Scholarly Works
* are graduate students; ** are undergraduate students
Under Review
Bastien, L.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2025). You can teach students strategies, but will they use them?: Evaluating knowledge mobilization of student coping [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Bastien, L.*, Cho, S.*, Petrovic, J.*, Khoury, B., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2025). How do we know that they actually use it? Exploring measures of adherence to stress management strategies in university students: A systematic review [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Bastien, L.*, Zito, S.*, Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S. N., & Heath, N. L. (2025). In their own words: Understanding student perspectives on an online mental health resilience-building outreach program [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Bastien, L.*, Cho, S.*, & Heath, N. L. (2025) Does it work? Examining the acceptability and effectiveness of a self-directed, web-based resource for stress and coping in university: Randomized controlled study. [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Hadj-Youssef, S., Chartrand, E., Fuoco, J., Loose, T., Ouellet-Morin, I., Heath, N. L., Maltais, N., Baetens, I., Spodenkiewicz, M., Côté, S., Geoffroy, M-.C. (2025). Prevalence and mental health correlates of non-suicidal self-injury in elementary school children [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Hamza, C. A., Kuburi, S., Wong, T. Goldstein, A. L., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Exposure, sensitivity to blood, self-worth and perceived stigma: Examining “barriers” to nonsuicidal self-injury among emerging adults in daily life [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Kuburi, S.*, Hamza, C. A., Goldstein, A. L., & Heath, N. L. (submitted). Daily stressors and nonsuicidal self-injury urges and behaviors among post-secondary students [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Mettler, J.*, Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (submitted). Need for differentiation of dispositional mindfulness facets in adolescence: The role of attention control and gender [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Moumne, S., Petrovic, J.*, Milad, J. M.*, & Heath, N. L. (2025). Understanding emotion regulation goals and difficulties in young adulthood: The importance of parental emotion socialization in childhood [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, Wang, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2025). Leveraging digital programming to support pre-service teachers’ stress management and well-being: Evidence of effectiveness and acceptability [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Petrovic, J.*, Heath, N. L., Hasking, P. A., Baetens, I., Hamza, C. A., Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., & Lewis, S. P. Beyond emotion regulation difficulties: A cross-national study of strengths-based psychological predictors of self-injury among university students [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Böke, B. N., Rogers, M. A., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, R., & Heath, N. L. (2025). A randomized controlled trial comparing web-based formal versus informal mindfulness programs among university students with and without recent self-injury [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Schmelefske, E.*, Per, M.*, Anand, L.*, Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Feasibility study of an embodied and embedded mindfulness- and compassion-based intervention for non-suicidal self-injury disorder [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Simundic, A., Petrovic, J., Khoury, B., Geoffroy, M.-C., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Evaluating a mindfulness induction for coping with social exclusion in emerging adults who engage in non-suicidal self-injury [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Revisions Requested
Kiafar, A.*, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Joly, M., Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (revisions requested). Dispositional mindfulness and university adjustment: The mediating role of coping self-efficacy. Psychological Reports.
Accepted/Published
Heath, N. L., Roberts, C. L., Petrovic, J.*, & Symons, F. J. (in press). Self-injury. In H. M. Adam & J. M. Foy (Eds.), Signs & symptoms in pediatrics (2nd ed.). American Academy of Pediatrics.
