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Krista Johnston
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
In Progress PhD in Clinical Psychology
Developmental Specialization
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
2013Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Developmental Specialization
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
2010Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A., Honours)
First Class Honours
Major in Psychology, Minor in Counselling and Human Development
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
2007Associate Degree in Arts, First Class Honours
Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia
HONOURS AND AWARDS
January 2014 Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship ($3,125)
May 2013Provost’s Prize of Distinction Entrance Scholarship
Dean of Graduate Studies, Simon Fraser University ($6,000)
May 2012Autism Research Training (ART) Program Studentship Award 2012
Funded by Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR), 3-Year Program ($20,000)
May 2012 Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship ($3,125)
January 2012Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Health Professional Student Research Award ($4,251)
May 2011 Simon Fraser University Graduate Fellowship ($6,250)
September 2010Provost’s Prize of Distinction Entrance Scholarship
Dean of Graduate Studies, Simon Fraser
University ($5,000, declined)
June 2010Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Certificate of Academic Excellence (For Outstanding Honours Thesis)
June 2010 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Travel Award ($130)
May 2010Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship(CGS -Masters) Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada(SSHRC), ($17,500)
April 2010Nominated for the Peter Crocker Annual Scholarship in Psychology
Summer 2009 - Alumni Scholarship (awarded 3 times), Simon Fraser University ($1,500)
Spring 2010
Fall 2008 - Open Undergraduate Scholarship (awarded 5 times) for High Academic
Spring 2010Achievement, Simon Fraser University ($4,620)
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Invited Presentations
June 2012Applied Behaviour Analysis: Select Concepts for Teachers. FourGuest May 2013 Lectures, Education 426, Teaching Children and Youth with Special Needs, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
April 2013Does generalized anxiety predict peer relations in children with autism spectrum disorder? Developmental Psychology Meeting, Simon Fraser University
May 2012Family-Based Treatment for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa. Guest Lecture, Psychology 356, Developmental Psychopathology,
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
May 2012Anxiety in Children with Autism. Presentation at the 2012 Vancouver Island Autism & Associated Conditions Conference (VIAC), Nanaimo, British Columbia (May, 2012). Co-presented with Dr. Grace Iarocci
January 2012Anxiety, social competence and family well-being among children with ASD, I Step Ahead Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Co-presented with Dr. Grace Iarocci, Emily Gardiner M.A., Kimberly Armstrong M.A.
June 2010Applying Behavioural Principles and Techniques to the Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
April 2010Investigating the Validity of Video-Based Software Interventions for Youth with Autism (Preliminary results), Clinical Psychology Conference, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
April 2010Social Attention, Perception and Competence in Autism, Autism Community Training’s 6th Annual Focus on Research Event, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Co-presented with Dr. Grace Iarocci, Dr. Elina Birmingham, and Adrienne Rombough, M.A.
October 2009Applied Behaviour Analysis: Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Guest Lecture, Psychology 553, Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (Graduate course), Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA
Papers and Posters (* Presenting Author)
McConnell, M., McFee, K, Johnston, K., Soltys., M., & Iarocci, G. (2014) Assessing anxiety and measuring treatment outcomes: Challenges and creative solutions for implementing the facing your fears program in a tertiary care setting. (IMFAR, presentation), Atlanta, USA (May 2014).
Johnston, K. H*., & Iarocci, G. (2014). Depression in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. (CPA), Vancouver, Canada, (June 2014).
Johnston, K. H*., & Iarocci, G. (2013). Does generalized anxiety predict peer relations in children with autism spectrum disorder? (IMFAR), Atlanta, USA (May 2014).
Johnston, K. H*., & Iarocci, G. (2013). The social responsiveness scale: Relations to parent reported social outcomes. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Sebastian, Spain (May 2013).
Birmingham, E., Johnston, K. H.*, Foulsham, T., Larryant, B., Stemer, A., Kingstone, A., & Iarocci, G. Spontaneous gaze following within a naturalistic social situation in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Toronto, ON, Canada (May, 2012).
Johnston, K. H.*, & Iarocci, G. Predicting Social Outcomes for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Is Anxiety Helpful? Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Toronto, ON, Canada (May, 2012).
Johnston, K. H.*, & Iarocci, G. (2011). An investigation of video-based social skills training software for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Poster presented at theInternational Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Diego, California, USA (May, 2011).
Johnston, K. H., & Bedi, R. P. (2010). Applying behavioural principles and techniques to the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder [Abstract]. Canadian Psychology,51, 165.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
In progressDissertation
Working Title: Facing Your Fears: Examination of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Delivered in a Group Format for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety
Population: Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety ages 8-12
Description: Examining the effectiveness of CBT delivered in a group format and predictors of successful treatment outcomes.
2011- 2013Master’s Thesis
Committee: Dr. Grace Iarocci, Dr. Rachel Fouladi, Dr. Arlene Young
Project Title: Does Generalized Anxiety Predict Peer-Related Social Outcomes in Youth with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Population: Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder ages 7-18.
Description: Examining the relationship between anxiety, depression, and social outcomes in youth with autism.
Status: Successfully defended
2010-2011Co-investigator with Dr. Elina Birmingham, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Project: Social Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Population: Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder ages 5-17.
