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ARCH Lab’s Research Showcased
Following up his recent appointment as the Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health, Dr. Ferro’s program of research was showcased by the University of Waterloo. The spotlight focused on the work being doing in the MY LIFE study to examine the biological mechanisms that could help explain the increased risk of mental disorder among […]
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Dr. Ferro Receives Award
At an awards dinner in Washington, D.C., Dr. Ferro was selected as the 2017 Junior Investigator of Year by the Canadian League Against Epilepsy (CLAE). The award, presented by Dr. Jorge Burneo (President of CLAE, left) honours a CLAE member within five years of their first academic appointment for outstanding research contributions in epilepsy. During […]
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ARCH Lab Student Presents at Research Day
Undergraduate student, Emily Kornelsen, represented the ARCH Lab well at this year’s School of Public Health and Health Systems Research Day. In usual fashion, Emily gave an excellent presentation to faculty and fellow students. Well done, Emily!
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Dr. Ferro Profiled by CIHR
As part of the Canada 150 celebration, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) launched the Celebrating Health Research storybook—150 stories from researchers about why they pursued a career in health research, the health problems they are tackling, and the new scientific knowledge they are creating. Dr. Ferro’s work on youth multimorbidity, particularly as it […]
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Dr. Ferro Appointed New Canada Research Chair
Dr. Ferro has been appointed the Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health by the Government of Canada. This five-year appointment, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, will support Dr. Ferro’s program of research aimed at understanding the multilevel determinants and psychosocial outcomes associated with multimorbidity—the occurrence of physical and mental health problems […]
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ARCH Lab Represented at the Canadian Student Leadership Conference
Co-hosted by the University of Waterloo, the Canadian Student Leadership Conference provides outstanding secondary school students opportunities to develop an innovative spirit through a variety of keynote speakers and workshops. ARCH Lab hosted a workshop which challenged students to develop innovative public health strategies aimed at improve both the physical and mental health of youth. […]
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ARCH Lab Welcomes its Newest Member
ARCH Lab is proud to announce the arrival of Theodore Matthew Lee Zelman. Theodore was born on September 22 and is the son of Jessica, ARCH Lab’s Project Manager, and her husband Jason.
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Two Studies of Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy
Two papers by Sajobi et al. were recently published in Epilepsy & Behavior. The first, entitled, “Multivariate trajectories across multiple domains of health-related quality of life in children with new-onset epilepsy” delineated heterogeneous trajectories of quality of life in children newly diagnosed with epilepsy over a two-year period. Notably, while trajectory groups typically showed improved […]
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ARCH Lab in the News
Based on findings from his recent paper on suicidal thoughts and behaviours among adolescents and young adults with chronic illness, Dr. Ferro was interviewed by Global News and the Waterloo Record. The interview is found here and the newspaper article here. The original media release issued by the University of Waterloo is found here.
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ARCH Lab’s First MSc Graduate
Huge congratulations to Ahmad Qadeer for successfully defending his MSc thesis entitled, “Substance use disorders among emerging and young adults: an epidemiological study”. Ahmad’s thesis was superbly written and well-defended. Awesome job, Ahmad!
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