Welcome to the CORE (COping & REsilience) research team. CORE is headed by Dr. Nathan Grant Smith in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. The goals of CORE are:
- To explore the ways in which coping processes are related to resilience and well-being
- To provide undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to engage in all aspects of the research process
- To disseminate scientific findings to community stakeholders and policy makers.
CORE’s research activities are grounded in theories of stress and
coping, health behavior, and counselling and development. Our research
primarily focuses on two populations: lesbian, gay, and bisexual
individuals and people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Our goal is
to explore the ways in which these two groups’ unique strengths and
stressors interact with coping strategies to influence well-being.
CORE strives to provide students with expert training in the conduct and
dissemination of research. Undergraduate and graduate students with
interest in coping and resilience, especially coping and resilience
among our populations of interest, are welcome, regardless of
discipline. Indeed, multidisciplinary research is one of CORE’s primary
values.
Because our research is applied in nature, and because psychological and
social scientific findings have much to contribute to everyday life,
CORE seeks to support community and public policy decisions. As such,
dissemination and translation of research findings to both scientific
and community venues is a top priority.
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