2026-27 IMPaCT Fellows
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Alexandra Hudson
Early Career Researcher
Project: Artificial intelligence assisted handheld intestinal ultrasound probe measurement of bowel wall inflammation in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
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Ashley Hayward
Early Career Researcher
Project: From Isolation to Kindship Care: Evaluating Community-Based Indigenous Doula Care for Urban Indigenous Families in Winnipeg
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Bernadette Kina Kombo
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: Family Circles for Perinatal Wellbeing: A Hybrid Type II Trial Protocol to Culturally Adapt and Evaluate a Behavioural Family-Based Mental Health Intervention for Black Immigrant Mothers in Winnipeg
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Bob Sun
Early Career Researcher
Project: Reducing Wildfire Smoke Indoors for Children with Asthma
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Busisiwe Zapparoli
Early Career Researcher
Project: Adapting and Piloting a Cognitive Intervention for Adolescents with Neurofibromatosis, Type 1
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Carmen Riggioni
Early Career Researcher
Project: Validation of Clinical and Immunological Eligibility Criteria for Home up dosing in Food Oral Immunotherapy
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Elisabeth McClymont
Early Career Researcher
Project: Optimizing infant protection: a randomized clinical trial of repeat RSV vaccination in subsequent pregnancies
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Emma Stallwood
Doctoral Student
Project: Comparing the Effectiveness of a One-Day versus Traditional 12-week Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum
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Erin Hamanishi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: First-in-Child Trial of a CD24-Targeted Antibody in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors
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Faly Golshan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: Feasibility and Clinical Potential of Technology-assisted Mindfulness for Emotion Regulation in Autistic Children
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Janys Lim
Early Career Researcher
Project: Use of an Orexin Receptor Antagonist for Improving Sleep in Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the Pediatric Population – A Pilot Study
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Judith Zarek
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Liraglutide for the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
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Julia St Louis
Doctoral Student
Project: The GIFT (Guided Intervention for Family-centred organ donaTion) Trial: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial to Improve Organ Donation Processes in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care
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Kelsey Cochrane
Early Career Researcher
Project: Prenatal colostrum expression: A natural alternative to artificial labour induction?
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Lauren Irving
Doctoral Student
Project: Post Partum Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in People Who Have Experienced Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Brief Action Plan Feasibility Trial in the Primary Care Setting
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NaDeana Norris
Doctoral Student
Project: Examining the effect of dexmedetomidine for pain management in newborns with a hypoxic brain injury undergoing therapeutic cooling.
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Sabine Laguë
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: Improving heart and lung health and quality of life in children with pulmonary hypertension
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Scott Ramsay
Early Career Researcher
Project: Telehealth Examination for Pediatric Concussion Follow-up: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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Wallace Wee
Early Career Researcher
Project: Determining the right antibiotic duration for children with PCD
2025-26 IMPaCT Fellows
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Akua Kwarko-Fosu
Doctoral Student
A Pilot RCT of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pregnant Asylum-Seeking Women
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Bahaa Abu-Raya
Early Career Researcher
Concurrent versus sequential administration of Tdap and RSV vaccines in pregnancy - a non-inferiority randomized observer-blinded placebo-controlled multi-center phase 2 trial
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Bobby McHardy
Doctoral Student
Integrating mental health care into perinatal services: A randomized controlled trial for pregnant and postpartum people experiencing diabetes and co-occurring mental health challenges
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Crystal Acosta
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cannabidiol for chemotherapy-induced neuropathy and cognitive dysfunction in pediatric cancer patients
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Danielle Baribeau
Early Career Researcher
Fluoxetine for developmental and neurological outcomes in KCNC1-related disorders: a randomized within subject multiple baseline clinical trial
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David Zorko
Early Career Researcher
Ketamine versus usual Practice for Under-sedation in PICU: a pilot randomized controlled trial (K-PUP Pilot Trial)
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Ishnoor Nahal
Doctoral Student
Nova Sleepcare, an Innovative Sleep Education to Improve Behaviours of Concern and Sleep Amongst Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Kaitlin Berris
Doctoral Student
Feeding futures: Feasibility trial for using defatted human milk at home
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Kevin Meesters
Early Career Researcher
Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Antibiotics in Infants with Urinary Tract Infections
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Lena Xiao
Early Career Researcher
SleepPOSAtive Trial: Positional Therapy for the Treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
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Liton Furukawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Enhancing Social Skills in Children with Autism and ADHD: Evaluating the Impact of an Interactive Multisensory Physical Movements Model Combined with Traditional Behavioral Therapies
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Liza Pulcine
Early Career Researcher
Is aspirin or low molecular weight heparin more effective at reducing stroke recurrence in the first twelve months in children with congenital heart disease?
