Dr. Darcy Santor

Dr. Darcy Santor is a Full Professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Research Scientist at the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO in Ottawa Canada. His research interests are in the areas of adolescent mental health, mood disorders across the life span, as well as interpersonal conflict and depressive vulnerability factors. Other interests include the application of item response models and growth curves to the analysis of symptom inventories. Dr. Santor has pioneered the use of internet based applications to facilitate help seeking and the early detection of illness. He is co-director of YooMagazine, an interactive internet-based health magazine for young people, parents and teachers.