APrON Team

Nicole Letourneau, PhD
Team Leader

Nursing; parenting and child development, parent-infant mental health, developmental social neuroscience, community-based interventions.

Co-Leaders

Bonnie J.
Kaplan,
PhD

Co-Leader

Psychology; expertise in nutrition, mental/behavioural illness; population & clinical health researcher.

    Catherine
    Field,
    PhD

    Co-Leader

    Nutrition researcher; expertise in fatty acids, micronutrients, and infant development.

      Deborah
      Dewey,
      PhD

      Co-Leader

      Psychology; pediatric neuropsychology, developmental disorders; population & clinical health researcher.

        Investigators

        Anna
        Farmer,
        RD, PhD

        Investigator

        Nutrition researcher; expertise in dietary behaviours in infants and mothers.

          Brenda
          Leung,
          PhD

          Investigator

          Epidemiology, mental health, maternal and child health, neurodevelopment, perinatal nutrition.

            Donna
            Manca,
            MD

            Investigator

            Family medicine; maternal and newborn; community practice based research networks.

              Francois
              Bernier,
              MD

              Investigator

              Genetics; expertise in congenital anomalies research, syndrome delineation, population genetics.

                Gerald
                Giesbrecht,
                PhD

                Investigator

                Psychology, Psychophysiology, Infant Temperment and Child Development.

                  Jon
                  Martin,
                  PhD

                  Investigator

                  Environmental Analytical Chemistry; expertise in toxicology and trace analysis of organic contaminants in human samples.

                    Laki
                    Goonewardene,
                    PhD

                    Investigator

                    Biostatistics; analysis of nutrition data.

                      Libbe
                      Kooistra,
                      PhD

                      Investigator

                      Psychology; expertise in developmental psychology & thyroid, especially in relation to attention and motor skills.

                        Linda
                        Casey,
                        MD, FRCPC, MSc

                        Investigator

                        Pediatric Nutrition, Body Composition and Feeding.

                          Linda
                          McCargar,
                          PhD

                          Investigator

                          Nutrition researcher; expertise in the assessment of nutrient intake, and women and child nutrition.

                            Lisa
                            Gagnon,
                            MD

                            Investigator

                            Psychiatry; adult mood disorders; special interest in women’s mental health.

                              Maeve
                              O’Beirne,
                              MD

                              Investigator

                              Family medicine; maternal and newborn.

                                Marja
                                Cantell,
                                PhD

                                Investigator

                                Psychology; neurodevelopmental disorders and exercise psychology, especially motor skills & physical activity.

                                  Misha
                                  Eliaswiz,
                                  PhD

                                  Investigator

                                  Biostatistics; expertise in study design; statistical methods to identify risk factors; regression modelling.

                                    Nalini
                                    Singhal,
                                    MD

                                    Investigator

                                    Neonatology; expertise in newborn health.

                                      Rhonda
                                      Bell,
                                      PhD

                                      Investigator

                                      Nutrition researcher; expertise in maternal-fetal nutrition programming.

                                        Victor
                                        Pop,
                                        MD, PhD

                                        Investigator

                                        General Practitioner; research expertise in maternal mood; thyroid function.