Lewis, S. P., Lucchese-Lavecchia, G. A., Heath, N. L., & Whitley, R. (2025). They just don't get it: a qualitative study on perceptions of anticipated self-injury stigma across generations. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 318. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06718-2
Henderson, S.*, Bloom, G., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Ice hockey coaches' perceptions of their role in supporting athlete mental health. International Sport Coaching Journal. https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2024-0095
Chan, W. Y., Leigh, T. N., Böke, B. N., Wang, H., So, C. N., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Evaluation of a wellness program for pre-service teachers in Hong Kong: Promoting Educational Excellence Through Resilience to Stress (PEERS). European Journal of Education, 60(1), e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70018
Wang, H., Böke, B. N., Chan, W. Y., & Heath, N. L. (2025). Enhancing coping self-efficacy and well-being: A multi-context study of an emotion regulation program for preservice teachers. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-024-00949-9
Henshaw, S., Smoliak, O., Lewis, S. P., Heath, N. L., & Whitley, R. (2024). Anticipated stigma toward self-injury in young adulthood: A thematic analysis. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2024-023
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Böke, B. N.*, Rogers, M. A., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, R., & Heath, N. L. (2024). The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent self-injury: A randomized controlled trial. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 17(1), e12613. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12613
Zito, S.*, Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, Sadowski, I.*, Carsley, D., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Exploring the stress management and well-being needs of pre-service teachers. Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education, 152, 104805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104805
Petrovic, J.*, Sadowski, I., Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Bastien, L.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). Perceived degree of reaching adulthood: A novel predictor of subjective well-being in emerging adulthood. Current Psychology, 43, 32223-32232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06781-0
Mettler, J.*, Mills, D. J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). The role of mindfulness and flow in predicting problematic video game use. The Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00813-z
Moumne, S., Petrovic, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). Dimensions of emotion regulation as mediators of the relationship between implicit theories of emotion with stress and well-being. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941241287420
Whitley, R., Collaton, J., Lewis, S. P., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Lived experience views on what contributes to self-injury stigma: A thematic analysis. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 43(2). https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2024-015
Mettler, J.*, Zito, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024). How we teach mindfulness matters: Adolescent development and the importance of informal mindfulness. Journal of School Psychology, 105, 101323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101323
Heath, N. L., Petrovic, J.*, Roberts, C. L., & Symons, F. J. (2024). Self-injury [Point-of-care quick reference]. Pediatric Care Online, American Academy of Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/aap.ppcqr.396469
Petrovic, J.*, Mills, D. J., & Heath, N. L. (2024). A Self-Determination Theory perspective on the relationship between emotion regulation styles, mindfulness facets, and well-being in adults with self-injury. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80(9), 2029-2044. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23708
Simundic, A.*, Argento, A., Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). Perceived social support and connectedness in non-suicidal self-injury engagement. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941241254323
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Cho, S.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). The effects of loving-kindness interventions on positive and negative mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 110, 102433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102433
Cho, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). The role of mental health stigma in university students’ satisfaction with web-based stress management resources: Intervention study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Formative Research, 8(1), e50018. https://www.doi.org/10.2196/50018
Mettler, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Carsley, D., Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Mindfulness-based programs for child and adolescent mental health in educational settings. In. K. K. S. Chang, E. N.-S. Lau, J. C.-K., Lee (Eds.), Mindfulness for child and adolescent well-being: International perspectives. Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003314882-5
Simundic, A.*, Van Hove, L., Baetens, I., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Non-suicidal self-injury in elementary schools: School educators’ knowledge and professional development needs. Psychology in the Schools, 61(5), 1868-1880. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23142
Böke, B. N.*, Joly, M., Bastien, L.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). Keep it brief: Can a 4-item stress screener predict university adjustment over 18 months? Higher Education Research & Development, 43(5), 1026-1039. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2291061
Böke, B. N.*, Petrovic, J.*, Zito, S.*, Sadowski, I., Carsley, D., Rodger, S., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Two for one: Effectiveness of a mandatory personal and classroom stress management program for pre-service teachers. School Psychology, 39(3), 312-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000611
Petrovic, J.*, Milad, J. M.**, Mettler, J.*, Hamza, C. A., & Heath, N. L. (2024). Surprise and delight: Response to informal versus formal mindfulness among university students with self-injury. Psychological Services, 21(3), 674-684. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000825
