Congratulations to UBC Department of Psychiatry clinical instructor Dr. Clara Westwell-Roper on being awarded BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Outstanding Achievement by a Sub-specialty Resident or Fellow Award!
Dr. Westwell-Roper is a recent graduate of the Department’s Resident Subspecialty Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her postdoctoral research with Dr. Evelyn Stewart explores the factors contributing to comorbidity between immune-related conditions and psychiatric disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Westwell-Roper is particularly interested in the relationship between early-life events and immune function across the lifespan, as well as factors influencing families’ experiences of comorbid physical and psychiatric symptoms. From a clinical perspective, her focus includes consultation-liaison psychiatry, psychotherapy, and support for families facing severe mental illness.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Westwell-Roper on this well-deserved award!