Kayla Joyce, PhD

The goal of Dr. Joyce's (she/her) research is to make mental health and addiction treatment easier to access and more effective or people who need it. Dr. Joyce has a particular interest in developing digital treatments and improving care for parents and families, and in studying how treatments can be built into everyday healthcare in ways that are practical, sustainable, and equity-based. She works closely with people with lived/living experience, clinicians, and community partners to ensure treatments are useful in real life and reach people who often face barriers to accessing care.

Keywords

• Digital mental health
• Health equity
• Implementation science
• Motherhood
• Perinatal mental health
• Substance use

Research groups

Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Dr. Joyce is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology and an investigator with the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM). She is involved in teaching medical students and supervising research trainees. Dr. Joyce completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba, along with her clinical psychology residency in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology.

In addition to her academic role, Dr. Joyce is a psychologist candidate at the Health Sciences Centre, where she provides assessment, consultation, and treatment services for adults. Her leadership work supports the development of coordinated, accessible perinatal mental health services across Manitoba.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, University of Manitoba (2025)

Pre-Doctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba (2024-2025)

Master of Science in Psychiatry Research, Dalhousie University (2021)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (First Class Honours), Dalhousie University (2017)

Awards

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2022 - 2025)

Governor General's Gold Medal: Humanities and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University (2020)