Meet Our People
Meet the people driving a wide range of McCain Centre projects
- Meet Our People
The McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health is driven by a dedicated team of scientists who are passionate about engaging youth as key decision makers, and improving mental health outcomes for young people and their families.
Research Leads
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Dr. Nicole KozloffDirector Transition-age youth mental health, health services, complexity in youth mental health |
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Dr. Darren CourtneyAssociate Director Depression in adolescents, substance use disorders, measurement-based care |
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Dr. Jo HendersonSenior Scientist Integrated youth services, learning health systems |
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Dr. Kristin CleverleySenior Scientist Psychiatric epidemiology, college mental health, transitions in care |
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Dr. Meng-Chuan LaiSenior Scientist Neurodiversity, gender |
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Dr. Amy GajariaAssociate Scientist Health equity, qualitative methods, substance use |
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Dr. Dafna KahanaAssociate Scientist Gender, substance use, epidemiology |
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Dr. Tracey SkillingAssociate Scientist Youth justice, antisocial behaviour |
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Dr. Deb ChiodoAssociate Scientist Data evaluation, learning health systems |
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Dr. Meaghen Quinlan-DavidsonStaff Scientist Learning health systems, health equity, social determinants of health |
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Dr. Lisa HawkeStaff Scientist Stigma, youth mental health, patient-oriented research, lived experience engagement |
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Dr. Brendan AndradeCollaborator Scientist Child behaviour, psychosocial interventions |
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Dr. Doug VanderlaanCollaborator Scientist Gender and sexual orientation diversity, developmental psychology, neuroimaging |
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Dr. Lexi EwingScientific Associate Postsecondary student mental health, lived experience engagement, transitions in care |
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Dr. Cathy FournierScientific Associate Indigenous research, community-led collaborative research, indigenous data sovereignty |
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Dr. Florence PerquierScientific Associate Epidemiology, youth mental health services, outcome analysis |
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Dr. Corinna EastonScientific Associate Qualitative methods, mental health, health equity |
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Youth Engagement Coordinators
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Claire PerryEngagement Coordinator |
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Thalia PhiEngagement Coordinator |
Research Operations Team
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Susan DickensResearch Operations Manager |
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Emily PanzarellaProgram Officer |
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Coleen CoyleAdministrative Assistant |
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