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). Mindfulness receptivity, dispositional mindfulness, and coping self-efficacy in university students with and without a history of self-injury. Journal of College Student Mental Health, 38(1), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2022.2127075
Joly, M., Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024). A longitudinal investigation of university adjustment among students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of American College Health, 72(5), 1496-1506. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2082841
Gholamrezaei, M., Heath, N. L., Elgbeili, G., Pereira, L., Panaghi, L., & Bastien, L.* (2023). Function of nonsuicidal self-injury among Iranian university students: A factor structure analysis. Psychological Reports, 332941231197161. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231197161
Van Hove, L., Baetens, I., Simundic, A.*, Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in elementary school. In E. E. Lloyd-Richarson, I. Baetens, & J. Whitlock (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury (pp. 500-513). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197611272.013.25
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, Bloom, E., Hamza, C., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Promising approaches in prevention and intervention in secondary school settings. In E. E. Lloyd-Richarson, I. Baetens, & J. Whitlock (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of nonsuicidal self-injury (pp. 952-970). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197611272.013.48
Mettler, J.*, Cho, S.*, Stern, M., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Negative and positive emotional reactivity in women with and without a history of self-injury. Psychological Reports, 128(3), 1690–1707. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231180118
Gholamrezaei, M.*, Heath, N. L., Pereira, L., De Stefano, J., & Böke, B. N.* (2023). Nonsuicidal self-injury, mental health service use, and cultural perspectives among ethnically diverse university students. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 42(1), 15-40. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2023-004
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, Rogers, M. A., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Arcuri, G. G., & Heath, N. L. (2023). The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent nonsuicidal self-injury: Protocol for an online, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 126, 107109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107109
Mettler, J.*, Khoury, B., Zito, S.*, Sadowski, I.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023). Mindfulness-based programs and school adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of School Psychology, 97, 43-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2022.10.007
Hasking, P., Perkins, N., De Riggi, M.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023). Slipping through the cracks: The critical role of school principals in addressing and responding to nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents. Psychology in the Schools, 60(3), 761-779. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22811
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023). The effectiveness of a mindfulness induction as a buffer against stress among university students with and without a history of self-injury. Psychological Reports, 126(5), 2280-2302. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941221089282
Van Hove, L., Baetens, I., Van Leeuwen, K., Roelants, M., Wiersema, J. R., Lewis, S., & Heath, N. L. (2023). Passive suicidal ideation in childhood: Associated factors based on primary caregiver reports. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 44(2), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000835
Hamza, C. A., Robinson, K., Hasking, P. A., Heath, N. L., Lewis, S. P., Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., Whitlock, J., & Wilson, M. S. (2023). Educational stakeholders’ attitudes and knowledge about nonsuicidal self-injury among university students: A cross-national study. Journal of American College Health, 71(7), 2140-2150. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1961782
Ewing, L., Hamza, C. A., Walsh, K., Goldstein, A. L., & Heath, N. L. (2022). A qualitative investigation of the positive and negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-secondary students' mental health and well-being. Emerging Adulthood, 10(5), 1312-1327. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968221121590
Lewis, S. P., Heath, N. L, Bloom, E., Baetens, I., Brausch, A., Hamza, C. A., Hasking, P. A., Muehlenkamp, J., Robinson, K., & Whitlock, J. (2022). School-based recommendations for addressing nonsuicidal self-injury: Application to rural settings. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 46(3), 183–194. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000211
Bastien, L.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Zito, S.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Comparing a peer-presented vs. mental health service provider-presented mental health outreach program for university students: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Mental Health, 9(7), e34168. https://doi.org/10.2196/34168
Lewis, S. P., Kenny, T., Pritchard, T. R., Labonte, L., Heath, N. L., & Whitley, R. (2022). Self-injury during COVID-19: Views from university students with lived experience. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 210(11), 824-830. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000001541
Mills, D. J., Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Hamza, C., & Heath, N. L. (2022). The good, the bad, and the mixed: Experiences during COVID-19 among an online sample of adults. PLoS One, 17(6), e0269382. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269382
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Argento, A., Carsley, D., Bloom, E., Sullivan, S., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Understanding the needs of primary school teachers in supporting their students’ emotion regulation. Journal of School Health, 92(9), 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13191
Lefebvre, J. S., Henderson, S., Salomie, A., Heath, N. L., & Bloom, G. A. (2022). A mixed methods examination of a mental health awareness program in elite ice hockey. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 21(3), 557-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2066705
