Catharine Winstanley

Professor and Area Coordinator
phone 604 822 3128
location_on Office: Rm 4503, 2215 Wesbrook Mall | Mailing address: 2136 West Mall
Education

PhD, Cambridge University, 2004


About

Dr. Catharine Winstanley is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia.


Teaching


Research

Dr. Catharine Winstanley investigates the brain mechanisms involved in impulse control. Defects in higher-order cognitive functions such as impulse control are involved in gambling and substance abuse problems. Dr. Winstanley’s research has also shown that traumatic brain injury and Parkinson’s disease can also result in cognitive dysfunction.

By using a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology techniques with pharmacological approaches and behavioural testing,  Winstanley’s Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience has uncovered some of the factors and mechanisms underlying impulse control.


Publications

A full list of publications is available on PubMed.


Awards

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2020)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award (2008)
  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award (2008)

Catharine Winstanley

Professor and Area Coordinator
phone 604 822 3128
location_on Office: Rm 4503, 2215 Wesbrook Mall | Mailing address: 2136 West Mall
Education

PhD, Cambridge University, 2004


About

Dr. Catharine Winstanley is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia.


Teaching


Research

Dr. Catharine Winstanley investigates the brain mechanisms involved in impulse control. Defects in higher-order cognitive functions such as impulse control are involved in gambling and substance abuse problems. Dr. Winstanley’s research has also shown that traumatic brain injury and Parkinson’s disease can also result in cognitive dysfunction.

By using a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology techniques with pharmacological approaches and behavioural testing,  Winstanley’s Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience has uncovered some of the factors and mechanisms underlying impulse control.


Publications

A full list of publications is available on PubMed.


Awards

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2020)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award (2008)
  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award (2008)

Catharine Winstanley

Professor and Area Coordinator
phone 604 822 3128
location_on Office: Rm 4503, 2215 Wesbrook Mall | Mailing address: 2136 West Mall
Education

PhD, Cambridge University, 2004

About keyboard_arrow_down

Dr. Catharine Winstanley is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia.

Teaching keyboard_arrow_down
Research keyboard_arrow_down

Dr. Catharine Winstanley investigates the brain mechanisms involved in impulse control. Defects in higher-order cognitive functions such as impulse control are involved in gambling and substance abuse problems. Dr. Winstanley’s research has also shown that traumatic brain injury and Parkinson’s disease can also result in cognitive dysfunction.

By using a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology techniques with pharmacological approaches and behavioural testing,  Winstanley’s Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience has uncovered some of the factors and mechanisms underlying impulse control.

Publications keyboard_arrow_down

A full list of publications is available on PubMed.

Awards keyboard_arrow_down
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2020)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award (2008)
  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award (2008)