Wendy S. Freeman, Ph.D., C. Psych.

Psychologist, Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre

St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton

50 Charlton Ave. East

6^th Floor, Fontbonne Building

Hamilton, ON   L8N 4A6

Tel:  905-522-1155, ext. 35382

Fax:  905-521-6120

E-mail: wfreeman@stjoes.ca

Dr. Freeman received her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1999. Her internship training was completed at the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Campus Site UBC. After completing her internship, she taught for a year in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, before moving to Charleston, South Carolina to complete a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Attention Deficit Disorders at the Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Genetics and Developmental Pediatrics.  In 2001, Dr. Freeman joined the faculty at the University of Manitoba, Department of Psychology as an Assistant Professor, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology, supervising graduate and undergraduate student research, and providing clinical supervision to students completing practica at the Psychological Services Centre, University of Manitoba. She was the recipient of a teaching award from the Department of Psychology in 2005-06 and a Faculty Access Award from Disability Services at the University of Manitoba in 2005 for outstanding service in providing accommodations to students with disabilities. Dr. Freeman moved to Ontario in 2006 to join the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the McMaster University Medical Centre, which integrated with the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in 2010. Her clinical and research interests include parenting children with ADHD and anxiety problems, ADHD in adulthood, cognitive behavioural treatments for children, adolescents and adults with anxiety disorders, patients’ perceptions of treatment and treatment preferences, and formats for treatment delivery. Dr. Freeman has published in peer-reviewed journals, made numerous presentations at national and international scientific meetings and professional conferences, and holds an academic appointment with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. 

Selected Presentations:

Mills, R. S. L., Freeman, W. S., Clara, I. P., Elgar, F. J., Walling, B. J., & Mak, L. (2007).  Parent proneness to shame and the use of psychological control.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(3),  359-374.

Walling, B. R., Mills, R. S. L., & Freeman, W. S. (2007).  Parenting cognitions associated with the use of psychological control. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 16(5), 642-659.

Brown, R. T., Amler, R. W., Freeman, W. S., Feldman, H. M., Perrin, J. M., Pierce, K., Stein, M. T., Feldman, H. M., Pierce, K., Wolraich, M. L., and the Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. (2005). Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Overview of the Evidence. Pediatrics, 115, e749-757.

Brown, R. T., Freeman, W. S.,  Brown, R.A., Belar, C., Hersch, L., Hornyak, L., Rickel, A., Rozensky, R. H., Sheridan, E, & Reed, G. (2002). The role of psychology in health care delivery. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 536-545.

Brown, R. T., & Freeman, W. S. (2002). Primary Care. In D. Marsh & M. Fristad (Eds.), Handbook of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents (pp. 428-444).  New York: John Wiley.

Johnston, C., & Freeman, W. S. (2002). Parents’ beliefs about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Implications for assessment and treatment. ADHD Reports, 10, 6-9. 

Brown, R. T., Freeman, W. S., Perrin, J. M., Stein, M. T., Amler, R. W., Feldman, H. M.,. Pierce, K., & Wolraich, M. L. (2001). Prevalence and assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care settings. Pediatrics. 107, e43. 

Johnston, C., Fine, S., Weiss, M., Weiss, J., Weiss, G., & Freeman, W.S. (2000). Effects of stimulant medication on mothers’ and children’s attributions for the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 371-382.

Sochting, I., Taylor, S., Freeman, W., de Koning, E., Segerstrom, S., & Thordarson, D. (1998). In vivo exposure for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Does a cognitive rationale enhance treatment efficacy? In E. Sanavio (Ed.), Behavior and cognitive therapy today: Essays in honor of Hans J. Eysenck (pp.279-288). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Radomsky, A. S., Rachman, S., Teachman, B.A., & Freeman, W. (1998). Why do episodes of panic stop? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 12, 263-270.

Freeman, W. S., Johnston, C., & Barth, F. M. (1997). Parent attributions for inattentive-overactive, oppositional-defiant, and prosocial behaviours in ADHD children. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 29, 239-248.

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