EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, London, England
PhD in Psychology, July 2013
• Dissertation focused on efficacy of new stress-management training program.
• Program significantly lowered depression, stress, and anxiety and increased participants’ subjective wellbeing (satisfaction with life and reappraisal) with lasting effects.
ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, London, England
MSc, Biology, Behaviour and Health, 2008
• Thesis focused on group dynamics, addressing team cohesion and competitive anxiety.
• Served as Performance Consultant for Surbiton Field Hockey Club, a Division I club with 6 Olympians on its roster, 2008.
• Research Assistant, Roehampton University, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, Victoria, Canada
BSc, Biology, 2005
• Counseling Trainee, Vancouver Women’s Shelter, 2005 – 2006
• Research Assistant, University of Victoria, 2005
• Intern, Victoria General Hospital, 2004 – 2005
Diploma in Sports Psychology, Open College, London, England, 2008
• Studied mental training strategies to enhance performance levels.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LECTURER, Canada and United Kingdom
• Psychology, College of New Caledonia, Quesnel, BC, 2013 – Present
• Psychology & Criminology, College of New Caledonia, Sept – Jan 2010
• Applied Intervention Techniques, Roehampton University, London, England, Jan – April 2013; March – April 2010
MENTAL CONDITIONING INTERN, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL, June – Aug 2009
One of only four interns selected from highly competitive pool of applicants from Canada, UK, and US. Sports institute trains 12,000+ athletes from 80 countries each year.
• Conducted 1-1 sessions, facilitated small groups (5-8 athletes), and led large-scale workshops for up to 200 athletes.
• Employed range of interventions including imagery, game preparation, thought stoppage, relaxation/ intensity training, goal setting, communication, routines, and attention control.
• Earned 262 applied hours for accreditation by American Association of Sports Psychology.
SPORTS REPORTER, Cariboo Observer, Quesnel, BC, 2008 – 2009
Wrote sports articles, photographed and filmed sporting events, and interviewed athletes as well as coaching staff.
PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES
Book
• Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Adolescents (in progress), edited by Cecilia A. Essau, Sara LeBlanc & Thomas H. Ollendick, Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedia Entry
• “Substance Related Disorders” (2014), Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc & Cecilia Essau, The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology, Wiley Blackwell Publishing House.
Articles
• “Effect of An Emotion Regulation Training Program on Mental Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Study,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini (under review).
• “Further Validation of An Emotion Regulation Training Program Centered on Mental Wellbeing,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini (in progress).
• “Structural Relationship among Mindfulness, Reappraisal and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Positive Affect,” Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer & Aysenur Buyukgoze Kavas (under review).
• “The Effects of the Newly Developed ESST-C Program in the Reduction of Social Anxiety in Children,” Katere Pourseied, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc, Elias Tsakanikos & Cecilia Esau (in progress).
Book Chapters
• “Group Cohesion – Past, Present and Future Directions” (2009), Sara LeBlanc & Changiz Mohiyeddini, Nova Publishers.
• “Group Cohesion, Sport Participation and Sport Injuries” (2010), Sara LeBlanc, Changiz Mohiyeddini & Stephanie Bauer, Nova Publishers.
• “Individual Differences in Self-talk and Its Relation to Sport Injuries and Rehabilitation” (2010), Stephanie Bauer, Changiz Mohiyeddini & Sara LeBlanc, Nova Publishers.
• “Intention-Behavior Gap in Sport Participation: The Role of Emotions as a Mediator” (2010), Changiz Mohiyeddini, Stephanie Bauer & Sara LeBlanc, Nova Publishers.
• “Mindfulness and Emotions (2013),” Sara LeBlanc & Changiz Mohiyeddini.
Conference Papers
• 34th World STAR Conference, Faro, Portugal, “Effect of An Emotion Regulation Training Program on Mental Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Study” (2013), Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini.
• 8th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, London, England, “Effects of Family Attitudes on Gender Role Identification in a group of Adolescents” (2013), Bilge Uzun Ozer, Sara LeBlanc &
Nigar Dalkilic
• IAC World Conference 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, “Further Validation of An Emotion Regulation Training Program Centered on Mental Wellbeing,” (2013) Sara LeBlanc, Bilge Uzun Ozer, Katere Pourseied & Changiz Mohiyeddini.
