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CanChild’s membership is comprised of a multidisciplinary network of Scientists, Research Associates, and International Collaborators from various institutions from around the world. The CanChild team is also made up of PhD Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Research & KT Support. This network includes researchers and clinicians with expertise in pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine (physiatry), occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language pathology, kinesiology, social psychology, epidemiology and biostatistics.

As CanChild co-founder Peter Rosenbaum says “It is not me but we” – and the impact of that statement is felt within each of our team members. At CanChild we put every effort into embodying that sentiment. Our research is steeped in local and global partnerships, collaborations, and team effort, and we believe those to be the necessary ingredients to produce truly great work. Since our early days we have pulled together individuals with various academic backgrounds and clinical expertise to better our research, and we continue to do that today. Explore more about those individuals and discover their unique skills that make us a great team below...

Meet CanChild Core Team

Dr. Olaf Kraus De Camargo

Co-Director

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Dr. Briano Di Rezze

Co-Director

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Dayle McCauley

Research Development Officer

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Rachel Teplicky

Business and Engagement Officer

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Danijela Grahovac

Technical Support Specialist

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Anne MacLeod

Office Administrator

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PhD Students
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Research and Knowledge Translation Support
Scientists

Dr. Olaf Kraus De Camargo

Co-Director

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Dr. Briano Di Rezze

Co-Director

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Dr. Mary Law

Co-Founder / Emeritus

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Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

Co-Founder

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Dr. Dana Anaby

Scientists

Dr. Rudaina Banihani

Associate Member

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Dr. Doreen Bartlett

Emeritus

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Dr. Michelle Batthish

Scientist

Margaret van Beers

Associate Member (health care system leadership)

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Dr. Gary Bedell

Associate Member

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Dr. Sheila Bennett

Associate Member

Victoria Boyd

Associate Member (Researcher)

Evelyn Bursey

Associate Member (Child development and early years professional)

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Julie Brocklehurst

Parent Partner

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Beatriz Helena Brugnaro

Associate Member

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Dr. Laura Brunton

Scientist

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Jan Burke-Gaffney

Associate Member

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Dr. John Cairney

Associate Member

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Dr. Chantal Camden

Scientist

Dr. Wenonah Campbell

Scientist

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Paula Chagas

Associate Member

Elizabeth Chambers

Associate Member (Person with Lived Experience)

Chi-Wen Chien

Chi-Wen Chien

Associate Member (Researcher)

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Dr. Lisa Chiarello

Associate Member

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Dr. Eyal Cohen

Scientists

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Dr. Wendy Coster

Associate Member

(Frances) Aileen Costigan

Associate Member (Clinician, Researcher)

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Dr. Andrea Cross

Scientist

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Dr. Jennifer Crowson

Advisory Board

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BJ Cunningham

Scientist

Genevieve Currie

Associate Member (Family Partner)

Sukaina Dada

Associate Member (Clinician)

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Cindy DeCola

Communications Officer

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Carol DeMatteo

Scientist

Amanda St. Dennis

Associate Member (Person with Lived Experience)

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Leah Dix

Project Coordinator

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Sarah Earl

Project Coordinator

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Dr. Nora Fayed

Associate Member

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Dr. Darcy Fehlings

Associate Member

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Dr. Mark Ferro

Associate Member

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Pegah Firouzeh

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Susanne Flett

Advisory Board

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Dr. Robin Gaines

Associate Member

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Barb Galuppi

Project Coordinator

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Jessica Geboers

Associate Member (Person with Lived Experience)

Dr. Stelios Georgiades

Associate Member

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Dr. Barbara Gibson

Associate Member

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Dr. Jan Willem Gorter

Scientist

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Danijela Grahovac

Technical Support Specialist and Associate Member (Family Partner)

Dr. Marie Grandisson

Associate Member

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Dr. Adrienne Harvey

Associate Member

Kim Hesketh

Associate Member (Family Member, Clinician)

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Dr. Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker

Emeritus (1958-2025)

