Associate Professor of Teaching
Dr. Madsen joins ECPS from the University of Calgary, where he was a tenured Senior Instructor and Director of the Psychology Clinic. Dr. Madsen teaches underlying theory, and principles of psychological intervention in formal classroom settings. Dr. Madsen’s commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in post-secondary education is at the core of his educational leadership activities.
Scholarly Interests:
Dr. Madsen’s expertise in psychotherapy teaching/training, as well as his commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in postsecondary education, has formed the core of his educational leadership activities. As an example, in 2018 he was awarded a Teaching and Learning Practice Grant from the University of Calgary to implement routine outcome and progress monitoring into psychotherapy training among graduate students. He has also been an active publisher in his teaching and training roles (e.g., 11 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters since 2017) and has procured competitive funding for his scholarly pursuits. A recent publication entitled Rethinking the course syllabus: Considerations for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (Fuentes et al., 2021) has garnered international attention and has been cited by educators across diverse disciplines. He and his co-authors further disseminated these principles and practices at two international conferences. Finally, he is collaborating with two doctoral students on a grant-funded initiative to enhance students’ competence in working with individuals from racialized and marginalized communities.
Theoretical Orientations:
Emotionally Focused
Cognitive-Behavioural
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006, PhD in Clinical Psychology
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001, MA in Clinical Psychology
University of Oklahoma (OU), 1999, BA with Special Distinction in Psychology
Williams, M. T., Madsen, J. W., Fontanilla, C. C., & Faber, S. (Revised and resubmitted). Ensuring effective commitment to racial, ethnic and cultural diversity in professional psychology graduate programs.
MacKinnon, A., Freeman, M., Silang, K., Watts, D., Kaur, J., Keys, E., Madsen, J. W., Giesbrecht, G., Williamson, T., Metcalfe, A., Campbell, T. & Tomfohr-Madsen, L. (Published online: February 1, 2025). Sleeping for Two: A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in pregnancy. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.11396
Silang, K., MacKinnon, A., Madsen, J. W., Giesbrecht, G., Campbell, T., Keys, E., Freeman, M., Dewsnap, K., Jung, J., & Tomfohr-Madsen, L. M. (2024). Sleeping for Two: A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) delivered in pregnancy and secondary impacts on symptoms of postpartum depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 362(1), 670-678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.117
Madsen, J. W., Markova, V., Hernández, L., Tomfohr-Madsen, L. M., & Miller, S. D. (2023). Training practices in routine outcome monitoring among accredited psychology doctoral programs in Canada. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(1), 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000389
Madsen, J. W., Hernández, L., Sedov, I., & Tomfohr-Madsen, L. M. (2023). Romantic relationship satisfaction is associated with sleep in undergraduate students. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 12(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000163
Xie, E. B., Rioux, C., Madsen, J. W., Lebel, C., Giesbrecht, G. F., & Tomfohr-Madsen, L. (2022). Romantic relationship quality and mental health in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2022.41.5.463
Tomfohr-Madsen, L., Roos, L. E., Madsen, J. W., Leason, J., Singla, D., Charlebois, J., Tomasi, P., & Chaput, K. H. (2022). Peer-led psychotherapy: The time is now [Joint Statement]. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 83(3): 21lr14366. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.21lr14366