Per, M., Simundic, A.*, Argento, A., Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Examining the relationship between mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotion regulation in self-injury. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(3), 1286-1301. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1885534
Schmelefske, E. A., Per, M., Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2022). The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on suicide outcomes: A meta-analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(2), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1833796
Sadowski, I.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Heath, N. L., & Khoury, B. (2022). Naturally mindful? The role of mindfulness facets in the relationship between nature relatedness and subjective well-being. Current Psychology, 41(8), 5358-5373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01056-w
Argento, A., Simundic, A.*, Mettler, J.*, Mills, D. J., & Heath, N. L. (2022). Evaluating the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness activity in university students with non-suicidal self-injury engagement. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(2), 871-885. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1841052
Lewis, S. P., Heath, N. L., & Whitley, R. (2021). Addressing self-injury stigma: The promise of innovative digital and video action-research methods. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 40(3), 45-54. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2021-020
Golt, R., Zito, S.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021). The acceptability and effectiveness of mental illness anti-stigma programs at the high school and university level. In A. H. Nordstrom & W. Goodfriend (Eds.), Innovative stigma and discrimination reduction programs (pp. 67–83). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003042464
Hamza, C. A., Goldstein, A. L., Heath, N. L., & Ewing, L. (2021). Stressful experiences in university predict non-suicidal self-injury through emotional reactivity. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 610670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610670
Mettler, J.*, Stern, M., Lewis, S. P., & Heath, N. L. (2021). Perceived vs. actual emotion reactivity and regulation in individuals with and without a history of NSSI. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 612792. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.612792
Biskin, R., Paris, J., Zelkowitz, P., Mills, D. J., Laporte, L., & Heath, N. L. (2021). Non-suicidal self-injury in early adolescence as a predictor of Borderline Personality Disorder features in early adulthood. Journal of Personality Disorders, 35(5), 764-775. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2020_34_500
Hamza, C. A., Ewing, L., Heath, N. L., & Goldstein, A. (2021). When social isolation is nothing new: A longitudinal study on psychological distress during COVID-19 among university students with and without pre-existing mental health concerns. Canadian Psychology, 62(1), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000255
Noble, R., Heath, N. L., Krause, A., & Rogers, M. (2021). Teacher-student relationships and high school drop-out: Applying a working alliance framework. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 36(3), 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0829573520972558
Moumne, S., Hall, N. C., Böke, B. N.*, Bastien, L.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021). Implicit theories of emotion, goals for emotion regulation, and cognitive responses to negative life events. Psychological Reports, 124(4), 1588-1620. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120942110
* are graduate students; ** are undergraduate students
Petrovic, J.*, Heath, N. L., Hasking, P. A., Baetens, I., Hamza, C. A., Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., & Lewis, S. P. (2025, November). Strengths-based psychological predictors of nonsuicidal self-injury among university students: A cross-national study. Oral presentation submitted to the 59th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) convention, New Orleans, LA.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2025, November). Body scan, sitting meditation, thought meditation, or loving-kindness meditation: Which formal mindfulness practice do university students with recent self-injury prefer? Poster submitted for presentation at the 59th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) convention, New Orleans, LA.
Bastien, L.*, Cho, S., Petrovic, J.*, Khoury, B., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2025, November). Do they actually use it? Measuring student use of stress management strategies. Oral presentation submitted to the 59th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) convention, New Orleans, LA.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Böke, B. N., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2025, October). The relative benefits of formal versus informal mindfulness training among young adults with and without recent self-injury: A randomized controlled trial. Paper submitted for presentation at the 75th annual Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) conference, Vancouver, BC.
Milad, J.*, Simundic, A.*, Petrovic, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2025, August). Social connectedness and interpersonal mindfulness in students with and without recent self-injury. Poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association (APA) Conference, Denver, CO, USA.
Baran-Polansky, J.**, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2025, July). Role overload and negative affect in university students with ADHD: The mediating role of coping self-efficacy. Poster accepted for presentation at the Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), Toronto, ON.
Cho, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J., Hartwick, K.*, Bloom, E., Feo, A., Böke, B. N., & Heath, N. L. (2025, June). Online resources for wellness: How to extend to diverse learners? Session accepted for presentation at the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) Conference, Halifax, NS.
Böke, B. N., Mettler, J., Bastien, L.*, Cho, S.*, & Heath, N. L. (2025, June). Adulting 101: Effectiveness and acceptability of a web-based, self-directed resource to support coping among emerging adults in university. Talk submitted for presentation at the 12th annual Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) conference, Charleston, SC.
