ARCH Lab MSc Candidate Receives an Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to ARCH Lab MSc Student Megan Dol for being awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Suicidal ideation is a strong risk factor for death by suicide—the third leading cause of…

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ARCH Lab MSc Candidate Receives a CIHR – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to Erica McDonald for being awarded a CIHR – Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship! This award will support Erica as she continues her thesis research…

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ARCH Lab Contributes to a Paper on the Influence of Early Trauma on Psychopathology in Adulthood

Within the literature, it is known that perinatal (right before and after birth) and later postnatal adversities (e.g., child sexual abuse) are predictors of psychopathology across the lifespan. However,…

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ARCH Lab Contributes to a Paper Validating Two Scales in Young Adults with Epilepsy

The ARCH Lab contributed to a study titled “Validation of the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-55 and QOLCE-16) for use by parents…

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ARCH Lab Student Successfully Defends MSc Thesis

Congratulations to Tiana Ciccarelli for successfully defending her MSc thesis entitled “Steering clear of cannabis: an epidemiological study of traffic violations among emerging adults who engage in heavy or…

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ARCH Lab Contributes to Two Papers on Childhood Epilepsy

The ARCH Lab has contributed to two papers examining childhood epilepsy, both of which contribute to the literature on pediatric epilepsy. The first, “Longitudinal trajectories…

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Perceived Needs for Mental Health Care in Young Adults with Cancer

Lab alumnus Jennie Tang along with Dr. Ferro and colleagues at the University of Waterloo recently published a paper entitled “Perceived Needs for Mental Health…

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Gestational Thyroid Issues and Mental Health in Offspring

Thyroid problems are common during pregnancy and have been linked to neurocognitive impairments in children. Research has also suggested a link between thyroid function during pregnancy and symptoms of…

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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper on the Role of Hair Cortisol Concentration in the Association Between Parent Psychopathology and Child Mental Disorder

Dr. Ferro published a paper titled “Hair cortisol concentration mediates the association between parent and child psychopathology” that examined the role of hair cortisol concentration…

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ARCH Lab Alumnus Publishes Paper Examining Cortisol and Mental Disorder in Children with Chronic Physical Illnesses

An ARCH lab alumnus, Emily Kornelsen, published a paper using data from the REACH study, entitled “Hair cortisol concentration and mental disorder in children with chronic physical illness”….

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