Dr. Sherry Stewart
Dalhousie University

Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D., is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health and a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. Dr. Stewart is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She is respected internationally for her research on psychosocial and motivational factors contributing to emotional disorders, addictive disorders, and their co-occurrence. With funding from Canadian Tri-Council research agencies (e.g., SSHRC; CIHR), she has developed and evaluated novel interventions for these disorders. Dr. Stewart founded the Centre for Addiction Research at Dalhousie (CARD), a virtual centre fostering collaborations among Dalhousie faculty members conducting research on addictions. She is also the NPI for the new Atlantic node of the CIHR-funded Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM).

Bartel, S. J., Sherry, S. B., Mahu, I. T., & Stewart, S. H. (2022). Development of brief cannabis and alcohol motives measures: Psychometric evaluation using expert feedback and longitudinal methods. Cannabis, 15. https://publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/index.php/Cannabis/issue/view/15.

Spinella, T., Bartholomeusz, J., Barrett, S., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). Perceptions about THC and CBD effects among adults with and without prior cannabis experience. Addictive Behaviours, 137, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107508.

Elgendi, M., Bartel, S.J., Sherry, S.B. & Stewart, S.H. (2022). Injunctive norms for cannabis: A comparison of perceived and actual approval of close social network members. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Published online July 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00878-y.

Romero-Sanchiz, P., Mahu, I. T., Barrett, S.P., Salmon, J., Al-Hamdani, M., Swansburg, J., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). Craving and emotional responses to trauma and cannabis cues in trauma-exposed cannabis users: Influence of PTSD symptom severity. Addictive Behavior, 125, 107126. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107126

Farrelly, K., Romero-Sanchiz, P., Mahu, T., Barrett, S.P., Collins, P., Rasic, D., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). PTSD symptoms and coping motives are independently associated with cannabis craving elicited by trauma cues. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35, 178-185. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22715

Galbraith, M., DeWolfe, C.E.J., Bartel, S., Olthuis, J., Watt, M.C., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). Do anxiety sensitivity and impulsivity interact in predicting exercise involvement in emerging adult drinkers and cannabis users? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Published Online: doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2021.1998211

Bartel, S.J., Sherry, S.B., & Stewart, S.H. (2021). Pandemic-related changes in alcohol and cannabis use: Comparing retrospective reports and prospective data. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00708-7

Deacon, S. H., Rodriguez, L. M., Elgendi, M., King, F. E., Nogueira-Arjona, R., Sherry, S. B., & Stewart, S. H. (2021). Parenting through a pandemic: Mental health and substance use consequences for couples of mandated homeschooling. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 10, 281-293. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000171

Isaacs, J., MacKinnon, S., Joyce, K.M., & Stewart, S.H. (2021). Reactivity to daily self-monitoring of cannabis use in females. Cannabis, 4, 17-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2021.02.002

Spinella, T.C., Stewart, S.H., Naugler, J., Yakovenko, I., & Barrett, S.P. (2021). Evaluating cannabidiol (CBD) expectancy effects on acute stress and anxiety in healthy adults: A randomised crossover study. Psychopharmacology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-021-05823-w

Joyce, K. M., Thompson, K., Tibbo, P. G., Good, K. P., O’Leary, M. E., Perrot, T. S., Hudson, A., & Stewart, S. H. (2021). The impact of depressed mood and coping motives in those with pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder on cannabis use quantity across the menstrual cycle. Addiction, 116, 2746-2758. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15465

Al-Hamdani, M., Joyce, K., Park, T., Cowie, M., & Stewart, S.H. (2020). Cannabis packaging: A mini-billboard or a harm reduction tool? Journal of Consumer Affairs. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12325

Bartel, S. J., Sherry, S. B., & Stewart, S. H (2020). Self-isolation: A significant contributor to cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Substance Abuse, 41, 409-412. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2020.1823550 (Awarded-Substance Abuse journal’s 2021 award for Most Downloaded Manuscript).

Cookey, J., McGavin, J. Crocker, C.E., Stewart, S.H., & Tibbo, P.G. (2020). A retrospective database study of the clinical characteristics associated with alcohol and cannabis use in early phase psychosis. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 65, 426-435. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743720905201

Hanzal, N., Joyce, K.M., Tibbo, P., & Stewart, S. H. (2019). A pilot daily diary study of changes in stress and cannabis use quantity across the menstrual cycle. Cannabis, 2, 120-134. doi: https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis.2019.02.002

Spinella, T.C., Stewart, S. H., & Barrett, S. (2019). Context matters: Characteristics of solitary versus social cannabis use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, 316-320. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12912

Hecimovic, K., Barrett, S. P., Darredeau, C., & Stewart, S. H. (2014). Cannabis use motives and personality risk factors. Addictive Behaviors, 39, 729-732. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.11.025.

Bernier, D., Cookey, J., McAllindon, D., Bartha, R., Hanstock, C. C., Newman, A. J., Stewart, S. H., Crocker, C., Good, K. P., & Tibbo, P. G. (2013). Multimodal neuroimaging of frontal white matter microstructure in early phase schizophrenia: The impact of early adolescent cannabis use (study protocol). BMC Psychiatry, 13, 264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-264.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Bernusky, H., Tibbo, P., Conrod, P., Yunus, F., Keough, M., Thompson, K., Krank, M., Hadwin, A., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). Do Anxiety Symptoms Mediate the Association Between Cannabis Use Frequency and Psychotic-Like Experiences in Emerging Adult Undergraduates? The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry/La Revue canadienne de psychiatrie. Submitted December 2022, under review.

DeGrace, SDeGrace, S., Romero-Sanchiz, P., Barrett, S. P., Tibbo, P. G., Cosman, T., Atasoy, P., & Stewart, S. H. (2022). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms moderate the relationship between chronic pain and cannabis outcomes. Stress and Health. Submitted November 2022, under review.

PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS

DeGrace, S., Romero-Sanchiz, P., Standage, C., & Stewart, S. H. (2022). A scoping review of the literature on trauma cue-induced substance craving in substance users with trauma histories or PTSD. Ovuga, E. [Ed.], Stress Related Disorders. InTechOpen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.103816