Elizabeth Hebert, PhD

Research summary

Dr. Hebert’s research mainly focuses on the treatment of anxiety disorders and the cognitive mechanisms underlying these disorders, including intolerance of uncertainty.

She has developed and is investigating a cognitive-behavioural treatment protocol for generalized anxiety disorder that focuses on behavioural experiments for intolerance of uncertainty.

Her research has been published in leading specialty journals.

Research themes

• anxiety
• cognitive behavioural treatment development and evaluation
• intolerance of uncertainty
• worry

Keywords

• anxiety
• behaviour therapy
• cognitive-behavioural therapy
• cognitve therapy
• intolerance of uncertainty
• worry

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Dr. Elizabeth Hebert is an assistant professor in clinical health psychology at the University of Manitoba and is a registered psychologist.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital (2015-2016)

Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manitoba (2016)

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manitoba (2010)

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Minnesota (2006)

Awards

University of Manitoba’s John Arnett Award for Excellence in Teaching