Description: Investigation of visual attention abnormalities in naturalistic social settings using a portable eye tracker.
Status: Project in progress
2009 - 2010Honours Thesis
Project: Investigating the Validity of Video-Based Software Interventions for Youth with Autism
Population: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder
Description: Investigation of whether performance on pre-packaged video modeling software can provide a valid reflection of a child’s current level of social functioning, and how children with autism deviate from the typical pattern of performance.
Grade: A+
2008 – 2010Research Assistant
Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. Grace Iarocci
Project: Development and evaluation of a battery to assess the social competence and family functioning of children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Duties: Include administering a number of parent and child/adolescent questionnaire and interview measures including the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, the Behavioural Assessment System For Children, Second Edition (BASC-II), and The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT).
Time Commitment: Up to 20 hours per week
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
September 2014- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Neonatal Follow-up
PresentPrimary Supervisor: Dr. Julie Petrie
Secondary Supervisor: Dr. Marilyn Ransby
Experience Includes: Conducting assessments, case formulation, writing assessment reports
September 2013- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Neuropsychiatry
PresentFacing Your Fears Program
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Kristen McFee and Dr. Melanie McConnell
Secondary Supervisor: Dr. Marilyn Ransby
Experience Includes: Co-facilitating a modified CBT group treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety, pre and post assessment and report writing.
September 2013- Vancouver CBT Centre
July 2014Primary Supervisor: Dr. Katherine Martinez
Experience Includes: Assessment and clinical report writing, individual child and adolescent treatment
May 2012 Ministry of Children and Family Development, Langley
June 2013Primary Supervisor: Dr. Dawn Knapton
Secondary Supervisor: Dr. Rachel Nobel
Experience Includes: Assessment (for treatment andpsychoeducational testing/report writing), individual child and adolescent treatment, family therapy, co-facilitator for a CBT group for anxiety and depression (10 weeks, run twice)
CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Dec 2001Senior Behavioural Interventionist (British Columbia)
- PresentPopulation: Children, adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder
Settings: Home based programs, public and private school settings, and group home
Behavioural Consultants: Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc., Nate Searle, M.A., and Michelle de Beer, B. A.
Experience includes: training and supervision of Junior Behavioural Interventionists in the implementation of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) theory and programs, behaviour planning and consultation, data analysis and multidisciplinary collaboration.
May 2007Workshop Facilitator
– Dec 2010Provided 12 workshops in Whitehorse, Yukon including:
- Beginner ABA workshops (one day and two day workshops)
- Intermediate ABA workshops (two day workshop)
- ABA Data workshops (e.g. discrete trial data and behavioural data) (two day workshop)
May 2007Senior Behavioural Interventionist (Whitehorse, Yukon)
– August 2010Providing training and supervision to Junior Behavioural Interventionists working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder
Behavioural Consultant: Andrea Sharpe, M.Sc.
ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING
January 2014Workshop on Clinical Supervision, Dr. Rene Weideman, Presented at
Simon Fraser University
January 2013Working with Diverse Populations, Dr. Hendre Viljoen and Dr. Wallace Wong, Presented at Simon Fraser University
September 2012Workshop on Clinical Supervision, Dr. Dawn Knapton, Presented at the Ministry for Children and Family Development, Surrey
November 2011Workshop on Clinical Supervision, Dr. Rene Weideman, Presented at
Simon Fraser University
April 2011Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) Administration and Scoring Workshop for Clinicians and Researchers(two days; 16 hours)
Certified Trainer: Dr Anthony J Bailey, Professor and Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Location: Sunny Hill Health Center
April 2011Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-WPS) Administration and Scoring Workshop for Clinicians and Researchers (four days; 32 hours)
Certified Trainer: Dr Anthony J Bailey, Professor and Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Location: Sunny Hill Health Center
September 2010Introduction to Clinical Skills and Risk AssessmentSeminars
Dr. Rene Weideman, Director, Clinical Psychology Centre Simon Fraser University
May 2009 Support Over Suicide (S.O.S) Prevention Training Certificate
Health and Counseling Services, Simon Fraser University
January 2005Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructor Training Program
Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc., Orlando, Florida
Four day training workshop (32 hours)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2013Teaching Assistant, Psychology 371, Intervention, Process, and Outcome, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Supervisor: Brianna Turner
Spring 2012Teaching Assistant, Psychology 356, Developmental Psychopathology
Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Supervisor: Dr. Arlene Young
Summer 2011Teaching Assistant, Psychology 201W, Introduction to Research Methods
Summer 2013in Psychology (writing intensive), Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Supervisor: Prof. Owen Thomas
Fall 2011Tutor Marker, Psychology 102: Introduction to Psychology, Department
Fall 2009of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Supervisors: Dr. George Alder and Dr. Russell Day
Summer 2012Tutor Marker, Psychology 100: Introduction to Psychology I
Spring 2011Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Supervisors:
Spring 2010Dr. Jamal Mansour, Dr. Russell Day, and Prof. George Alder
Fall 2009TA/TM Training Seminars
Fall 2010Sponsored By: Simon Fraser University’s Teaching and Learning Center
Fall 2011Dean of Graduate Studies and the Teaching Support Staff Union
Workshops Attended Include: Facilitating Effective Discussions, Cutting Your Marking Time in Half, and Supporting Your Student’s Wellness and Academic Success
SUPERVISION/MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE
January 2013-Co-Supervisor of A. Karim (with Dr. Grace Iarocci), Directed Studies,
August 2014Simon Fraser University, Department of Psychology
September 2012-Supervisor of A. Karim and N. Shallow, undergraduate volunteer research
August 2014assistants, ADDL, Simon Fraser University
January 2010-Supervisor of A. Malik and D. Tafreshi, undergraduate volunteer research
July 2012assistants, ADDL, Simon Fraser University
SERVICE
University
2011- PresentClinical Faculty Student Representative, Clinical Area, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
2012Volunteer Graduate Student Advisor, Academic Options Day, Simon Fraser University
2012Clinical Applicant Event Coordinator, Coordinated an evening social to meet the applicants to the clinical psychology program and answer any questions they might have about the program
2011- 2012Clinic Coordinator(Officer Position), Graduate Student Society, Simon Fraser University
2011Elections Coordinator(2 elections), Graduate Student Society, Simon Fraser University
2011Invited Guest at twoHonours and Graduate School Information Sessions for Undergraduates at Simon Fraser University facilitated by Dr. Timothy Racine. I was responsible for fielding questions pertaining to clinical graduate programs as well as offering advice to prospective Honours and Graduate Students.
