Dr.
B. Duncan McKinlay is a registered Psychologist with the College of
Psychologists of Ontario, practicing with children and adolescents in
the areas of clinical and school psychology. He received his bachelors
with honours at McMaster
University and his Applied Masters and Doctorate at the University
of Waterloo, focusing on educational psychology, clinical psychology
and behavioural neuroscience. He is on faculty with both the departments
of psychology and psychiatry at the University
of Western Ontario, and currently works as clinic lead for “The
Brake Shop” — an award-winning and nationally-recognized
service he created for youth with Tourette Syndrome & associated
conditions at the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI)
in London, Ontario, Canada.
Dr.
McKinlay was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at age 19 - he knew that
he had a "secret" by age 7. He is a past director of the Tourette
Syndrome Foundation of Canada (TSFC), has received numerous awards
from this organization for his professional work and his personal example,
and sits on the Professional Advisory Boards for various Tourette organizations.
In 2003 Dr. McKinlay was an inaugural recipient of McMaster University's
Arch Award, created to recognize successes, innovative accomplishments,
and societal contributions of selected alumni. Finally, in 2006 he received
the first ever Sandra D. Lang Memorial Award from the government of
Ontario for exceptional contributions to children, youth, and families.
Dr.
McKinlay has conducted over 400 presentations internationally. He has
authored numerous works and professional papers, including major contributions
to an in-service manual for the TSFC and two syndicated cyber-columns.
Various media have covered Dr. McKinlay and his work including Discovery
Channel, The Montel Williams Show, Global Television, the Canadian and
British Broadcasting Corporations, TVOntario, Maclean's magazine, Canadian
Living magazine, and Reader's Digest. A 2002 documentary of Dr. McKinlay's
life received awards at both the Yorkton and International Health Film
Festivals, and in 2003 garnered 2 Gemini nominations.
You
can "meet" Dr. McKinlay, read his work, or purchase the "Life's
A Twitch" documentary by logging onto http://www.lifesatwitch.com.
