The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Jennifer Crosbie is a Clinical Psychologist within the Department of Psychiatry at The Hospital for Sick Children, a Senior Scientist within the SickKids Research Institute, Neuroscience and Mental Health Program, and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Crosbie is the lead of Precision Child and Youth Mental Health at SickKids.
Dr. Crosbie’s research and clinical work are focused on understanding the neurobiological determinants of neurodevelopmental disorders, with a particular focus on attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An overarching objective of her work involves investigating the behavioural, cognitive and genetic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders. Four integrated domains of research create the foundation of her research: 1) Cognition and behavioural phenomenology using cross sectional and longitudinal methods; 2) Understanding genetic factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders; 3) Utilizing general population samples to investigate the relationship of genes and environment on health and mental health and 4) Development of novel cognitive rehabilitation interventions to increase access and improve outcomes in brain based disorders.
Dr. Crosbie holds externally funded grants including CIHR, the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network funded by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI), CHILD BRIGHT a CIHR-funded SPOR, and Brain Canada.
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Sunday, April 13, 2025
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