Dr. John Ogrodniczuk
Professor
Dr. John Ogrodniczuk is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the UBC Psychotherapy Program. His research program focuses on a variety of psychotherapies and patient populations, with a particular focus on personality disorders and men’s mental health. He is Past-President of the North American chapter of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, and Founder of HeadsUpGuys, a leading global resource that provides tips, tools, information about professional services, and recovery stories to help men fight depression and prevent suicide. Dr. Ogrodniczuk also maintains a private psychotherapy practice.
Dr. John Oliffe
Professor, UBC School of Nursing
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion
Dr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviours and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. Findings drawn from his research offer guidance to clinicians and researchers to advance men’s health promotion in the areas of psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention.
Prof. Simon Rice
Clinical Psychologist and Principal Research Fellow at Orygen
Prof. Simon Rice is a Clinical Psychologist and Principal Research Fellow based at Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne, Australia. He is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship. Simon leads Orygen’s young men’s mental health research area, and also works in the area of athlete mental health.
Simon has a long standing interest in men’s mental health, and including depression and suicidality in men. His work focuses on gender-appropriate assessment and intervention, with a view to improved service design and delivery for men and young men. His work has been recognised through competitive national and international grants and fellowships.
Simon practices as a clinician at the Orygen’s Youth Mood Clinic early intervention service supporting young people and their caregivers following recent suicide attempt. He has a number of active collaborative projects with the Men’s Health Research team at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Zac Seidler
Clinical Psychologist, Director of Mental Health Training at Movember, Research Fellow with Orygen
Dr. Zac Seidler is a Clinical Psychologist, the Director of Mental Health Training at Movember and a Research Fellow with Orygen at The University of Melbourne. Zac has devoted several years to the goal of reducing the staggering male suicide rate, treating and researching men’s mental health with over 30 peer-reviewed articles published. Zac has worked clinically with men of different ages and presentations from adolescents in Darwin with early psychosis to older HIV+ men struggling with adjustment. Currently, Zac is creating the world’s first online program to train mental health practitioners in how to better understand and respond to men’s distress. Zac is a member on the advisory committees for White Ribbon and Suicide Prevention Australia. Zac has appeared on the ABC, Sky News and in The Guardian, The Age and Vice for his work.
Dr. David Kealy
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. David Kealy is an Assistant Professor in the Psychotherapy Program and Institute of Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. His research is focused on psychotherapy and the issues that lead people to seek therapy, including personality- and identity-related concerns and difficulties with emotions and interpersonal relationships. His work has been recognized by early-career research awards from the Western Psychological Association and the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, and he is currently a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar.
David’s work in men’s mental health focuses on understanding men’s identity-related issues and tailoring psychotherapy to address men’s needs. In addition to research, David is actively involved in psychotherapy teaching, supervision, and practice.