Julia recently completed her B.A. in Psychology at 污污草莓视频 University. She is currently a research assistant at the Health Psychology lab. Her research interests are mindfulness, emotion regulation, and eating disorders.
She recently completed her undergraduate research project with the Health Psychology Lab about the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention in reducing negative emotions and cravings of emotional eaters. She is currently involved in an empirical review of the study of the self within the mindfulness literature.
Julia also volunteers as an overnight crisis responder with Kids Help Phone. In her spare time, she enjoys going on hikes and exploring new cafes!
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Julia Milad
Research Assistant
julia.milad [at] mail.mcgill.ca
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Education
2017鈥�2021 | B.A. Psychology, 污污草莓视频 University, Montreal, QC.
Conference Presentations听
Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Mettler, J., Milad, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). Are students with a history of self-injury less receptive to mindfulness? Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention.
Milad, J., Kachanoff, F., & Kteily, N. (2021, April). Does having discussions about shared inequities bring members of disadvantaged groups closer together and/or fuel their contempt towards advantaged groups? Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention.
Milad, J., Nordine, A., Petrovic, J., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). University student adjustment to COVID-19: An exploration beyond the negative. Poster presented at 污污草莓视频 University's Virtual Human Development Conference.
Bastien, L., Petrovic, J., Mettler, J., Milad, J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Dispositional mindfulness and attitudes towards mindfulness in students with a history of self-injury. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury Conference.
Sadowski, I., Bastien, L., Milad, J., Mettler, J., Weintraub, G., & Heath, N. (2021, October). School mental health professionals鈥� role in online resource provision to adolescents. Poster presented at the Advancing School Mental Health Virtual conference.
Milad, J., Shireen, H., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022, April). Examining the effects and associated moderators of a body scan meditation in reducing emotional eating: A randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at 污污草莓视频鈥檚 Undergraduate Poster Session, Montreal, QC.
Milad, J., Mettler, J., Fournier, S., Kiafar, A., Sadowski, I., Weintraub, G., & Heath, N. L. (2022, May). E-mental health resource provision for adolescents: Development and implementation of a best practice guide. Poster presented at the Soci茅t茅 Qu茅b茅coise pour la Recherche en Psychologie Conference, Saint-Sauveur, QC.
Kiafar, A., Milad, J., Cho, S., Bastien, L., Mettler, J., Weintraub, G., & Heath, N. L (2022, June). Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and satisfaction of an accessible infographic guide for selecting online mental health resources for adolescents. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Virtual Conference.
Shireen, H., Milad, J., & Kn盲uper, B. (2022, November). A body scan meditation reduces negative affect and food cravings in emotional eaters: A randomized controlled study of the effects, mediators, and moderators. Oral presentation at the virtual International Conference on Mindfulness.
Funding
2022 | Bourses de ma卯trise en recherche, Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS) $17,000. Declined.
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