Hart Brasche, Ph.D. (C)OACCPP

Hart has spent the past 20 years in the mental health field in private business and contracting for psychologists. 

He is also an academic coach specializing in assisting undergraduate and graduate students dealing with difficult psychological and academic aspects of their degree completion and the writing and defence of their Masters and Doctoral dissertations.

Education:

• Ph.D. – Educational Psychology and Psychometrics, Ontario Institute for Studies In Education, U of T, Toronto (1991)
• Masters - Sociology and Statistics, University of Guelph (1985)
• Bachelor of Science, University of Guelph (1981) 
• Certified Critical Incident Stress Management Professional (2012)
• Clinical Traumatologist Certification, Traumatology Institute, Toronto (2009)
• Compassion Fatigue Specialist, Traumatology Institute (2009)
• Certified Chronic Pain Management Program Leader - Ontario Arthritis Society (2006)

Publications:

• Brasche, H.P. (2005).  The Road to Academic Success – Bumpy Ride but no Need for Failure.  An Interview with Dr. Hart Brasche, Academic Coach.  Unpublished Document.
• Brasche, H.P. (2004). The Coach Route. University Affairs Journal, June/July 2003.
• Brasche, H.P. (2003). ABD Casualties: Alarming Numbers of Grad Students Stop Short of Thesis and Dissertation.  Psychologica, Vol. 23, Num. 2, Summer 2003
• Brasche, H.P. (2002). Taking the Graduate School Challenge – Ways to Plan for Academic Success. The Learning Curve, August 27, 2002.

Presentations:

• Psychological Defences to Perceived Risk:  An Examination of Defence Mechanisms in the Debate on Climate Change with Special Emphasis on Denial.  York University, Department of Disaster and Emergency Management March 20, 2012
• Psychological Resilience in the Face of Disasters.  York University, Department of Disaster and Emergency Management, November 28, 2011
• The Psychological Push and Pull Factors Involved in Entering and Exiting from Terrorism and their Relevance to Countering Terrorism, York University, Department of Disaster and Emergency Management, November 21, 2011