Professor and department head
Max Rady College of Medicine
Clinical Health Psychology
PZ350-771 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N4
Phone: 204-787-7424
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininew, Anisininew, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. More
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Clinical Health Psychology
PZ350-771 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N4
Phone: 204-787-7424
Dr. Graff’s research has centered on psychological processes and interventions in gastrointestinal and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Graff is a core investigator with the UM’s IBD Clinical and Research Centre, where she has led the team’s internationally recognized work examining the role of psychological factors such as stress, depression, anxiety, and resilience in disease course and management of IBD.
Research collaborations include colleagues nationally through the IMAGINE GI research network, and internationally at Harvard (celiac disease) Cleveland Clinic (pouchitis) and Australia (IBD and IBS).
Psychological processes in chronic disease
IBD Clinical and Research Centre
Dr. Lesley Graff is a professor and department head of clinical health psychology at the University of Manitoba.
She is also provincial specialty lead, clinical health psychology, Shared Health Manitoba.
As a health psychologist, Dr. Graff’s clinical and academic work is integrated with behavioral medicine with acute and chronic disease, focused on gastrointestinal disorders and chronic pain.
She is on medical staff at Health Sciences Centre, where she developed and continues to work clinically in the GI Psychology clinic.
PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of Manitoba (1993)
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, University of Saskatchewan (1987)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, University of Saskatchewan (1985)
Clinical Health Psychology
PZ350-771 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba, Bannatyne Campus
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N4 Canada