Mikayla Pachkowski
Research Area
Education
B.A. (Hons), University of British Columbia, 2017
M.A. in Clinical Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2020
About
Mikayla is currently a PhD student in Clinical Psychology working under the supervision of Dr. E. David Klonsky in the Personality, Emotion, and Behaviour Lab.
Research
Mikayla’s research focuses on suicidal thoughts and behaviours, including assessment, coping, and dissociation.
Publications
Pachkowski, M.C., Rogers, M.L., Saffer, B.Y., Caulfield, N.M., & Klonsky, E.D. (2021). Clarifying the relationship of dissociative experiences to suicide ideation and attempts: A multimethod examination in two samples. Behavior Therapy
Pachkowski, M.C., Hewitt, P.L., & Klonsky, E.D. (2021). Examining suicidal desire through the lens of the Three-Step Theory: A cross-sectional and longitudinal investigation in a community sample. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
May, A.M., Pachkowski, M.C., & Klonsky, E.D. (2020). Motivations for suicide: Converging evidence from clinical and community samples. Journal of Psychiatric Research
Klonsky, E.D., Pachkowski, M.C., & Shahnaz, A. (2020). Understanding suicide to prevent suicide. The Behavior Therapist, 43, 339-343.
Pachkowski, M.C., May, A.M., Tsai, M., & Klonsky, E.D. (2019). A brief measure of unbearable psychache. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors
Awards
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Master’s Program of Arts Graduate Award