Academic Information
Provisional Psychologist
Canmore Pain Clinic, Canmore, Alberta

PhD. (candidate), Counselling Psychology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Research Interests
Current research interests focused on understanding the process of recovery from addiction as it unfolds within daily life contexts and how gender plays a role. I am also interested in researching recovery across a greater breadth of addiction with the hopes of developing a recovery model. Besides addiction, I am interested in returning to research into how people construct, live out and make sense of their spiritual lives.

Publications

• Graham, M. D. (in press). Faithful translation and postmodernism: A response. Edification: Journal of the Society for Christian Psychology.
• Young, R. A., Marshall, S. K., Domene, J. F., Graham, M. D., Logan, C., Templeton, L., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Valach, L. (in press). Meaningful actions and motivated projects in the transition to adulthood: Two case examples. The International Journal for Vocational and Educational Guidance
• Graham, M. D., Young, R. A., Valach, L., & Wood, R. A. (in press). Addiction as a Complex Social Process: An Action Theoretical Perspective. Addiction Research & Theory.
• Graham, M. D., McDonald, M. J., & Klaassen, D. W. (in press). A phenomenological analysis of spiritual seeking: Listening to quester voices. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.
• Graham, M. D. (2006). Addiction, the addict and career: Considerations for the employment counselor. Journal of Employment Counseling, 43, 168-178.
• Klaassen, D. W., McDonald, M. J., & Graham, M. D. (2004). Constructivist stances for promoting justice in spirituality research. In J. D. Raskin & S. K. Bridges (Eds.), Studies in meaning 2: Bridging the personal and social in constructivist psychology (pp. 239-263). New York: Pace University Press.

• Graham, M. D. The role of gender in recovery: An action theoretical analysis. In M. D. Graham (Chair), Genders in action: Putting research into practice . Full symposium accepted to the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago , IL.
• Young, R.A., Marshall, S.K., Domene, J.F., Graham, M., Logan, C., Templeton, L., & Zaidman-Zait, A. (2006, July). Joint action: A new conceptualization of career transition. Symposium paper presented at the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.
• Graham, M. D. & Young, R. A. (2006, July). Qualitative research and addiction recovery: The action-project method. Symposium paper presented at the 3rd biennial meeting of the International Network on Personal Meaning, Burnaby, BC. 
• Graham. M. D., Zaidman, A., Fletcher-Johnson, M., Lee, C., & Young, R. A. (2006, June). An action theoretical perspective on abstinence choices. Paper presented in S. K. Marshall (Chair), Positive psychology in youth and families: An action theoretical perspective. Canadian Psychological Association, Annual Conference, Calgary, AB.
• Graham, M. D., Zaidman, A., Fletcher-Johnson, M., Lee, C., & Young, R. A. (2006, April). Examining abstinence choices: An action-theoretical perspective. Poster session at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Biennial Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Zaidman-Zait, A., Young, R. A., Marshall, S. K., Domene, J. F., Graham, M. D., Logan, C., & Templeton, L. (2005, April). Transition from high school as a family project. Paper presented in J. F. Domene (Chair), Transitions during the high school years: An action theory approach. Symposium at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Montreal, QC (Note: Paper was collaborative and presented by M. D. Graham).
• McDonald, M. J., Vaden House, D., & Graham, M. D., Klaassen, D. W., & Gallant, C. M. (2002, July). Honing critical edges in human science research: Engaging worldviews and ideology in research on spirituality. Paper presented for Inciting Dialogue at the Edges of Human Science Research, International Human Science Research Conference, Victoria, BC (Role: discussion of thesis design and results). 
• Graham, M.D. (2002). A phenomenological study of quest-oriented religion. Poster session presented at the second biannual International Conference on Personal Meaning, Vancouver, BC.

• Graham, M.D. (2006). Recovery from alcohol dependence: An action theoretical perspective. Presentation to the IMPART cohort.
• Graham, M. D., & Young, R. A. (2007). Peer assisted injection as a joint project: Considering addiction as a complex social process. Presentation to the IMPART trainee cohort. Also, a paper in progress to be submitted to the journal Addiction Research & Theory.