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Maryam Kebbe
Early Career Researcher
Gestational Diabetes to Postpartum Diabetes Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Probiotics, Exercise, Diagnosis Timing, and the Role of Gut Microbiome and Metabolites in Responders and Non-Responders
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Sandra Hunter
Doctoral Student
Mino Ombigia Awasodaa Project: Reclamation Process and Development of an Indigenous Child Rearing Program Based on Traditional Cultural Practices to Promote Indigenous Wellbeing
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Tanjot Singh
Early Career Researcher
Screening for youth violence and future victimization risk, a community clinic based randomized controlled trial
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Taylor Morriseau
Early Career Researcher
Nurturing Child Wellness through Culturally Grounded Interventions and Innovative Clinical Trial Design
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Titus Olukitibi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Evaluating Cervical Screening and Low-Dose Aspirin for HPV Persistence and Cervical Cancer Prevention in Manitoba Pregnant Immigrant Women
2024-26 Enrichment Trials Group
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Curtis D'Hollander
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Enav Zusman
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Gabriel Altit
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Justine Dol
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Mireille Guillot
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Morgan MacNeil
2024-25 IMPaCT Fellows
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Anna MacKinnon
Early Career Researcher
Pilot implementation of a Francophone version of the BEAM App-based Intervention for Parent Mental Health
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Brenda Law
Early Career Researcher
Optimizing Delivery Room Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants Using Volume Targeted Mask Ventilation: a Pilot Trial
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Brock Williams
Postdoctoral Fellow
Increasing frequency of allergenic food intake among infants at high-risk of developing food allergy: A randomized controlled trial
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Bukola Ibitoye
Doctoral Student
Evaluation of BoriZafi, a Pain Management Toolkit for Sickle cell Crisis Management in Adolescents living with Sickle Cell Disease: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
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Cal Robinson
Doctoral Student
Low-dosE SteroidS for Nephrotic Syndrome relapse treatment (LESS-NS): A Bayesian adaptive non-inferority randomized controlled trial
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Elaine Toombs
Postdoctoral Fellow
Evaluating a Cultually-Relevant Measurement-Based Mental Health Intervention Among First Nation Children
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Helen McCord
Doctoral Student
Efficacy of intranasal fentanyl to reduce pain associated with eye examination to detect retinopathy of prematurity in infants born preterm
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Hoda Badran
Postdoctoral Fellow
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Compared to Normal Saline, in Conjunction with Epinephrine and Dexamethasone, on Hospital Stay Length and Clinical Outcomes in Infants with Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Karim Mithani
Doctoral Student
Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Repetitive Self-Injurious Behaviour in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Phase II Trial
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Mariana Herrera Diaz
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mobile Health Unit for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection Screening-MU_STBBIS
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Marion Erickson
Doctoral Student
Dakelh Midwifery Past and Present: Digitized Flipping Book Clinical Trial
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Matthew Carwana
Early Career Researcher
Interventions to maximize family financial health and emotional wellbeing during acute pediatric hospitalizations: a multi-centre effectiveness-implementation hybrid factorial trial
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Mohamed Eltorki
Early Career Researcher
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Topical Diclofenac and Oral Ibuprofen for Pediatric Musculoskeletal Pain Management in Emergency Departments
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Nicole McKinnon
Early Career Researcher
Advancing Brain Outcomes in pediatric critically ill patients sedated with Volatile AnEsthestic agents (ABOVE) Trial: multi-centre RCT
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Peter Gill
Early Career Researcher
Corticosteroids vs. Placebo in Children Hospitalized for Orbital Cellulitis
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Rishi Ganesan
Early Career Researcher
Bedside functional neuroimaging-based prediction of outcomes in critically ill children with acquired brain injury: a stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial
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Samantha Dawson
Early Career Researcher
STORK: Supporting the Transition to Parenthood through Online Sex and Relationship Knowledge
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Tasmia Hai
Early Career Researcher
HOPE (Helping Our Parents and children Excel) Trial: Family Intervention for Immigrants with Preschool Children