Cory Gerritsen
PhD, CPsych
Qualification
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, York University 2015
- MA, Clinical Psychology, York University 2006
- BA (Hons), Psychology, University of Calgary 2002
Professional Memberships
- CPsych, College of Psychologists of Ontario 2017
Dr. Gerritsen received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from York University in 2015. He completed his predoctoral residency and postdoctoral supervised practice at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), with a focus on forensic psychology and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. He is a registered clinical psychologist and independent scientist at the CAMH Forensic Early Intervention Service (FEIS). His clinical work has focused primarily on assessment and psychotherapy in the schizophrenia spectrum, personality disorder, cognitive assessment and assessments for the courts.
Research Synopsis
- Recidivism and pathways to offending in severe mental illness
- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, including early and prodromal psychosis
- Cognition, criminality and psychopathology
- Avolition, boredom and psychological agency
- Psychotherapy
Recent Publications
Gerritsen, C., Bagby, M., & Chmielewski, M. (2018). Examining the Dimensions of Schizotypy from the Top Down: A Hierarchical Comparison of Factor Solutions. Personality Disorders: Theory, Treatment and Research, 9(5), 467.
Schifani, C., Hafizi, S, Kenk, M., Tseng, H., Gerritsen, C., Wilson, A. A., Houle, S., Rusjan, P. M., Mizrahi, R. (in press). First indication for a connection between stress-induced prefrontocortical dopamine release and hippocampal TSPO expression in the psychosis spectrum. In press at Schizophrenia Research.
Gerritsen, C., Goldberg, J., & Eastwood, J. D. (2015). Boredom proneness predicts quality of life in outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, May 11, 2015 [epub ahead of print], PMID25964448.
Gerritsen, C., Toplak, M., & Eastwood, J. D. (2014). I can’t get no satisfaction: Potential causes of boredom. Consciousness and Cognition, 27, 27-41.
Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Department of PsychiatryHonours and Awards
Name: Certificate of Teaching Excellence (Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology)Description:
Grants
University of Toronto Miner’s Lamp Innovation Fund: Co-Investigator (PI: Dr. Michael Kiang)