Dr. Clarke is currently a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and is also a Professor in the Department of Child Studies at Mount Royal University. She was the founding Executive Director of the Sinneave Family Foundation and The Ability Hub.
She is now the Senior Vice President of the Foundation and leads for science, practice and policy areas for the Foundation. She held the Fraser Mustard Chair in Childhood Development at the University of Calgary until 2011. Dr. Clarke has served on the National Expert Advisory Committee on the Centre’s of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being and the Board of the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research. She also chaired the Expert Advisory Panel on Autism for the Province of Alberta. Dr. Clarke teaches and supervises many undergraduate and graduate students from medicine, nursing, psychology, and education due to her strong commitment to interdisciplinary education. She has designed new clinical practice guidelines and educational programs for physicians, judges and child care professionals through the Brain in Mind program at the University of Calgary, Child Development Centre.
Dr. Clarke has also developed many innovative community outreach programs in schools, women’s shelters and rural communities to identify children and youth with developmental and mental health concerns earlier. She was named one of the 100 top physicians of the century by the Alberta Medical Association. She received a Centennial Medal in recognition of her unique contributions to child health and development in Alberta. In 2013 Dr. Clarke was awarded Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medals in recognition for her contributions in autism.
