Biography

Research Project Manager, University of Calgary Wendy Mitchell, Ph.D., R.SLP, brings extensive experience in neuro-developmental disabilities as a speech language pathologist and more recently in supporting the KBHN Navigation project. She graduated with her PhD from Rehabilitation Medicine, and brings additional background in research addressing the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and [...]

Associate Chair & Instructor, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Dr. Melissa Dobson received her PhD in biochemistry many years ago.  Through her work,  she was involved in identifying three human genes and a new bacterial species.  Melissa is currently the associate chair  at NAIT in the Bachelor of Technology program. She is also [...]

Assistant Professor, McGill University Keiko Shikako-Thomas is the Canada Research in Childhood Disability: Participation and Knowledge Translation, Associate Professor at McGill University School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. Her research focuses on the promotion of healthy living and the human rights of children with disabilities AND knowledge translation science and practice. Keiko's research [...]

Eyes High Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Calgary Michèle is an avid volunteer as the Founder and Chair of Buds in Bloom, connecting children with varying abilities and families to community, and member of several other Committees, including on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Suicide Prevention. With over 26 years as a clinical paediatric [...]

Global Head of Neurodevelopment, Genentech Dr. Sanders received his Bachelor’s in Zoology and Animal Biology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He then attended medical school at the University of Tennessee before completing his internship and residency in psychiatry at UNC. He then did a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry here at Duke. [...]