A practicing psychologist for over two decades, Dr Judith Malone’s career is defined by a commitment to fostering health and educational excellence. Judith has served in leadership, advocacy, and professional practice as a health service psychologist. She is a Fellow of the Canadian and American Psychological Associations for distinguished contribution to the field of psychology. She has scientist-practitioner experience from clinical practice, academic roles, and in research, and international registration (Alberta, Australia, and Ireland) and is extensively involved in the international psychology community. Her clinical expertise is in trauma, the neurobiology of addictions, and professional ethics and she holds adjunct status at the University of Alberta.
Research interests
Trauma
Chronic Pain
Decolonization of Psychology
Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Rural and Small Communities of Practice
Addiction
Professional Ethics
Educational credentials
Ph.D. Arts (Psychology) Charles Sturt University 2010
Psychologists Association of Alberta, Canadian Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, Psychological Society of Ireland, International Society for Coaching Psychology
Malone, J.L. (2024, April). Supervision to enhance career development: American, Australian and Irish supervision guidelines provide us with a global contact. College of Alberta Psychologists Monitor, 77, 32-34.
Malone, J.L., & Linder, J. (2024). Psychological impacts of natural disaster. Canadian Journal of Counselling & Psychotherapy, 57(1-4), 107-123. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v57i1.72384
Malone, J.L. (2023, April). Racism: Exploring psychology’s role for Alberta and our profession. College of Alberta Psychologists Monitor, 73, 37-40.
Kukurbra, K., Manafo, E., Malone, J.L., Drebit, E., Abba-Aji, A., Oluboka, T., Grauwiler, D., & Petermann, L. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on people living with major depressive disorder: The need for credible continuous virtual care. Journal of Medical Internet Research. (preprint).
Malone, J.L. (2021). Enhancing Public Policies. Psynopsis, 43(4), 14-15.
Malone, J.L. (2021, July). Pandemic: Psychological impacts for members and those we serve. College of Alberta Psychologists Monitor, 66, 17-19.
Malone, J.L. National Guidelines
Ritchie, K., Bush, C., Malone, J.L., Pachet, A., Pontefract, A. Ply, E., Nekolaichuk, C., & Wilson, K. (2020). MAID Task Force Report & Practice Guidelines for Psychologists Involved in End-of-Life Decisions. Canadian Psychological Association. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21942.88642
Pettifor, J., & Malone, J., & Church, E. (2017). Guidelines for Ethical Psychological Practice with Women. Canadian Psychological Association.
Pettifor, J., & Malone, J., & Church, E. (2007). Guidelines for Ethical Psychological Practice with Women. Canadian Psychological Association.
Malone, J.L. (in press). Academic incongruence in psychology: Forging a future in an alien profession. Chapter 10. In S. Dixon & C DePass (Eds.), Racialized Women Navigating Academic Spaces: Stronger Together. Lexington Books.
Malone, J. (2025). Applying a contextualized, systemic lens: Considering the rural context. Chapter 6.2 Practice 13 Wholistic Care: Expanding Perspectives In S. Collins and M. Jay (Eds.), Decolonizing Health, Healing, and Care: Embodying Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Counselling. Counselling Concepts. DOI https://doi.org/10.71446/ji62364753
Goodwin, S., Wiser, B., Allan, J., Doucet, L., & Malone, J.L. (2024). Synergy and challenges of ethical rural interprofessional collaborative practice. Chapter 12. In C. Sinclair (Ed.), Ethics in Action: Personal Reflections from Canadian Psychologists. University of Calgary Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15135876
Malone, J.L. (2020). Challenges and rewards: The role of psychologists in rural and remote areas. In T.A. Carey, & J. Gullifer (Eds.), Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5012-1
Malone, J.L. (2020). Professional ethics in rural practice: Relational Territory. In T.A. Carey, & J. Gullifer (Eds.), Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5012-1
Malone, J.L. (2018). Applying a contextualized, systemic lens: Considering the rural context. In S. Collins (Ed.), Embracing cultural responsivity and social justice: Re-shaping professional identity in counselling psychology [EPub version]. Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/
Pettifor, J., & Malone, J. (2010). Counselling women: Ethics for diversity and social justice. In L. Ross (Ed), Feminist Counselling: Theory, Issues, and Practice. Vancouver, BC: Canadian Scholars Press Inc. ISBN 9780889614710 Feminist Counselling - Canadian Scholars
Malone, J.L. (2010). Professional ethics in rural Canadian psychology: Understanding the experiences of practising psychologists. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32463.05283