Dr. Natalie Mota is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Clinical Health Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and a Clinical Psychologist at the Operational Stress Injury Clinic (OSIC) in Winnipeg. She graduated with a BA (Hons) from McGill University and completed her MA and PhD at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Mota then completed her residency at the University of Mississippi/GV (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and a research postdoctoral position at Yale University and the Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD (Clinical Neurosciences Division).
Dr. Mota’s clinical expertise is in the assessment and treatment of PTSD, and prior to joining the OSIC, she was a psychologist at the Crisis Response Centre.
Dr. Mota’s research focuses on understanding the psychological and physical impacts of trauma in military, first responder, and general populations, and on studying resilience and recovery from trauma.