Hamza, C., Kubri, S., Wong, T., Heath, N. L., & Goldstein, A. (2025, June). Examining potential “barriers” to nonsuicidal self-injury urges and behaviors: A daily diary study among young adults. Talk accepted for presentation at the 86th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, St. John’s, NL.
Buckley, R., Hsiung, N., Chopra, N., Hamza, C. A., Hasking, P. L., Heath, N. L., Lewis, S. P., Lloyd-Richardson, E. L. R., Robinson, K., Whitlock, J., & Wilson, M. (2025, June). Knowledge, attitudes, and help-seeking experiences of LGB+ and straight postsecondary students with a history of NSSI engagement. Talk accepted for presentation at the 86th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, St. John's, NL.
Kuburi, S.*, Hamza, C. A., Goldstein, A. L., & Heath, N. L. (2025, June). Identifying specific stressors that predict nonsuicidal self-injury in daily life among post-secondary students. Talk accepted for presentation at the 86th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, St. John's, NL.
Paré-Beauchemin, R., Ziam, S., Böke, B., N., Bastien, L.*, Hong, Q. N., Bloom, E., Roy-Boulanger, C., Boucher, P., Dommanget, F., Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Heath, N. L., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Carsley, D. (2025, May). Comment maximiser les retombées des initiatives pour favoriser la santé mentale étudiante? Partage d’expériences sur les défis et les facteurs de succès autour d’une table ronde. Roundtable discussion to be presented at the 92nd annual Congrès de
l’Association Francophone pour le Savoir (ACFAS), Montréal, QC.
Bissegger, J.**, Bastien, L.*, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N.L. (2025, February). Examining dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness receptivity using a non-binary gender approach: Do gender traits make a difference? Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, Denver, CO.
Hadj-Youssef, S., Chartrand, E., Loose, T., Maltais, N., Heath, N. L., Baetens, I., Spodenkiewicz, M., Ouellet-Morin, I., Côté, S., & Geoffroy, M.-C. (2024, November). Prevalence and mental health correlates of non-suicidal self-injury in elementary school children. Poster presented at the annual Canadian Psychiatric Association conference, Montreal, QC.
Mettler, J., Zito, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024, August). How we teach mindfulness matters: Adolescent development and the importance of informal mindfulness. Talk presented at the International Conference on Mindfulness, Bangor, UK.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Cho, S.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024, August). May you be well: Meta-analytic evidence for resource-efficient loving-kindness interventions. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) conference, Seattle, WA, USA.
Bastien, L.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Enhancing student well-being: Leveraging the Knowledge to Action framework for stress management in higher education. Talk presented at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Montreal, QC.
Simundic, A.*, Petrovic, J.*, Aboud, I.**, Marasigan, P.**, Khoury, B., Geoffroy, M.-C., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Mindfulness activity as a buffer for social exclusion in adults with lived experience of self-injury. Talk presented at the 19th Annual International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Toronto, ON.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Böke, B. N.*, Rogers, M. A., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Arcuri, G. G., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Mindfulness activities for university students with and without a recent history of self-injury: Immediate benefits of informal mindfulness and the importance of measurement selection. Talk presented at the 19th annual International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Toronto, ON.
Riondino, G.**, Bastien, L.*, Boke, B. N.*, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Predicting university student coping behaviours: The importance of coping self-efficacy. Poster presented at the 85th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.
Zito, S.*, Riondino, G.**, & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Group-based mindfulness interventions for neurodiverse youth: A scoping review. Talk presented at the 85th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.
Milad, J.*, Mettler, J., Petrovic, J.*, Zito, S.*, Rogers, M. A., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). “Am I doing it wrong?”: A qualitative exploration of formal and informal mindfulness activities for university students with ADHD. Talk presented at the 85th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J., Böke, B. N.*, Rogers, M. A., Hamza, C. A., Bloom, E., Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Arcuri, G. G., & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Mindfulness made simple: The potential promise of informal mindfulness for university students with and without recent self-injury. Talk presented at the 85th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Ottawa, ON.
Wang, J.*, Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024, June). Supporting pre-service teachers' stress management: Initial evaluation of a digitized program. Poster presented at the 54th annual Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) conference, Montréal, QC.
