Curriculum Vitae Claire M. Vanston PhD

 Curriculum Vitae
Claire M. Vanston PhD
Education (completed at Simon Fraser University)
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology)
Master of Science
Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)
Certificate in Liberal Arts
May 2005
April 2000
April 1997
October 1996
Summary of Doctoral Research and Areas of Expert Knowledge:
My five-year doctoral research investigated the way thinking processes, concentration and attention
change across human pregnancy. To undertake this research a strong background was essential in
gestational hormones, women’s health and sexuality, conception, sexual differentiation, sexual
development, psychosocial and cultural factors surrounding reproduction, fertility, pregnancy,
parturition and postnatal care. Our results have been published and preliminary findings were
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioural Endocrinology in Lisbon, Portugal in
2004.
Research Publications, Conference Poster Presentations and Academic Writing:
Huffman, K., Younger, A., & Vanston, C. (2013). Visualizing psychology (2st Cdn. ed.). Toronto:
Wiley
Vanston, C. M., Watson, N. V., & Zava, D. (2008). Sex steroid monitoring during pregnancy using a
salivary test. Eleventh Annual Conference: The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in
Women’s Health - Seattle.
Vanston, C. M. & Watson, N. V. (2005). Persistent effect of foetal sex on cognitive function in
pregnant women. NeuroReport, 16(7): 779-782.
Vanston, C. M. & Watson, N.V. (2004). Maternal cognitive changes during human pregnancy:
Persistent longitudinal effect of fetal sex. Hormones and Behavior, 46(1), 103.
Vanston, C. M. & Watson, N. V. (2000). Effects of pregnancy on spatial and sensorimotor
performance in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26(2), 2036.
Watson, N. V., Monks, D. A. & Vanston, C. M. (1999). Increased lordosis intensity in female rats
carrying the tfm androgen receptor mutation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25(1), 613.
Monks, D. A., Vanston, C. M. & Watson, N. V. (1999). Direct androgenic regulation of calcitonin
gene-related peptide expression in the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosis: Effects of androgens in
rats mosaic for androgen insensitivity. Journal of Neuroscience, 19(13): 5597-5601.
Scholarships and Awards:
CIHR (INMHA) Brain Star Recipient
Psychology Department Nominee, Dean’s Graduate Medal SFU
Society for Behavioural Neuroendocrinology – Travel Award
SFU Presidents Research Stipend
NSERC Postgraduate B Scholarship
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
spring 06
summer 06
summer 04
spring 04
summer 01-03
fall 01-03
(Declined SSHRC award as federal regulations prevent concurrent holding of both NSERC and SSHRC)
Bert Henry Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship
SFU Graduate Fellowship
NSERC Postgraduate A Scholarship
C. D. Nelson Graduate Entrance Scholarship
summer 00-01
summer 01
fall 97-99
fall 97-98