Dr. Tae L. Hart C.Psych.

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Biography

Dr. Hart received a BA in psychology from the University of Michigan and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.  Dr. Hart completed an APA-accredited clinical internship at the Palo Alto Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, followed by a National Institute of Mental Health research postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University.  After working for four years as a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Hart moved to Toronto in 2007 to join the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Hart also holds academic appointments at the Zane Cohen Center for Digestive Diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, and an adjunct academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Hart’s research centers on psychological factors associated with adjustment to illness in chronically-ill individuals and their spouses/partners. Primarily, Dr. Hart’s work has investigated quality of life, psychological distress, and symptom burden in patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, multiple sclerosis, or gastrointestinal disorders (inflammatory bowel disease or functional bowel disorders). At the current time, Dr. Hart’s program of examines the psychological impact of having Lynch syndrome and factors involved in managing risks associated with Lynch syndrome as well as other familial cancers (i.e., familial gastric cancer).

Dr. Hart’s teaching interests include courses in both clinical and health psychology, and has supervised numerous trainees on research methodology, as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy.  At TMU, Dr. Hart has taught graduate-level Psychopathology, Professional Ethics, and Treatment of Psychological Disorders.  Undergraduate level courses have included Death, Dying, and Bereavement, Psychological Disorders and Introduction to Clinical Psychology.  

Selected Publications & Presentations

Albiani, J., Panjwani, A., Aronson, M., Semotiuk, K., Ward, T., Cohen, Z., & Hart, T.L. (2026). Understanding health anxiety in people diagnosed with Lynch syndrome. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 8(2):e193. doi: 10.1097/OR9.0000000000000193

McGarragle, K.M, Hare, C.J., & Hart, T.L. (2026). Dyadic coping and multiple sclerosis: A Qualitative exploration of differences between couples high and low in relationship functioning. British Journal of Health Psychology 31:e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70078

Huband, H., McGarragle, K, Hare, C., Aronson, M., Ward, T., Semotiuk, K., Ferguson, S., Cohen, Z., & Hart, T.L. (2025). Gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome: Information and healthcare access needs. Patient Education and Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108576

Huband, H., McGarragle, K, Hare, C., Aronson, M., Ward, T., Semotiuk, K., Ferguson, S., Cohen, Z., & Hart, T.L. (2025). Psychological impact of risk-reducing surgery for gynecologic cancer among women with Lynch syndrome. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2025.101719

Atlas, M., & Hart, T.L. (2023). Appraisals of cancer, religious/spiritual coping, and hope in colorectal cancer patients. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 43, 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2022.2108743

Hare, C.J., Crangle, C., McGarragle, K., Ferguson, S.E., Hart, T.L. (2022) Change in cancer-related fatigue over time predicts health-related quality of life in ovarian cancer patients, Gynecologic Oncology, 166(3), 487-493.

McGarragle, K.M., Hart, T.L., Swallow, C., Brar, S., Govindarajan, A., Cohen, Z., Aronson, M. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to CDH1 carriers contemplating or undergoing prophylactic total gastrectomy. Familial Cancer, 20, 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00197-y

McGarragle, K., Aronson, M., Semotiuk, K., Holter, S., Hare, C., Ferguson, S., Cohen, Z., & Hart, T. L. (2019). Patient-physician relationships, health self-efficacy, and gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome. Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 17(1), 1-9.

Crangle, C. J., Torbit, L. A., Ferguson, S. E., & Hart, T. L. (2019). Dyadic coping mediates the effects of attachment on quality of life among couples facing ovarian cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 564-575.

McGarragle, K., Holter, S., Hare, C., Holter, S., Anglin Facey, D., McShane, K., Gallinger, S., & Hart, T.L. (2019). Examining intrafamilial communication of colorectal cancer risk status to family members and kin responses to colonoscopy: A qualitative study. Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 17, 16

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Dr. Hart is not accepting new graduate students or any volunteers for the lab at this time.