Mettler, J., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024, May). Besoin de Différenciation des Facettes de la Pleine Conscience à l'Adolescence : Rôle de l'Attention sur le Stress des Élèves. In J. Mettler (co-Chair) & M-H. Vérronneau (co-Chair), Les habiletés de régulation et la promotion du bienêtre émotionnel. [Symposium]. Talk presented at the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) conference, Drummondville, QC
Mettler, J., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2024, May). Besoin de Différenciation des Facettes de la Pleine Conscience à l'Adolescence : Rôle de l'Attention sur le Stress des Élèves. In J. Mettler (co-Chair) & M-H. Vérronneau (co-Chair), Les habiletés de régulation et la promotion du bienêtre émotionnel. [Symposium] Congrès de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP). Drummondville, QC, Canada.
Böke, B. N.*, Wang, H., Chan, W.-Y., & Heath, N. L., (2024, May). Comparing the effectiveness of an emotion regulation intervention for pre-service teachers in Canada and Hong Kong. In J. Mettler (co-Chair) & M-H. Vérronneau (co-Chair), Les habiletés de régulation et la promotion du bienêtre émotionnel. [Symposium] Congrès de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP). Drummondville, QC, Canada.
Broch, K. A.**, Mettler, J., & Heath, N. L. (2024, May). Let's be mindful of mindfulness: Recommendations for therapeutic use. Poster presented at the 46th annual Societé Quebecoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) conference, Drummondville, QC.
Wang, J.*, Mettler, J., Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024, May). Empowering pre-service teachers: Exploring perceptions of the D-RESST program for emotional regulation and stress management. Poster presented at the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) conference, Drummondville, QC.
Wang, J.*, Mettler, J., Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024, April). Supporting teacher well-being: Insights into the D-RESST program from pre-service teachers. Poster presented at the 8th annual Human Development Conference, Montreal, QC.
Henderson, S., Bloom, G., & Heath, N. L. (2024, March). Canadian hockey coaches’ perceptions of their role in supporting athlete mental health and their experiences with a mental health and suicide awareness program. Talk presented at the Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS), Toronto, ON.
Riondino, G.**, Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Emotion-focused coping self-efficacy as a critical factor in university stress for those with a history of nonsuicidal self-injury. Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.
Simundic, A.*, Van Hove, L., Baetens, I., Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Non-suicidal self-injury among elementary-aged children: Educators' experiences and professional development needs. Oral presentation presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.
Milad, J.**, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). "I honestly thought there was like no hope left for me in the meditation realm!": Informal mindfulness practice as a promising strategy for university students with recent self-injury. Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.
Cho, S.*, Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). University students’ satisfaction with online stress management: Does family-based stigma matter? Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.
Petrovic, J.*, Mills, D. J., & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Beyond emotion regulation difficulties: A Self-Determination Theory perspective on emotion regulation, mindfulness, and nonsuicidal self-injury. Poster presented at the 84th annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Toronto, ON.
Bastien, L.*, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). “I wouldn't be able to turn off my brain and do it right”: Barriers, benefits, and misconceptions of meditation in young adults with and without a history of NSSI. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria.
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, June). Mindfully aware of my body: The unique response to a mindfulness induction among university students with lived experience of self-injury. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria.
Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Riondino, G.**, Sadowski, I., Heath, N. L. (2023, June). “Mindfulness doesn’t work for me”: You’re doing it all wrong! Talk presented at the 11th Conference on Emerging Adulthood (11CEA), San Diego, CA.
Wang, H., Chan, W.-Y., Leigh, T.-N., Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2023, April). Investigating the effectiveness of a wellness program for Hong Kong preservice teachers. Poster presented at the 13th Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Henderson, S., Bloom, G. A., & Heath, N. L. (2023, March). A proposed study on the role of the coach in supporting athlete mental health. Oral presentation presented at the 27th annual Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Henderson, S., Lefebvre, J. S., Salomie, A., Kim, J., Heath, N. L., & Bloom, G. A. (2022, July). A mental health awareness program for elite male adolescent hockey players: Impact on levels of stigma. Poster presented at the 16th annual European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Padova, Italy.
