Brett Q. Ford

Brett Q. Ford, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Canada, where she directs the Affective Science and Health Laboratory. Dr. Ford’s research examines emotion regulation, considering both the benefits and the costs of striving to feel good. She has published more than 60 journal articles and book chapters, and has presented her work to international audiences around the world. Dr. Ford is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and a recipient of the Association's Rising Star Award and Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. She has also received the Rising Star Award from the Association for Research in Personality; the Early Researcher Award from the Government of Ontario; and the Connaught New Researcher Award, Pre-Tenure Faculty Research Award, and Dean’s Special Merit Award from the University of Toronto. Her website is www.brettqford.com.