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Oksana Hlyva

Project Coordinator

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Sarah Hopmans

Clinical Research Assistant

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Debbie Hughes

Research Assistant

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Karen Hurtubise

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Dr. Christine Imms

Associate Member

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Dr. Lynn Jeffries

Associate Member

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Dr. Marian Jongmans

Associate Member

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Diane Kay

Parent Partner

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Dr. Marilyn Kertoy

Emeritus

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Dr. Marjolijn Ketelaar

Scientist

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Dr. Mary Khetani

Scientist

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Dr. Gillian King

Associate Member

Daniela Klobucar

Marketing and Communications Associate

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Dr. Anne Klassen

Scientist

Marion Knutson

Associate Member (Family Partner)

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Dr. Dafna Kohen

Associate Member

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Dr. Niina Kolehmainen

Associate Member

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Dr. Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm

Associate Member

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Dr. Matthew Kwan

Associate Member

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Dr. Lucyna Lach

Associate Member

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Dr. Alyssa LaForme Fiss

Associate Member

Thorsten Langer

Associate Member

Cynthia Lennon

Associate Member (Clinician)

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Dr. Danielle Levac

Scientist

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Anne MacLeod

Office Administrator

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Dr. Livia C. Magalhâes

Associate Member

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Dr. Sanjay Mahant

Associate Member

Rachel Martens

Research Engagement Strategist, Associate Member (Family Member, Person with Lived Experience)

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Dayle McCauley

Research Development Officer

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Dr. Sarah Westcott McCoy

Associate Member

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Dr. Ronit Mesterman

Associate Member

Samantha Micsinszki

Postdoctoral Fellow, Associate Member (Researcher)

Lynda Moore

Associate Member (Family Partner)

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Dr. Cheryl Missiuna

Emeritus

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Dr. Christopher Morris

Associate Member

David Mosher

Advisory Board

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Donya Mosleh

PhD Student

Hannah Nguyen

Student Research Assistant

Linda Nguyen

Associate Member

Lisbeth Nilsson

Associate Member (Researcher)

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Dr. Eva Nordmark

Associate Member

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Dr. Iona Novak

Associate Member

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Dr. Ginny Paleg

Associate Member

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Dr. Robert Palisano

Scientist

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Dr. Diana Parvinchi

Associate Member

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Monika Novak Pavlic

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Michelle Phoenix

Scientist

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Dr. Barbara Piškur

Associate Member

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Nancy Pollock

Emeritus (1956-2020)

Sara Pot

Associate Member (Family Partner)

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Dr. Christelle Pons

Associate Member

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Kinga Pozniak

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Dr. Lesley Pritchard

Associate Member

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Connie Putterman

Family Engagement Co-Developer and Co-Instructor

Hércules Ribeiro

Associate Member

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Meaghan Reitzel

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Dr. Gabriel Ronen

Scientist

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Dr. Dianne Russell

Emeritus

Liane Simon

Associate Member

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Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas

Associate Member

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Kathy Stazyk

Research Coordinator

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Debra Stewart

Emeritus

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Alice Kelen Soper

PhD Student

Roopa Srinivasan

Associate Member (Clinician)

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Anna Swain

Research Coordinator

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Rachel Teplicky

Business and Engagement Officer

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Prof. Nancy Thomas-Stonell

Associate Member

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Dr. Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts

Associate Member

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Donna Thomson

Family Engagement Co-Developer and Co-Instructor, Associate Member (Family Partner)

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Dr. Brian Timmons

Scientist

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Dr. Vanessa Tomas

Post-Doctoral Fellow

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Natasha Trehan

Youth Member, Advisory Board

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Dr. Elisabetta Trinari

Associate Member

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Laura Turner

Clinician Consultant

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Dr. Sandra VanderKaay

Scientist

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Dr. Olaf Verschuren

Associate Member

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Dr. Stephen Walter

Emeritus

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Dr. Jonathan Weiss

Associate Member

Sandra Sahagian Whalen

Associate Member (Clinician)

Kristy Wittmeier

Associate Member (Clinician, Researcher)

Logan Wong

Associate Member (Person with Lived Experience, Researcher)

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Marilyn Wright

Clinician Consultant

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Dr. Virginia Wright

Associate Member

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Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Associate Member

Jennifer Zwicker

Associate Member (Researcher)

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Dr. Jill Zwicker

Associate Member

CanChild Alumni Team

CanChild Alumni Team