ARCH Lab’s Jothi Khaira Defends MSc Thesis
Congratulations to ARCH Lab’s Jothi Khaira, who successfully defended her MSc thesis titled “Socioeconomic Indicators and Psychopathology in Children with Chronic Physical Illness.” Jothi’s research

New ARCH Lab Research Reveals Key Risk Factors for Childhood Mental Health Challenges in Canada
A new ARCH Lab study has shed light on the factors linked to physical and mental health conditions in children — and how these issues

Blood Markers May Help Predict Mental Health Risks in Youth with Chronic Illness
New ARCH Lab research published in Brain and Behavior titled “Inflammatory Biomarkers Predictive of Psychopathology in Children With Physical Illness” suggests that inflammation in the

Stress Hormone in Hair Linked to Mental Health in Youth with Chronic Illness
A new paper published by the ARCH Lab, titled “Association Between Hair Cortisol and Psychopathology in Children With a Chronic Physical Illness“, has found that

ARCH Lab Delivers Compelling Research at Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference (CSEB) Conference
At the 2025 Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference in Montreal, Quebec last week, the ARCH Lab delivered a compelling suite of research focused

New ARCH Lab Study Examines Shifting Mental Health Patterns in Kids with Chronic Illness
A new ARCH Lab paper published in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry examines different mental health patterns in youth with chronic illness, how they shift over

New ARCH Lab Study Examines p Factor to Explain What Drives Mental Health Risks in Kids with Chronic Illness
A new ARCH Lab study sheds light on what puts children with chronic physical illnesses at greater risk for mental health challenges. Researchers looked at

New ARCH Lab Study Finds Symptom Checklists as Effective as Interviews in Predicting Quality of Life in Chronically Ill Children
A new ARCH Lab paper titled “Equivalence of psychiatric structured interviews and symptom checklists in predicting health-related quality of life in children with chronic physical

Congratulations Shannon and Megan!
The University of Waterloo proudly celebrated the achievements of two exceptional ARCH Lab scholars, Dr. Shannon Reaume and Dr. Megan Dol, who were officially conferred