Dr. Nick Kerman is a Project Scientist with the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ottawa. Following his graduate studies, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at CAMH where his research focused on workplace mental health among service providers working with people experiencing homelessness. His work has been funded by CIHR, SSHRC, Mental Health Research Canada, as well as other governmental and nongovernmental funding mechanisms.
Areas of Research
Dr. Kerman conducts community-based mixed-methods research on interventions and services for people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. In particular, his research primarily focuses on adults who are chronically homeless, use substances, and have a serious mental illness.
His current research is financially supported by SSHRC and the City of Toronto to understand the antecedents and consequences of service bans among people experiencing homelessness, as well as the contributing factors to safety and violence in the shelter system (2021-2023). He will also be leading an upcoming study on risk management in supportive housing settings (2022-2024). His research is guided by a Quadruple Aim framework, and further informed by his clinical training and practice as a Clinical Psychologist (Supervised Practice), as well as his work in program evaluation.
Publications
View Dr. Kerman’s publications on Google Scholar.