Bastien, L.*, Zito, S.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S. N., & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Participatory action research for effective knowledge mobilization. Poster presented at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Virtual Conference.
Kiafar, A.*, Milad, J.**, Cho, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, Weintraub, G. & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Mental health professionals’ satisfaction with an e-mental health resource selection guide. Poster presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, Alberta.
Cho, S.*, Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Fournier, S.*, Böke, B. N.*, Mettler, J.*, Sadowski, I.*, & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). Is linguistic experience related to dispositional mindfulness in university students? Poster presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, AB.
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2022, June). The unique response of university students with a history of nonsuicidal self-injury to a mindfulness induction. Oral presentation presented at the 83rd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) conference, Calgary, AB.
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 & implementation of a best-practice guide. Poster presented at the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) Conference, Saint-Sauveur, QC.
Browning, M. E., Morena, A., Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., Hamza, C. A., Hasking, P., Heath, N. L., Lewis, S, P., Robinson, K., Whitlock, J., Wilson, M. S., (2021, November). Examining stigma towards someone engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury: The roles of lived experience and bisexuality. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 55th Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ewing, L., Hamza, C. A., Walsh, K., Heath, N. L., & Goldstein, A. (2021, November). Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation among university students with and without pre-existing mental health concerns. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) virtual conference.
Walsh, K., Ewing, L., Hamza, C. A., Goldstein, A., & Heath, N. L. (2021, November). Academic experiences during COVID-19: A qualitative investigation among university students with and without pre-existing mental health concerns. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) virtual conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Joly, M., Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, November). A longitudinal investigation of university adjustment among students with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) virtual conference.
Kiafar, A.*, Nordine, A.**, Zito, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, October). University students’ perspectives on coping before and during the pandemic. Poster presented at the Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP) virtual conference.
Sadowski, I.*, Bastien, L.*, Milad, J.**, Mettler, J.*, Weintraub, G., & Heath, N. L. (2021, October). School mental health professionals’ role in online resource provision. Poster presented at the virtual 2021 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health.
Lefebvre, J. S., Henderson, S., Salomie, A., Kim, J., Heath, N. L., & Bloom, G. A. (2021, September). A mixed-methods examination of a season-long mental health awareness program for elite male adolescent hockey players. Talk presented at the 15th International Society of Sport Psychology World Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bastien, L.*, Böke, B. N.*, Zito, S.*, Mettler, J.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, August). Evaluating peer versus professional video outreach to enhance mental health resilience in university students. Talk presented at the virtual Canadian Post-Secondary Mental Health Conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Mills, D. J., & Heath, N. L. (2021, August). The interaction effect of gender and non-suicidal self-injury on positive COVID-19 experiences. Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) virtual conference.
Mettler, J.*, Khoury, B., Zito, S.*, Sadowski, I.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, July). Mindfulness-based programs and school adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral presentation presented at the International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM) 2021, Aarhus, Denmark.
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 session presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) virtual conference.
Hamza, C. A., Ewing, L., Goldstein, A. L., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Stressful experiences in university predict nonsuicidal self-injury through emotional reactivity. Oral presentation presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) virtual conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Mills, D. J., Hamza, C., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). The mixed COVID-19 experiences of adults with a history of nonsuicidal self-injury. Oral presentation presented at the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) virtual conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Mindfulness attitudes: A novel predictor of dispositional mindfulness and coping self-efficacy. Poster session presented at the 82nd annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) virtual conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, Zito, S.*, Argento, A., Rodger, S., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Supporting university students' mental health during COVID-19: The effectiveness of a virtual wellness program for pre-service teachers. Poster presented virtually at the 48th annual Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) conference.
Bastien, L.*, Zito, S.*, Mettler, J.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., Whitley, R., Iyer, S. N., & Heath, N. L. (2021, June). Stress and Coping: Online Outreach Program (SCOOP). Concurrent session presented at the Canadian Association of College & University Student Services (CACUSS) virtual conference.
Kiafar, A.*, Bastien, L.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., Lewis, S. P., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Peer-led or mental health provider-led? Is there a difference in acceptability and satisfaction? Poster presented virtually at the 5th Annual McGill Summer Institute for School Psychology conference.
