Candice M. Monson, PhD

Professor, Ryerson University
Director, Clinical Training, Ryerson University

Candice M. Monson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, ON. Dr. Monson is one of the foremost experts on traumatic stress and the use of individual and conjoint therapies to treat PTSD. She has published extensively on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of PTSD treatments more generally. She has been funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Defense, and the Canadian Institutes of Health for her research on interpersonal factors in traumatization and individual- and conjoint-based interventions for PTSD. Recognizing her distinguished contributions as a clinical psychologist and educator, she is a Fellow of both the American and Canadian Psychological Associations, a Beck Institute Scholar, received the Canadian Psychological Association Trauma Psychologist of the Year Award in 2013, was named the Outstanding Mentor by the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies in 2014, and was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada in 2016. She has co-authored 7 books, including Cognitive Processing Therapy: A Comprehensive Manual and Cognitive-Behavioural Conjoint Therapy for PTSD, and has published over 150 publications. Dr. Monson is well-known for her efforts in training clinicians in evidence-based assessments and interventions for PTSD.