2011Lab Liaison assigned to a first year graduate student, As a Lab Liaison my goal was to help the new student adjust to the program, offer advice, and a helping hand as needed throughout the student’s first year.
2011Graduate Student Orientation Leader, Helped plan and organize the Psychology Graduate Orientation for first year students
2010- 2011First Year Graduate Student Representative(Officer Position) Graduate Student Society, Simon Fraser University
Community
2012, 2013, 2014Mini Workshop for Social ScienceCampleaders on strategies for working with and supporting youth with ASD in their summer camp program (run out of the ADDL).
2011Workshop for Science Alive! camp instructors on what ASDs are and both specific and general strategies for supporting youth with ASDs in their summer camp programs.
2011Mentor Event Presentation to Science Alive! youth campers on what autism is, how to be a good friend to a peer with autism, and some information about research done in the Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab at SFU. Also facilitated a hands on learning activity based on the Mcgurk Effect which was taught in the preceding presentation.
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
International Society for Autism Research (Student Member); Society for Research in Child Development(Student Member); Canadian Psychological Association (Student Affiliate); American Psychological Association (Student Affiliate)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
British Columbia Applied Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA), Member
RECENT TRAINING/WORKSHOPS
2014Autism Research Training (ART) Summer School Program
Third Year Trainee, Five-Day Training Workshop, Montreal, Quebec
Lectures Included: Statistical Methods for Longitudinal Data Analysis and Developmental Trajectories, Bullying in Youth with ASD; Findings and Future Directions, Academic Careers, Ethics and Developmental Neuroscience: An interactive Introduction to Neuroethics and Principles; Ethics, Structural and Neurochemical Changes in the ASD Brain, Novel Therapeutics, Optimal Outcomes Studies, Gender differences in ASD, and a variety of graduate student led presentations on the focus of each student’s dissertation.
2013Autism Research Training (ART) Summer School Program
Second Year Trainee, Five-Day Training Workshop, Montreal, Quebec
Lectures Included: Autism and the Global Challenges of Mental Health, Health Economic Analysis, Treatment and Intervention in Social Face Processing, Physical Health Issues in ASD, Systematic Review Methodology, Qualitative Research Methods, Transition to Adulthood and Vocational Opportunities, Effective Science Communication, and a variety of graduate student led presentations on the focus of each student’s dissertation.
Training Parents asFriendship Coaches for Children with ADHD
Dr. Amori Mikami, Presented at Simon Fraser University
2012Autism Research Training (ART) Summer School Program
First Year Trainee, Five-Day Training Workshop, Montreal, Quebec
Lectures Included: Introduction to ASD, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Language Development, Neuropsychological Research in ASD, Assessment of Cognitive and Adaptive Skills in ASD, Neurology and Neuroimaging, Assessment of Infants at High Risk for ASD, Intervention, Genetics, Pivotal Response Treatment, and Plain Language Writing – Translating Research Articles.
Are Socially Competent Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) More Anxious? Dr. Grace Iarocci, Presented for EduTalk, Vancouover, BC
Social Contextual Influences on Children's Peer Relationships
Dr. Amori Mikami, Presented at Simon Fraser University
Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Utility of Devising Behavioural Experiments Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty, Dr. Melisa Robichaud, Presented at Simon Fraser University.
ICBC, Psychology and Private Practice: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, Presented by Dr. Chuck Jung, Dr. Carole Bishop, Dr. Stephen Anderson, Mrs. Julia Zarudska, Mr. Peter Unruh, and Mrs. Audrey Robertson.
Over 20 additional Clinical and Developmental Area Seminars, Psychology Department, Simon Fraser University, 2012