Biography
Dr. Jennifer Phillips is a Scientist in the Mood Disorders Research Unit at The Royal鈥檚 Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR), affiliated with the University of Ottawa.
She received her BSc from Brock University and her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Ottawa. She is the Director of Research (Interim) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University.
Dr. Phillips' expertise is in clinical neuroscience with a focus on depression and suicide prevention. Her research is supported by funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the University of Ottawa Medical Research Fund (UMRF).
Dr. Phillips' ongoing studies investigate the biological underpinnings and consequences of depression using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and peripheral biomarkers, test the efficacy of low-dose ketamine to treat depression in patients resistant to other forms of treatment, and examine clinical and psychosocial determinants to identify sex-specific risk factors for suicidal behaviours.
Selected Publications
- Robillard R, Daros AR, Phillips JL, Porteous M, Saad M, Pennestri MH, Kendzerska T, Edwards JD, Solomonova E, Bhatla R, Godbout R, Kaminsky Z, Boafo A, Quilty LC. Can J Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 19;:706743720986786. doi: 10.1177/0706743720986786. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33464115.
- Robillard R, Saad M, Edwards J, Solomonova E, Pennestri MH, Daros A, Veissi猫re SPL, Quilty L, Dion K, Nixon A, Phillips J, Bhatla R, Spilg E, Godbout R, Yazji B, Rushton C, Gifford WA, Gautam M, Boafo A, Swartz R, Kendzerska T. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 12;10(12):e043805. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043805. PubMed PMID: 33310814; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7735085.
- Phillips JL, Jaworska N, Kamler E, Bhat V, Blier J, Foster JA, Hassel S, Ho K, McMurray L, Milev R, Moazamigoudarzi Z, Placenza FM, Richard-Devantoy S, Rotzinger S, Turecki G, Vazquez GH, Kennedy SH, Blier P. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 2;20(1):268. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02672-3. PubMed PMID: 32487236; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7265624
- Phillips JL, Norris S, Talbot J, Birmingham M, Hatchard T, Ortiz A, Owoeye O, Batten LA, Blier P. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2020 Apr;18(2):236-243. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.18206. Epub 2020 Apr 23. PubMed PMID: 33343241; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7587876.
- Phillips JL, Norris S, Talbot J, Hatchard T, Ortiz A, Birmingham M, Owoeye O, Batten LA, Blier P. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Mar;45(4):606-612. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0570-x. Epub 2019 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 31759333; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7021716.
- Talbot J, Phillips JL, Blier P. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2019 Nov 1;44(6):384-385. doi: 10.1503/jpn.190073. PubMed PMID: 31573153; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6821514.
- Jaworska N, Phillips JL. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2019 Jul;4(7):603-605. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.05.005. PubMed PMID: 31279401.
- Phillips JL, Norris S, Talbot J, Birmingham M, Hatchard T, Ortiz A, Owoeye O, Batten LA, Blier P. Am J Psychiatry. 2019 May 1;176(5):401-409. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070834. Epub 2019 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 30922101.
- Phillips JL, Batten LA, Tremblay P, Aldosary F, Du L, Blier P. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2015 Dec;27(6):353-61. doi: 10.1017/neu.2015.25. Epub 2015 May 20. PubMed PMID: 25990886.
- Phillips JL, Batten LA, Tremblay P, Aldosary F, Blier P. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2015 Mar 30;18(8). doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv037. PubMed PMID: 25829180; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4571636.
- Ledoux AA, Boyer P, Phillips JL, Labelle A, Smith A, Bohbot VD. Front Behav Neurosci. 2014;8:88. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00088. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24672451; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3953714.
- Phillips JL, Blier P. J Clin Psychiatry. 2013 Jun;74(6):631-2. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12lr08004a. PubMed PMID: 23842018.
- Ledoux AA, Phillips JL, Labelle A, Smith A, Bohbot VD, Boyer P. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Jan 30;211(1):47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.005. PubMed PMID: 23352276.
- Phillips JL, Batten LA, Aldosary F, Tremblay P, Blier P. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012 May;73(5):625-31. doi: 10.4088/JCP.11m06865. Epub 2012 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 22394416.
- Bouchard S, Doumoulin S, Talbot J, Ledoux AA, Phillips JL, Monthly-Blanc J, Labont茅-Chartrand G, Robillard G, Cantamesse M, Renaud P. Manipulating subjective realism and its impact on presence: Preliminary results on feasibility and neuroanatomical correlates. Interacting with Computers. 2012; 24(4):227-236.
- Bouchard S, Talbot J, Ledoux AA, Phillips J, Cantamesse M, Robillard G. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010;154:193-6. PubMed PMID: 20543296.
- Boyer P, Phillips JL, Rousseau FL, Ilivitsky S. Brain Res Rev. 2007 Apr;54(1):92-112. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.12.008. Epub 2007 Jan 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 17306884.