Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

Biography

Jonathan N. Stea, Ph.D., R. Psych., is a registered and practicing clinical psychologist and adjunct assistant professor. Clinically, he specializes in the assessment and treatment of concurrent addictive and psychiatric disorders. He is interested in topics related to science communication and health misinformation in popular media, especially with respect to addiction and mental health. He is a coalition member of #ScienceUpFirst (www.ScienceUpFirst.com), which is a Canadian-wide awareness and engagement initiative that creates, distributes and amplifies best-in-class, science-informed content. He's a two-time winner of the University of Calgary's Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision, and the 2022 recipient of the Psychologists' Association of Alberta's media and science communication award.

He is primary co-editor of Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies. 

His new book, MIND THE SCIENCE: SAVING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE WELLNESS INDUSTRY, aims to educate and embolden those who wish to make informed decisions about their mental health, to improve science and mental health literacy, and to pull back the curtain on the devastating consequences of allowing pseudoscience promoters to target the vulnerable within our society. It’s a must-have for readers of popular science who are curious to understand what mental health really means, or who have been touched by mental illness in some way. It provides readers with a science-backed takedown of pseudoscience, as well as an understanding of its evolution, seduction, and solution. In part, this involves exposing the mental health misinformation that pervades healthcare, pop culture, social media, and the wellness industry.

You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and on Substack: Mind the Science Newsletter.