About Dr. Andrea Dinardo

Background and Overview

Dr. Andrea Dinardo is a positive psychology expert, keynote speaker, and leadership trainer who helps people thrive under pressure, build resilience, and cultivate mental health daily. She is a psychology professor at St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Science in Windsor Ontario Canada and a retired psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She is also the author of several psychology articles and textbooks and a TEDx presenter who shared her insights on how to turn stress into strength. She has a popular YouTube channel and a blog where she offers psychology tips and exercises for mental health empowerment and daily resilience. She is passionate about applying positive psychology to facilitate personal growth and transformational change in individuals and organizations.

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Professional Designation and Education

Dr. Dinardo received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Western University. Afterward, she completed the post-doc internship and exam requirements of the College of Psychologists to become a fully registered psychologist (C. Psych.) in the province of Ontario, Canada.

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As a registered psychologist specializing in school and counselling psychology, she spent 18 years working with students, educators, and their families. She retired from her psychologist practice in 2016 to dedicate more time to psychology teaching, speaking, and writing.

AERA New Researcher Award

Dr. Dinardo is the recipient of the Robert J. Menges New Researcher Award from the AERA Special Interest Group on Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development for her doctoral research: An experimental analysis of the effects of teacher enthusiasm on student attention, motivation, and learning.

Teaching Positions

Psychology teaching positions include Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) with St. Clair College and the University of Windsor, and the B.E.d Diploma in Technological Studies at the Faculty of Education, University of Windsor.

Dr. Dinardo also taught for a number of years in the psychology department at Western University while pursuing her Ph.D. in school and counselling psychology.

Professional Speaking

Dr. Andrea has been speaking professionally for 25 years on several psychology topics, including:

1. Positive Psychology 
2. Thriving Under Pressure
3. Social and Emotional Intelligence
4. Emotional Regulation and Stress
5. Mental Health Empowerment
6. Energy and Time Management
7. Strengths-Based Leadership Practices 
8. Peak Performance, Motivation, and Flow
9. Transformational Change and Growth
10. Student Success and Self-Leadership

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Publications

Textbooks

Dr. Dinardo’s psychology textbooks with McGraw-Hill Ryerson were published in 2009 and 2012. The most recent edition of Essentials was published in 2016.

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Magazines and Media

Dr. Dinardo also writes psychology articles for The Drive magazine. Topics include mental health, wellness, stress, resilience, and positive psychology.

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Interviews

Dr. Dinardo has provided her perspective on current psychology issues in interviews with several publications and media outlets, including Psychology Today, CBC Television, Flare Magazine, The Drive Magazine, Glow Magazine, Bell Media, and many podcasts and radio stations, including AM800 CKLW, 105.9 FM The Region, and 107.7 Pulse FM.

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