Andrew Daoust, Assistant Professor

Email address: andrew.daoust@acadiau.ca

Pronouns: they/them

Office Location: Horton Hall 426

Classes recently taught: Honours Seminar; Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology of Childhood

EDUCATION

H.B.Sc., Life Sciences, University of Toronto

M.Sc., Clinical Science & Psychopathology, Western University

Ph.D., Clinical Science & Psychopathology, Western University

Pre-doctoral Clinical Residency (CPA Accredited), Northern Ontario Psychology Internship Consortium (NORPIC)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My program of research focuses on understanding markers of risk that help us to predict which children might be at greater risk for psychopathology across their development. I have a particular interest in biological markers of risk (e.g., cortisol, telomeres) which might contribute to our understanding of the physiological underpinnings of psychological disorder. I am also interested in understanding gender/sex differences in risk for psychopathology and how these differences in risk might be driven by social, psychological, and biological factors.

I am currently working towards registration as a clinical psychologist in Nova Scotia. In my clinical training, I have developed expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as evidence-based treatments for a wide range of disorders.

I welcome honour students to join my lab.  I will not be accepting applications from graduate students for the 2026/2027 school year.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Daoust, A. R., Green, H., Vandermeer, M. R., Liu, P., Stanton, K., Harkness, K. L., & Hayden, E. P. (2023). Total cortisol output during an acute stressor predicts youths’ internalizing symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biological Psychology, 184, 108714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108714

Green, H., Daoust, A. R., Vandermeer, M. R. J., Liu, P., Stanton, K., Harkness, K. L., & Hayden, E. P. (2023). Characterizing and predicting Canadian adolescents’ internalizing symptoms in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian journal of behavioural science. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000381

Daoust, A. R., Stanton, K., Vandermeer, M. R. J., Liu, P., Harkness, K. L., Hayden, E. P. (2022). Development and preliminary validation of the pandemic avoidance and concern scales (PACS). Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09995-3

Daoust, A. R., Thakur, A., Kotelnikova, Y., Kleiber, M. L., Singh, S. M., & Hayden, E. P. (2021). Associations between children’s telomere length, caregiving, and the early environment. Child psychiatry and human development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01279-3

Daoust, A. R., Kotelnikova, Y., Kryski, K. R., Sheikh, H. I., Singh, S. M. & Hayden, E. P. (2018). Examining child sex as a moderator of the relationship between cortisol reactivity and symptoms over time. Comprehensive psychiatry, 87, 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.10.009

A full publication list is available on my Google Scholar page.