Denise J Larsen

About

My primary research interest is in the study of hope as it relates to counselling psychology and educational practices. I co-ead Hope Studies Central, a research unit with a 31 year history in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. I am a Registered Psychologist and former elementary classroom teacher. My research focuses on the role of hope along with its effective use and benefits in various contexts including in individual, group, couples, career, and peer counselling contexts. I also research the intentional and explicit use of hope in classroom contexts, exploring experiences of hope, its roles, and potential benefits with children/youth and educators. I take an integrationist theoretical approach to research and have employed many different qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methodologies.

Over the past 21 years I have enjoyed various collaborative projects with colleagues and with graduate students both at the University of Alberta and around the world. I publish regularly and am delighted to see graduates and postoctoral fellows now holding academic positions in universities as well as working in diverse educational and counselling/clinical contexts. Unfortunately, I am not taking on any new graduate students for the 2024-2025 academic year. For prospective students interesting in studying hope in applied contexts, you might reach out to my co-director at Hope Studies, Dr. Rebecca Hudson Breen.

Keywords: hope, counselling psychology, school, eductaion, health psychology

Larsen, D., Hudson Breen, R., Murdoch, K., & Hobbs, C.

Oxford Compendium of Hope. 2022 February; S. vanden Heuvel and A. Scioli (Eds.).

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Redlich-Amirav, D., Larsen, D., & Taylor, L.

OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health. 2021 January;

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King, R., Arsenault, C., & Larsen, D.

Oxford University Press. 2021 January; Handbook of Young Adulthood

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Murdoch, K., Larsen, D., Howell, A., Joyce, A., Edey, W., Arsenault, C., Sandham, T., Miyasaki, J.

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2020 January; 70

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Larsen, Denise J.; Whelton, William J.; Rogers, Todd; McElheran, Jesse; Herth, Kaye; Tremblay, Jake; Green, Jill; Dushinski, Karen; Schalk, Kyle; Chamodraka, Martha; Domene, Jose

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 2020 January;

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Larsen, D., Stege, R., King, R., Egeli, N.

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 2018 January;

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Murdoch, K., and Larsen, D.

Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 2018 January;

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Larsen, D., Stege, R., King, R., & Egeli, N.

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling.. 2018 January;

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Edey, W., King, R., Stege, R., & Larsen, D.

Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 2016 January; 10.1080/01933922.2016.1146378

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Howell, A., Jacobson, R., & Larsen, D.

The Counseling Psychologist (Special Issue on Positive Psychology). 2015 January;

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Howell, A., & Larsen, D.

SpringerBriefs. 2015 January;

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Austin, W., Brintnell, B., Goble, E., Kagan, L., Kreitzer, L., Larsen, E., & Leire, B.

Wilfred Laurier University Press. 2013 January;

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Larsen, D., & Stege, R.

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 2010 January; 20 (3):271-292

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Larsen, D., Flesaker, K., & Stege, R.

International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2008 January; 7 (1):18-37

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Larsen, D.J., Edey, W., & LeMay, L.

Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 2007 January; 20 (4):401-416

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Larsen, D., & Larsen, J.

Canadian Journal of Counselling. 2005 January;