Dr. Keoma has a reputation for providing outstanding support to diverse populations. She is passionate about working with individuals, families, and like-minded organizations.

 
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NATURALLY WARM, WELCOMING,
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Dr. Keoma provides individual therapy and assessment and conducts skill and support groups for young people and their families. She also provides services via Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD); consults with other professionals, community groups, and schools; teaches graduate classes at various universities; and conducts research.

Keoma Thorne, PhD
Registered Psychologist (AB & BC)

 
 
 

Selected Publications.

Dr. Keoma’s research interests centre on risk and protective factors associated with anxiety in young people. She is also skilled at conducting program evaluations. 

 
 
 
 

Brady, D. I., Schwean, V. L., Saklofske, D. H., McCrimmon, A. W., Montgomery, J. M., & Thorne, K. J. (2013). Conceptual and perceptual set-shifting executive abilities in young adults with Asperger’s syndrome. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7, 1631-1637.

Naqvi, R., Thorne, K. J., Pfitscher, C., Nordstokke, D. W., & McKeough, A. M. (2013). Reading dual language books: Improving early literacy skills in linguistically diverse classrooms. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 11, 3-15.

Thorne, K. J., Andrews, J. J. W., & Nordstokke, D. W. (2013). Relations among children’s coping strategies and anxiety: The mediating role of coping efficacy. The Journal of General Psychology, 140, 204-223.

Sanderson, A., McKeough, A., Malcolm, J., Omstead, D., Davis, L., & Thorne, K. (2016). The Life Stories of Troubled & Non-troubled Youth: Content & Meaning Making Analyses. North American Journal of Psychology December, 8(3), 1527-7143.

Hindes, Y. L., Thorne, K. J., Schwean, V. L., & McKeough, A. M. (2008). Promoting intrapersonal qualities in adolescents: Evaluation of Rapport’s Teen Leadership Breakthrough Program. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 23, 206-222. 

Montgomery, J. M., Schwean, V. L., Burt, J. G., Dyke, D. L., Thorne, K. J., Hindes, Y. L., McCrimmon, A. W., Saklofske, D. H., & Kohut, C. S. (2008). Emotional Intelligence and resiliency in young adults with Asperger's disorder: Challenges and opportunities. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 23, 70-93. 

Thorne, K. J., & Kohut, C. S. (2007). Test review: Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents: A Profile of Personal Strengths. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 22, 255-261.