Biography

This category holds: Investigators, Awardees, Trainees, Fer Graduates, Family Members, Fellows

Dr. Brian N. Katz

Vice President, Child and Youth Services, Centre for Child Development Dr. Brian Katz is a Registered Psychologist and the Vice President of Child and Youth Services at The Centre for Child Development in Surrey, BC.  Dr. Katz received a Ph.D. in clinical-child psychology from DePaul University in Chicago, IL.  He also holds masters [...]

2020-11-06T15:52:08-08:00September 21st, 2020|Biography|

Dr. Chaya Kulkarni

Dr. Chaya Kulkarni is the Director of Infant Mental Health Promotion (IMHP) at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). IEMHP is a national organization which improves outcomes across the lifespan through translating and promoting the science of early mental health into practice with families during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood.

2024-02-22T12:12:08-08:00September 15th, 2020|2023 Speaker, Biography, Investigator|

Dr. Cindy Blackstock

Executive Director, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada & Professor of Social Work, McGill University A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy is honoured to serve as the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and a professor at McGill University’s School of Social Work. She has over [...]

2020-11-06T15:53:20-08:00September 15th, 2020|Biography|

Dr. Laurence Meadows

Laurence Meadows received his B.A. in Biochemistry from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from McGill University (Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery) where he examined the molecular & electrophysiological properties of voltage-gated sodium channels. He subsequently spent 4 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan (Department of Pharmacology) where he continued [...]

2020-11-06T15:53:37-08:00September 15th, 2020|Biography|

Dr. James Reynolds

Dr. James Reynolds is a graduate of Queen’s University (B.Sc., 1982, Ph.D, 1987). His thesis research investigated the neurochemical mechanisms underlying heavy metal toxicity. Subsequently, he completed postdoctoral training at the Addiction Research Foundation and the University of Toronto.

2024-02-22T11:10:12-08:00September 10th, 2020|2023 Speaker, Biography, Investigator|

Dr. Douglas J. Swanson

KBHN Research and Trainee Manager Doug Swanson has been a part of Kids Brain Health Network from its inception back in 2010. He took on the role of Research Program Manager to help oversee the implementation and growth of the nation-wide Training Program. He received his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of [...]

2023-05-08T09:57:54-08:00September 10th, 2020|Biography|

Nicola Lewis

Nicky brings more than 20 years’ experience in senior management and executive leadership roles in public health and health research administration. Nicky is uniquely and ideally positioned to guide KBHN, having served four years as the inaugural executive director of the Network from its inception as NeuroDevNet.

2024-03-05T09:06:25-08:00September 10th, 2020|2023 Speaker, Biography|
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