Dr. Pamela Holens
Lab Director
Pamela Holens, Ph.D., C. Psych., is a psychologist and the Clinical Director at the Winnipeg OSI Clinic. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba . Dr. Holens specializes in the assessment and treatment of Operational Stress Injuries in military, RCMP, and veterans. Her particular areas of specialization include trauma-focused treatments such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy and EMDR Therapy, as well as psychological treatments for chronic pain. In addition, she runs a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills group for individuals struggling with emotional dysregulation and other borderline personality traits. Over the past several years, she has been working on developing and evaluating an online treatment for chronic pain that is tailored for military and RCMP personnel, and she is currently running a RCT to evaluate the program’s efficacy. ​
Email: pholens@deerlodge.mb.ca​
Dr. Jeremiah Buhler
Research Coordinator
Email: jeremiah.buhler@umanitoba.ca
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Martine Southall
Research Assistant
Martine received her B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 2017, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Environmental Science. She then completed a B.A. Honours in Psychology as a second degree student in 2021. Her thesis examined the interaction between PTSD symptom clusters and chronic pain in Canadian Veterans. She is interested in evaluation of interventions for PTSD and chronic pain, comorbid substance use disorders, as well as military, veteran, and public safety personnel populations. Martine hopes to pursue a career in the field of clinical psychology.
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Email: southalm@myumanitoba.ca
Ian Kyte
Honours Student
Ian Kyte graduated with a B. A. Honours in Psychology and a minor in Classical Studies from the University of Manitoba in 2024. He researched PTSD and Cannabis use among members of the RCMP, the military, and veterans. Ian has dedicated 15 years to the Canadian Armed Forces, currently serving as a Personnel Selection Officer.
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Email: kytei@myumanitoba.ca
Juanita Garcia
Research Assistant
Juanita is a 2nd year Masters in Physiotherapy student at the University of Manitoba. She completed her psychology undegradute honours thesis witht the MVP Lab focused on an online acceptance based therapy to help with chronic pain in the military and veteran population. Her research interests include the neuropsychology of pain, exercise and the relationship between exercise, pain and psychology after spinal cord injury.
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Email: garciaj6@myumanitoba.ca
Graduate Students
- Megan Crooks
- Juanita Garcia
- Martine Southall
Honours Students
- Taylor Linsenmeier
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- Chloe McLeod
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- Ashley Anderson
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- Aidan Kamenz
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- Roxanne Ross
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- Ian Kyte
Past Members
- Brent Joyal
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- Michelle Paluszek
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- Catherine Desorcy-Nantel
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- Adair Libbrecht
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- Spenser Martin
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- Alyssa Romaniuk
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- Luigi Imbrogno
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- Liana Rock
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- Deborah Zacharias
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- Stephanie Yacucha