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Program Director & Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational and Applied Psychology, Adler University

Dr. Jason Walker PsyD, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Program Director for Industrial-Organizational and Applied Psychology at Adler University in Vancouver Canada. With over 20 years of expertise in mental health and organizational psychology, he is renowned for researching workplace violence, bullying, and harassment. He has lived and worked in rural and remote Indigenous communities, providing essential mental health and social services for over a decade. Dr. Walker actively contributes as a reviewer for the Journal of Consulting Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, and Frontiers in Public Health. He also holds a Clinical Adjunct position at the City University of Seattle, with a particular emphasis on addiction recovery.

In acknowledgment of his contributions, Dr. Walker has received several accolades. These include an appointment to the Priory of Canada as a Serving Member of the Order of St John and the Canada Volunteer Award Medal of Honour from the Government of Canada.

Areas of Focus:
Mental health, workplace violence, addiction, Indigenous, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Associate Professor, University Canada West
  • 2020–present
    Adjunct Professor, City University of Seattle

Education

  • 2018 
    California Southern University, PsyD (Clinical Psychology)
  • 2017 
    NorthCentral University, PhD (General Psychology)
  • 2002 
    University of Toronto, MSW (Clinical)
  • 2000 
    McMaster University, Hon BA Psych

Professional Memberships

  • British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist
  • American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Diplomate
  • Chartered Professional in Human Resources (BC)
  • Alternate Dispute Resolution Canada Qualified Mediator/Arbitrator
  • CACFF Certified Counsellor

Honours

Member, Order of St John