Cathy Chovaz

Background

About Cathy Chovaz

Dr. Cathy Chovaz C.Psych. is a Full Professor of psychology at King’s University College at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Chovaz is Canada’s first Deaf clinical psychologist and is the director of the Centre of Deaf Education and Accessibility Forum (CDEAF cdeaf.kings.uwo.ca). She teaches courses in clinical psychology and her area of expertise is mental health and deafness. She is recognized as an international expert, has published numerous journal articles, and given many national and international presentations. Her first text book, Mental Health and Deafness co-written with Dr. Margaret Du Feu (Ireland), was published with Oxford University Press, New York with a second edited textbook, Head-to-Head and Heart-to-Heart: Perspectives, Insights and Discourse with Deaf People Regarding Mental Health under review with Gallaudet University Press, Washington, D.C. Additionally, Dr. Chovaz maintains a private consultation practice She most recently published a fiction novel No, No, Bad Dog based on her many years of clinical practice with Deaf and hard of hearing children and their families (No No Bad Dog).