“I always thought anxiety was fascinating, because it can have a strong physiological component,” said the doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Regina.
For example, Collimore heard reports of people feeling nauseous when they were in a heightened state of anxiety.
“Further along in my training, I realized how distressing emotional difficulties can be for people,” she said. “Since then I’ve been interested in research that helps people who have these difficulties.”
Working under the supervision of Dr. Gord Asmundson from the U of R’s psychology department, Collimore is conducting a study on anxiety in social situations, which is funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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