I am a passionate researcher, author, and advocate in the areas of military/first responder mental health and social justice practices in the profession of psychology. I also provide consultation services to researchers and scholars on various mental health research initiatives being undertaken nationally and internationally.
Research in Military and First Responder Mental Health
Waddell, E., Rioseco, PI., Van Hooff, M., Daraganova, G., Lawrence, D., Rikkers, W., Louise, R., Beks, T., Sharp, T., Wadham, B., & Lawn, S. (2023). Families’ experiences of supporting Australian veterans to seek help for a mental health problem: A linked data analysis of national surveys with families and veterans. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.218241
Lawn, S., Waddell, E., Rikkers, R., Roberts, L., Beks, T., Lawrence, D., Riosec, P., Sharp, T., Wadham, B., Daraganova, G., & Van Hooff, M. (2022). Families’ experiences of supporting Australian veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) to seek help for mental health problems. Health and Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13856
Beks, T., & Kassan, A. (2022). Exploring Canadian military veterans’ experiences of institutional betrayal: A narrative inquiry. Proceedings of the 21st Hawaii International Conference on Education, USA, 21, 160-163. http://hiceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/EDU2022.pdf
Beks, T., Cairns, S., Kassan, A., & Schwartz, K. (2021). Conceptualizing service-related trauma: Controversies, challenges, and opportunities in the Canadian context. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 55(2). https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v55i2.70067
Beks, T., & Cairns, S. (2020). Factors that influence mental health service use among female partners of PTSD-affected veterans. Traumatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000240
Beks, T., & Cairns, S. (2018). Contexts precipitating help-seeking among partners of veterans with PTSD: A qualitative exploration. Traumatology, 24(4), 313–323. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000159
Beks, T. (2016). The need for culturally relevant psychotherapies for veteran men with PTSD. Journal of Military and Government Counseling, 4(3), 220-226. http://acegonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/JMJGC-Vol-4-Is-3.pdf
Beks, T. (2016). Walking on eggshells: The lived experience of partners of veterans with PTSD. The Qualitative Report, 21(4). 645-660. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol21/iss4/4/
Research in Psychological Practice
Kassan, A., Nakamura, N., Toews, J., & Beks, T. (2022). “Falling in love with me means that she can never go back”: A case study exploring the cumulative costs of multiple migrations. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 8, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2022.2106023
Beks, T., Kassan, A., Dyrda, A., & Elleker, D. (2022). Feminist thought and guidelines for ethical psychological practice with self-identifying women and girls. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 56(2), 140-163. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v56i2.61719
Beks, T., & Doucet, D. (2020). The role of clinical supervision in supervisee burnout: A call to action. Emerging Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Graduate Research in Education and Psychology, 4(2), 36-50. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ep/article/view/68138.
Beks, T. (2019). Working it out: Physical activity and cognitive performance among school-aged children. Emerging Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Graduate Research in Education and Psychology, 3(2), 5-13. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ep/article/view/43157
Beks, T. (2018). Becoming the vulnerable neighbour: From trauma research to practice. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics. https://doi.org/10.11575/jah.v0i0.53337
Beks, T., Cairns, S., Smygwaty, S., Hill, S., & Miranda, A. (2018). Counsellor-in-Residence: Evaluation of a residence-based initiative to promote student mental health. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 48(2), 55-73. http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/187978/pdf
Beks, T., & Mudry, T. (2022). Social justice and multicultural counselling in the time of COVID-19. Kaleidoscope.