Dr. Alex Chapman’s Research Lab
Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Office: RCB 8303	Graduate School Applicants: Please contact me via email with specific questions.
Office Hours: By Appointment
Contact Information: Phone: 604-268-6932 / Email: alchapma@sfu.ca
LINKS	Course Information
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)	PSYC 371: Intervention: Process & Outcome
Canadian Psychological Association	PSYC 820/821: Seminar in Individual Assessment
American Psychological Association	PSYC 770: Proseminar in Personality
Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics
BRIEF BIO (click here for Dr. Chapman’s CV)
Dr. Chapman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. His research program focuses on further understanding difficulties with regulating emotions, deliberate self-harm and suicidal behavior, impulsivity, and borderline personality disorder (BPD), and includes clinical research on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). In July 2005, Dr. Chapman completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington, where he received training and supervision as in DBT and in clinical research on DBT. He regularly gives DBT workshops, supervises students’ clinical work with multi-problem clients, and sees clients in a small private practice focused on DBT. Dr. Chapman received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia (in Vancouver, Canada) and his M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Idaho State University (APA-accredited). He completed his internship training focused on DBT and other evidence-based cognitive-behavioral treatments at Duke University Medical Center (APA-accredited). Dr. Chapman has published numerous empirical and theoretical articles and has given over 70 professional presentations on topics such as self-harm, borderline personality disorder (BPD), suicidal behavior, DBT, and impulsive behavior, among other topics. Outside of work, Dr. Chapman loves hiking, skiing, kayaking, classical and jazz music and has been practicing martial arts for several years. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his wife and his beautiful baby boy (Max, now almost 9 months old).
DR. CHAPMAN’S RESEARCH LAB
Dr. Chapman’s research program focuses on clarifying the mechanisms of emotion dysregulation in borderline personality disorder (BPD), and as such, includes both experimental research on BPD and clinical research, based largely on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Currently, Dr. Chapman has several research projects underway. One study (Emotions and Impulsivity in the Natural Environment) examines the effects of suppressing emotions in the natural environment in persons with features of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Another study (Emotion Dysregulation and Impulsivity in BPD) examines the association of emotions and impulsivity in the laboratory. Ongoing research also includes studies on the efficacy of DBT in treating Axis I disorders in BPD clients, the longitudinal association of emotion and temperament with self-harm and suicidal behavior, and an examination of the effects of BPD and ASPD features on persons with substance use disorders. Future research will involve clarifying the mechanisms of change associated with particular treatment interventions in DBT (i.e., how and why do these interventions work?).
CURRENT LAB PERSONNEL:
Debbie Leung, Ph.D., Post-doctoral fellow Katie Dixon-Gordon, B.A., Graduate Student Kristy Walters, B.A., Graduate Student Katrina L. Bell, Research Assistant Alexandra Lihou, Research Assistant Laura Morrison, Research Assistant / Honours Student Brianne Layden, Research Assistant / Data Coordinator Brianna Turner, Research Assistant Jennifer Hanson, Directed Studies
INTERESTED IN ASSISTING WITH OUR RESEARCH (I.E., AS A VOLUNTEER/RESEARCH ASSISTANT)?
Please click here and fill out the Research Assistant Application form, and send it to Dr. Chapman’s Lab email address, using “Research Assistant” as your subject header: chapman_lab@sfu.ca.
INTERESTED IN BEING A PARTICIPANT IN OUR RESEARCH?
Please email Dr. Chapman’s Lab at chapman_lab@sfu.ca and include “Participating in Research” as your email subject header.