how systemic factors influence individual and collective perceptions of belonging and community. Currently, Michelle is a co-Investigator on the At Home/Chez Soi Research Demonstraton Project on Homelessness and Mental Health. 

Michelle also has a part-time private psychology practice in downtown Vancouver.