Cary S. Kogan, PhD

Cary Kogan (he, him, il, lui) is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa and visiting scientist at the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal. He is an Additional Editorial Contributor to the World Health Organization’s ICD-11 clinical description and diagnostic requirements (CDDR) for mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. He contributed to the development and field testing of the ICD-11 CDDR including leading the Canadian clinic-based field trial as well as the international field study for the neurodevelopmental disorders evaluating the diagnostic requirements and behavioural indicators for ICD-11 Disorders of Intellectual Development. Prof. Kogan is also the mental health lead for the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health at the University of Ottawa, which focuses on understanding and redressing health disparities observed among Black communities in Canada. He was co-lead on a project that examined the effects of anti-Black racism on mental health and well-being of Black youth. Prof. Kogan also teaches and trains doctoral students at the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Psychological Association accredited clinical psychology and internship programs. His areas of expertise and research include psychopathology, public mental health, mental health disparities, and clinical psychopharmacology.