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IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Last name:Chapman First name:Alexander L
Address:Simon Fraser University
Department of Psychology
RCB 5246
8888 University Drive
Burnaby (British Columbia)
V5A  1S6
Fax:(604) 291-3427
BC academic affiliation:Simon Fraser University
Department:Department of Psychology
E-mail address: alchapma@sfu.ca BC research location(s): (None)
Simon Fraser University
Web Page: http://www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/chapman/
MSFHR Research Unit(s):
Status:Researcher
Last update: 02/02/2010


TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS
Diploma / Credentials Specialty Year Institution
Registered Psychologist Clinical Psychology 2006   College of Psychologists of British Columbia
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trainer Clinical Psychology: Dialectical Behavior Therapy 2004   Behavioral Tech, LLC
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adherence Coder Clinical Psychology: Dialectical Behavior Therapy 2004   University of Washington, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics
Doctorate (PhD) Clinical Psychology 2003   Idaho State University
Master's Clinical Psychology 2000   Idaho State University
Bachelor's Psychology 1996   The University of British Columbia
Last update: 13/11/2007


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Area of research: Health sciences
Disciplines trained in: Psychology
Research disciplines: Psychology
Psychiatry
Research topics: Suicide (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Motivations and Emotions (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Fields of application: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases
Public Health
Last update: 02/02/2010


TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Technological applications:
Last update: 02/02/2010


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise.
Key words: Borderline PD, Dialectical Beh Therapy, Suicidal Behaviour, Self-Harm, Emotion Regulation, Impulsivity
Research interests: My research interests broadly focus on clinical research and clinically-relevant laboratory research aimed at understanding and treating severe mental illness. My research focuses on borderline personality disorder, emotion regulation, suicidal, self-injurious, and impulsive behaviours, and evidence-based treatments for these difficulties (e.g., Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT).
Last update: 02/02/2010


RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Authors
Title (article or book chapter)
Year Volume Number Pages Journal or book Editors City and publishing house
Chapman, A.L., Derbidge, C., Cooney, E., Hong, P., & Linehan, M.M.
"Temperament as a prospective predictor of self-injury among patients with borderline personality disorder."
2009 23 pp. 122-140 Journal of Personality Disorders   
Chapman, A.L., Leung, D.W., & Lynch, T.R.
"Impulsivity and emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder."
2008 22 pp. 148-164 Journal of Personality Disorders   
Chapman, A. L., Gratz, K. L., & Brown, M. Z.
"Solving the puzzle of deliberate self-harm: The experiential avoidance model"
2006 44 pp. 371-394 Behavior Research & Therapy    Elsevier
Last update: 25/06/2009


LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
Understand: English
Read: English
Write: English
Speak: English
Last update: 02/02/2010