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Job opportunity: One-year post-doctoral fellowship starting September 2022

One-year post-doctoral fellowship available starting September 2022 In partnership with Mitacs, Mental Health Agency of Canada, and Child Development Institute, a one-year post-doctoral fellowship is available starting September 2022. The objective of this fellowship is to help understand whether an evidence-based, early intervention program (Stop Now And Plan [SNAP]) that focuses on building parent/caregiver-child-relationships and […]

Article of the month from Dr. Desmond Ellis (June 2022 Selection)

Effects of Historical Coercive Control, Historical Violence, and Lawyer Representation on Post-Separation Male Partner Violence Against Mother Litigants Who Participated in Adversarial Family Court Proceedings What background information do you need to know? Research has found that for mothers who choose to separate from violent male partners, this separation can increase the risk of male […]

Article of the month from Dr. Debra Pepler (May 2022 selection)

Community Journey of Change Through Relational Determinants of Health What is the research about? This research concerns developing a model that maps Indigenous communities’ journeys from the cycle of violence arising through relational determinants of health. This project involved the study of community mobilization processes to highlight pathways for moving away from historical harm and […]

Article of the month from Dr. Christine Till and Trainees (April 2022 selection)

Maternal fluoride exposure, fertility and birth outcomes: The MIREC cohort Carly Goodman, Meaghan Hall, Rivka Green, Christine Till What do you need to know? Fluoride can occur naturally in freshwater and is sometimes added to public water supplies for dental protection. High levels of fluoride exposure in pregnant women (more than 1.5 mg/L) have been […]

Article of the month from Dr. Melody Wiseheart (March 2022 selection)

Effectiveness Trail of Spaced Learning in Elementary Classrooms Dr. Vanessa Foot-Seymour & Dr. Melody Wiseheart What is this research about? The main goal of this study was to see whether the robust spacing effects seen in the laboratory environments could also be seen in the classroom under real-world conditions, using curriculum-based materials involving critical thinking.  […]

Article of the month from Dr. Thanujeni Pathman (February 2022 selection)

Memory at Play: Examining Relations Between Episodic and Semantic Memory in a Children’s Museum What do you need to know? Children’s semantic memory (knowledge about the world) influenced the accuracy of children’s memory for past events. Researchers found age-related improvements in children’s semantic knowledge and that children’s language abilities (knowledge about the meaning of words) […]

Dr. Kate Tilleczek interviewed on harmful TikTok trends targeted towards children

TikTok says it’s cracking down on dangerous challenges. Will it be enough? TikTokers say more should be done to stop harmful content. You’ve probably noticed challenges on TikTok that encourage kids to do dangerous or harmful things. TikTokers like 14-year-old Kate Roman from Toronto, Ontario, say the platform needs to do more to get rid […]

Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell comments on making the COVID-19 vaccine for kids as pain-free as possible

Netflix and ice cream: How to make the COVID-19 vaccine for kids as pain-free as possible Be honest that it’s going to hurt, but not even for as long as it takes to count to 10. Save up that Netflix show they’re bingeing, to use as a distraction. Have them blow bubbles to prompt deep […]

Dr. Christine Till discusses research regarding the safety of early-life exposure to fluoride

Research will help determine the safety of chronic fluoride exposure in developing brains Emerging research from York University aims to address rising concerns about the safety of early-life exposure to fluoride, and whether chronic exposure to fluoride at current population levels could contribute to lower IQ and behavioural problems in children. Associate Professor at the […]

Article of the month from Dr. Yvonne Bohr (January 2022 selection)

The Crying Clinic: Increasing accessibility to Infant Mental Health services for immigrant parents at risk for peripartum depression What is the research about? The Crying Clinic (CC) is a pilot initiative which aimed to reduce barriers and stigma related to using traditional infant mental health services for immigrant parents at risk of peripartum depression (PPD). […]