Dr. Coulombe’s dissertation is part of a larger research project using mixed methods to reach a significant population experiencing mental health challenges. The study included participants with lived experience of mental disorders, as well as an advisory committee of policymakers, researchers and health professionals. Dr. Coulombe’s dissertation focused on the development and initial validation of self-management questionnaire for persons with anxiety and mood disorders to explore recovery profiles (e.g., floundering, struggling, flourishing), empowering actions, and the role of socio-demographic factors in predicting different profiles. His work found that the odds of flourishing differ with selected demographic variables underlying “social inequalities that need to be addressed by systemic actions at the community or policy levels.”