Anastasia Jane Gibson, PhD

Research summary

Dr. Gibson's research interests include:

• Internalized cissexism and mental health concerns with individuals who are gender diverse and who live in in rural versus urban populations
• The impact of media messaging and social support on gender diverse individuals
• Rural mental health outcomes and service delivery
• Treatment and management of hoarding and squalor in rural Manitoba

Keywords

• 2SLGBTQIA+
• Gender diversity
• Hoarding
• Internalized cissexism
• Internalized transphobia
• Rural mental health
• Transgender

Dr. Anastasia Jane Gibson (she/her) is a registered psychologist with Prairie Mountain Health Adult Community Mental Health Services and an assistant professor with the Clinical Health Psychology Department, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. 

She was a resident of the Clinical Health Psychology program in 2003-2004 and completed her post-doctoral residency in 2004-2005. Her clinical interests include rural mental health, consultation and training, and wellness and advocacy in the gender diverse community. She has been a clinical supervisor of doctoral level psychology residents since 2016.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of North Dakota (2004)
• Masters of Arts, University of North Dakota (2000)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Winnipeg (1998)

Awards

• Distinguished Professional Contributions to Rural and Northern Practice, Canadian Psychological Association (2024)
• Robert McIlwraith Excellence in Clinical Training Award, Department of Clinical Health Psychology, UM (2017)