Biography:

 

Erin Fraser is a first-year Ph.D student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO), supervised by Dr. Maya Libben. She completed both her B.Sc (Honours) in Psychology and M.A in Clinical Psychology at UBCO. Erin’s research primarily focuses on body image and eating disorder prevention among girls and young women. Specifically, her master’s research examined the utility of brief gratitude- and mindfulness-based micro interventions for reducing body dissatisfaction and mitigating the effects of thin-ideal media exposure. Her doctoral research builds on this work through the development of accessible, low-burden interventions designed to promote positive body image and prevent eating disorder risk, with an emphasis on approaches that can be broadly disseminated beyond traditional care settings. Alongside her research, Erin is completing clinical training in comprehensive psychological assessment and intervention, providing accessible mental health services to university students and members of the broader Okanagan community. Prior to graduate school, Erin worked within the WHRI as a research coordinator with Dr. Deborah Money’s Reproductive Infectious Diseases Program. She served as a lead research coordinator for the COVERED project, a Canada-wide study examining COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, including vaccine safety, effectiveness, and acceptability, as well as pregnancy and infant outcomes. This experience further strengthened her commitment to research that advances the health and well-being of women across the lifespan.