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Name | Shira Yufe |
Membership status | Program member |
Biography | Prior to my studies at York, I completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at McGill University. I currently work as a research assistant at the University Health Network in the Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (Toronto General Hospital) and the Bariatric Surgery Department (Toronto Western Hospital). |
Research interests | health psychology, obesity, eating disorders, bullying & stigmatization |
Research experience | Research Assistant Research Assistant Research Assistant Contributing Writer and Social Media Coordinator Laboratory Assistant Research Assistant CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS YUFE, S.,Taube-Schiff, M., Fergus, K., & Sockalingam, S. (2014, Septemeber). Thematic Analysis of the Bullying and Relationship Experiences of Young Adults with Obesity. Paper session presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Ontario. Taube-Schiff, M., YUFE, S., Meaney, C. & Sockalingam, S. (2014, September). Does Age Matter? The Impact of Age and Psychiatric Factors on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Paper session presented at the 64th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Ontario. YUFE, S., Taube-Schiff, M., Meaney C., & Sockalingam S. (2014, May). Does Age Matter? The Impact of Age and Psychiatric Factors on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Poster session presented at the 165th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York, New York. YUFE, S., Taube-Schiff, M., Fergus, K., & Sockalingam, S. (2014, May). Thematic Analysis of the Bullying and Relationship Experiences of Young Adults with Obesity. Poster session presented at the 44th Annual Ontario Undergraduate Psychology Thesis Conference, Kingston, Ontario. |
Skill and resources | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) |
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