Dr. Rawana’s current research interests includes broadly adolescent health promotion and risk reduction; depression in adolescents; emergence of seasonal depression in adolescents, cognitive vulnerability to depression, relationship between mood and risk behaviours, developing and evaluating strength-based prevention programs for Aboriginal youth.
Potential honour thesis students should apply to Dr. Rawana with a written statement of research interest, a current CV, an unofficial transcript, and a sample of their writing. Students should have a least a B+ average and have a strong statistical and research background in their previous years of study. Students should propose preliminary research areas when submitting their supervision request.
More information can be found in Dr. Rawana's Honours student thesis guide or the Psychology Undergraduate Thesis student handbook.
