Jenna Traynor, PhD

Experience

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  McMaster University

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2016

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2011 - Dec 2016

  • Research Assistant

    Dec 2011 - Dec 2012
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  Toronto Psychometric Services

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  Psychometrist
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  CAMH

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Psychology Resident
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  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; University of Toronto Scarborough

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2021

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  My postdoctoral fellowship focused on clinical and brain imaging research on treatment outcomes in chronically suicidal individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and treatment-resistant depression. My CIHR-funded fellowship research investigated the effectiveness of Magnetic Seizure Therapy plus Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in this population, with appointments at the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic and the Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and in the Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Primary supervisor: Dr. Anthony Ruocco; Co-Supervisors: Drs. Shelley McMain and Jeff Daskalakis. Show less

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  Remedy

  Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  Clinical Psychologist
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  McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

  Sept 2021 - now

  My program of research is housed in the Gunderson Institute for Personality Disorders at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. I am interested in the application of brain imaging and neurocognitive tools to explore prospective biomarkers of treatment response and suicide risk in individuals who at higher risk of suicide, with a focus on borderline personality disorder and trauma. The ultimate aim of my research program is to use neuroscience to create more effective and personalized treatments for people with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, including those with complex and treatment-resistant presentations. Currently, I am involved in clinical trial research that investigates the efficacy of novel conjoint biological plus psychotherapeutic interventions including MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and non-invasive brain stimulation. Show less

  • Staff Psychologist, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Junior Investigator, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022
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  Remedy

  May 2022 - May 2024

  Clinical Trial Therapist

  I am a study therapist on a clinical trial at Remedy that investigates the efficacy of MDMA-assisted Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD.