YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-22

Kids Brain Health Network’s achievements rely on the skills and contributions of hundreds of people and organizations, all of whom deserve our heartfelt thanks. We’d like to specifically thank families and caregivers for working with us. We could not do this work without them.

Network Members

Kids Brain Health Network collaborates with 22 leading academic and research institutions that become our Network Members. We thank these leading Canadian organizations who are the home of our principal investigators and researchers who have been working to develop programs, groundbreaking research, and initiatives that help improve the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

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KBHN funded under Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)

We are deeply grateful to the Network of Centres of Excellence program for their funding support to KBHN as we continue the third and final cycle of funding under the federal NCE program.

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Host Institution

We extend Thanks to our host institution, Simon Fraser University for their continued collaboration. SFU makes a natural home for the Network with the University’s strategic focus areas including improving health across the human lifespan, emphasis on community engagement and the translation of knowledge for the greatest societal impact.

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Thank you to our Partners

We’d like to underline the great contribution of our partners for bringing our innovations to life for the benefit of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

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Our Team

We’d like to express our gratitude to our Board members for their leadership and dedication, to our Research Management Committee and Research Training Committee for their insightful guidance, to our staff and researchers for their tireless efforts.

KBHN’s Board of Directors

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David Kuik
Board Chair until September 21, 2021

CEO, Norima Consulting Inc.

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Geoff Pradella
Board Chair after September 21, 2021

Senior Strategic Advisor to the Minister of Health, Government of Alberta

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Sara Saber-Freedman
Vice-Chair

Executive Vice President, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

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Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson
Associate Vice-President Research, pro tem, Simon Fraser University

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Executive Director, Family Support Institute of BC
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Superintendent, Ottawa Police Department
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Bonnie Healy
Health Director, Blackfoot Confederacy

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Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, Global Affairs Canada
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Oksana Khomyak
Senior Manager of Audit and Assurance, Price Waterhouse

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William Kovalchuk
President and Portfolio Manager, Claret Asset Management Corporation

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Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal
Deputy Head, Brain and Child Development Axis
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CEO, Eden Care Communities
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Erin Selby
Director of Education and Training, UFCW Training Centre

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Dr. Christine Williams
Executive Vice President and Head of Implementation Science, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

KBHN’s Research Management Committee

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Désirée Maltais
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Laval University

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Lucy Osborne
Professor, University of Toronto

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Dr. Jacob Burack
Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology McGill University

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Dr. Normand Carrey
Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Department of Psychiatry, IWK Health Centre

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Parent Advocate & Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Mount Royal University
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Executive Director, Performance Management and Evaluation, Alberta Innovates
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CEO, Johnston Research Inc.
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Lori Sheremeta
Instructor, JR Shaw School of Business, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Dr. Marla Steinberg
Independent Evaluation Consultant
Adjunct Professor, School of Public and Population Health, University of British Columbia

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Vivien Symington
CEO and Director, Club Aviva, Childrens Sports & Gymnastics Club

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Dr. Laura Williams
Director of Patient Engagement, University Health Network

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Christina Weise
CEO of Research Manitoba, University of Manitoba

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Brent Wennekes
Director of Member Relations, Protein Industries Canada

KBHN’s Research Training Committee

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Deputy Scientific Officer, Kids Brain Health Network &
Director of Health Policy at the School of Public PolicyUniversity of Calgary
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Dr. Andrea Cross
Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

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Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
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Dr. Stelios Georgiades
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University

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Dr. Jonathan Lai
Executive Director of Strategy and Operations,Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance

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Rachel Martens
Research Engagement Strategist, CanChild and Kids Brain Health Network

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Dr. Carmen Rasmussen
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

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Dr. Fakhri Shafai
Research and Evaluation Project Coordinator, AIDE Canada

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Dr. Jill Zwicker
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia

KBHN’s Staff

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Nicola Lewis
Chief Executive Officer

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Chief Scientific Officer
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Deputy Scientific Officer
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Research Program Manager
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Finance Manager
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Director of Operations and Administration
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Executive Assistant and Governance Coordinator
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Communications Coordinator
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Training Manager Consultant
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Communications Coordinator