Our Team
Meet our dedicated researchers involved in creating and managing this project.
Catherine Lebel, PhD
My research uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study brain development in children and adolescents. Using a variety of MRI techniques, I study how brain structure and function change with age, or in response to treatments and interventions. The aim of my research is to better understand brain changes, with the ultimate goal of providing earlier identification and more effective treatments for children with developmental disorders.
Gerry Giesbrecht, PhD
The overall objectives of my research program are: to identify the mechanisms by which early life exposure to stress becomes biologically embedded in children’s development, to identify risk and resilience factors that modify the effects of early life stress exposure on children’s development, and to develop effective intervention and prevention strategies to prevent or reduce the effects of early life stress exposure on children’s development.
Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, PhD
My research interests focus on psychological and social factors that promote or detract from optimal health trajectories. I have a line of research that investigates sociodemographic and racial disparities in health, with a particular interest in sleep. I am also interested in the transition to parenthood and the development of preventative interventions for at risk populations.