| Contact Information: | chtchow@gmail.com |
| Degrees Completed: | McMaster University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience · (2013 – 2017) California State University-Los Angeles Master of Science (M.S.), Biological Sciences, Neuroscience · (2012) University of Toronto Honours Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Human Biology & Psychology · (2002 – 2006) |
Research Interests:
My research work primarily focuses on elucidating the etiology, consequences and development of pediatric anxiety and pain within the medical context.
My postdoctoral projects include:
i) developing and testing novel approaches using neurophysiological methodologies to predict and assess infant pain; ii) examining the effectiveness of a tablet-based application in reducing anxiety and pain in children undergoing elective surgery.
Honours and Awards:
Scholarships/Fellowships (Honours):
2019-2021 Tri-Council Collaborative Health Research Project: Artificial Intelligence, Health and Society (Co-Investigator) “Infant Pain Assessment Rebooted and Rerouted: Data Fusion Using AI Algorithms”
2019 – 2020: Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care Pain Fellowship Award ($60,000) – Competitive;McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2016 – 2017: Ontario Mental Health Foundation Research Studentship Award ($25,000); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2015 – 2016: Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2013 – 2014: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (The Dalley Fellowships) ($15,000); McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Awards:
2018: Most Cited Paper Award; Society of Pediatric Psychology, Oxford University Press
2017: Faculty of Health Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2016: Annual APS Convention Student Research Award; Chicago, United States
2009: Outstanding Poster Performance Award ; California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Publications:
Chow, C., Rizwan, A., Xu, R., Poulin, L., Bhardwaj, V., Van Lieshout, R.J., Buckley, N., Schmidt, L.A. (2019). Association of Temperament With Preoperative Anxiety in Young Patients Undergoing Surgery. JAMA Network Open, 2(6), e195614.
Chow, C., Wan, S., Pope, E., Meng, Z., Van Lieshout, R.J., Schmidt, L.A., Buckley, N. (2018). Audiovisual Interventions for Parental Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 37(8), 746-758.
Furtado, M., Chow, C., Owais, S., Van Lieshout, R.J., Frey, B. (2018). New onset anxiety and anxiety exacerbation in the perinatal period: a systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 238, 626-635.
Owais, S., Chow, C., Furtado, M., Van Lieshout, R.J., Frey, B. (2018). Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Improving Postpartum Maternal Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis will be published in Sleep Medicine Reviews. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 41, 87-100.
Chow, C., Nejati, N., Poole, K., Van Lieshout, R.J., Buckley, N., Schmidt, L.A. Children’s shyness in a surgical context. Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(3): 190–197.
Chow, C., Van Lieshout, R.J., Schmidt, L.A., and Buckley, N. (2017). A Tablet-based Intervention for Reducing Children’s Preoperative Anxiety: A Pilot Study. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 38(6):409-416.
Mathewson, K., Chow, C., Dobson, K., Pope, E., Schmidt, L., Van Lieshout, R. (2017). Mental Health of Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 143(4):347–383.
Chow, C., Van Lieshout, R., Buckley, N., Schmidt, L. (2016). Children’s Perioperative Multidimensional Anxiety Scale (CPMAS): Development and Validation. Psychological Assessment, 28(9):1101-1109.
Dobson K, Chow C., Morrison K, Van Lieshout R. (2016). Associations between Childhood Cognition and Cardiovascular Events in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.08.014.
Chow, C., Van Lieshout, R.J., Schmidt, L.A., Buckley, N. (2015). Audio-Visual interventions for reducing preoperative anxiety in children undergoing elective surgery: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41(2):182-203.
De Leon, R., See, P., Chow, C. (2011). Differential Effects of Low versus High Amounts of Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Spinally Transected Rats. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(6): 1021-1033.