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Meet Our Trainees

Meet Our Trainees2024-07-16T10:21:44-08:00

Dr. Bilikis Banire: What she’s learned as a KBHN trainee

Kids Brain Health Network can actually push boundaries in terms of getting people to support families of children with any neurodevelopmental disability. The programs brings different people together with different perspectives, in terms of how research can support them, what are the methods that can be used in the research, and how to take the research beyond that level into practice.

I have learned so many things in terms of implementing the research. Not only to understand the theory but how to put it into practice, every step that you need to to do make it a reality for the users is something I’ve gained from this experience.

I would like to encourage spreading the message not only across Canada, but outside Canada. In my own country, I will try to extend the message to see what people do here at Kids Brain Health Network. It’s an amazing organization because of the different perspectives built into it.”

~ Dr. Bilikis Oluwatoyin Banire

Ash Seth: Innovating Neurodevelopmental Care with KBHN

I graduated from the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, and right after that I got my first internship along with KBHN and Mitacs support. My core background has always been in neurodevelopmental disabilities, and when I learned that KBHN is also striving to make change for the lives of people with NDDs and their caregivers, that really got me excited.

Being a researcher gives me the opportunity to learn many things about the core issues that individuals and families with NDDs are facing, and how to synthesize that knowledge with the support of evidence-based research… and to use that knowledge so that people can relate to cutting-edge issues. Most importantly, the idea of influencing policy and practice through evidence-based change is something that really excites me.

I think the learning curve has never stopped for me, and I’m a believer in lifelong learning. I have wonderful support from mentors who are pioneers in their fields, and learning from them is a dream come true.

~ Ashish Seth

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Trainees & Alumni

Meet some current and alumni members of KBHN’s National Training Program:

Abagail Hennessy

Biography, Former Trainee, Mitacs - 2021 Awardee|

Abagail Hennessy, B.A., is a first year M.A. student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program in the faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario. Abagail has a keen interest in supporting children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) through her research.

Alice Kelen Soper

2023 Speaker, 2023 Trainee Cohort, Biography|

Alice Soper completed her Master’s degree in Global Health at McMaster University in 2020. Currently, she is working at CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research as a Clinical Research Assistant and is a PhD student at the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University.

Brittany Finlay

2023 Speaker, Biography, Former Trainee, KBHN – Autism Alliance of Canada Policy Fellow|

Her research focuses on analyzing disability policy in Canada to evaluate the extent to which policy is meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities. Her work focuses on comparing and contrasting the design and delivery of disability programs across the country, and determining the barriers and facilitators to accessing disability programs in Canada.

Celia Kwan

Biography, Former Trainee|

Celia is currently a fourth year medical student at the University of British Columbia. Prior to medical school, she completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at McMaster University with a specialization in Child Health.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the KBHN National Training Program, or if you want to learn more, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact training@kidsbrainhealth.ca.

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