Bastien, L.*, Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Milad, J.**, & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Are students with a history of self-injury less receptive to mindfulness? Poster presented virtually at the 33rd annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Mettler, J.*, Mills, D. J., Hamza, C., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Is there a silver lining? An exploration beyond negative COVID-19 experiences. Flash talk presented virtually at the 33rd annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference.
Bastien, L.*, Kiafar, A.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, May). Acceptabilité et faisabilité d'un programme interactif en ligne de renforcement de la résilience en santé mentale pour les étudiants universitaires. Poster presented virtually at the Congrès de l’Association Francophone Pour Le Savoir (ACFAS).
Kiafar, A.*, Nordine, A.**, Zito, S.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath N. L. (2021, April). University student perspectives on changes in coping during onset and early Covid-19. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.
Nordine, A.**, Milad, J.**, Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). University student adjustment to COVID-19: An exploration beyond the negative. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.
Petrovic, J.*, Bastien, L.*, Mettler, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). The importance of attitudes towards mindfulness in predicting dispositional mindfulness and coping self-efficacy. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.
Bastien, L.*, Kiafar, A.*, Di Genova, L., Romano, V., & Heath, N. L. (2021, April). Innovative online mental health resilience program for university students: Acceptability and feasibility. Poster session presented virtually at McGill University's 5th Annual Human Development Conference.
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Heath, N. L, Simundic, A.*, & Hartwick, K.* (2025, February). Best practice guidelines for responding to students who self-injure in schools. Invited talk presented virtually to the International Consortium on Self-Injury in Educational Settings (ICSES) student group, Montreal, QC.
Böke, B. N.*, Petrovic, J.*, & Heath, N. L. (2024, March). Supporting university students’ mental health resilience: Strategies for success. Invited workshop presented to McGill University’s Peer Support Centre volunteers, Montreal, QC.
Mettler, J.*, Bloom, E., & Heath, N. L. (2023, January). Research informing practice: Untangling the confusion over mindfulness in schools. Invited talk at McGill University’s Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Lightning Talk, Montreal, Canada.
Simundic, A.*, & Heath, N. L. (2022, December). Best practice guidelines for responding to non-suicidal self-injury in schools. Invited talk presented to the Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Richmond, BC.
Heath, N. L., Böke, B. N.*, & Cho, S.* (2022, November). Mindfulness and healthy coping in helping professions. Invited talk presented to Canadian Universities Occupational Therapy Committee on University Fieldwork Education (CUOT-CUFE) at McGill University, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., & Petrovic, J.* (2022, June). Mindfulness and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Invited talk presented virtually at the International Consortium on Self-Injury in Educational Settings (ICSES) Class of Excellence: NSSI Prevention and Intervention workshop, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Heath, N. L. (2021, November). The missing piece in academic success. Keynote address delivered at the 2021 Education and Sustainable Development Think Tank (EASDT) conference, Beijing, China.
Heath, N. L., Mettler, J.*, Böke, B. N.*, & Bastien, L.* (2021, September). Enhancing mental health resilience for students and educators in the classroom. Invited talk presented at the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Online.
Heath, N. L., & Simundic, A.* (2021, September). Non-suicidal self-injury: Essentials for school professionals. Invited talk presented virtually to the Institute of Personality Studies and Development, Hangzhou, China.
Heath, N. L., Carsley, D., Sadowski, I.*, Bastien, L.*, & Mettler, J.* (2021, March). Mindfulness practice for the Student Wellness Hub: Part 2. Workshop presented to McGill’s Student Wellness Hub, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., Carsley, D., Sadowski, I.*, Bastien, L.*, & Mettler, J.* (2021, February). Mindfulness practice for the Student Wellness Hub. Workshop presented to McGill’s Student Wellness Hub, Montreal, QC.
Heath, N. L., Simundic, A.*, & Bastien, L.* (2021, February). Understanding non-suicidal self-injury. Invited webinar hosted by Relate Malaysia, Malaysia.
Heath, N. L., Zito, S.*, Mettler, J.*, & Bastien, L.* (2021, February) Parenting in difficult times: Supporting our children during unprecedented stress. Invited talk presented to the Montreal Centre for Learning Disabilities, Montreal, QC.