Dr. David Streiner is currently an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. He began there in 1968 and has a joint appointment in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Between 1998 and 2008, he was the Assistant V.P. Research and founding Director of the Applied Research Unit at the Baycrest Centre, and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Although trained as a clinical psychologist, he has achieved international recognition as a statistician and epidemiologist, and has ...

University Professor, University of Toronto

Donald Stuss is President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Brain Institute (2011-); University Professor of Medicine (Neurology/Rehab Sci) and Psychology at the University of Toronto; founding director of The Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest (1989-2008). Dr. Stuss has authored over 190 peer-reviewed publications and 48 book chapters. His honours include the Order of Ontario (2001), University of Toronto Faculty Award (2004), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, election to University Professor status at the University of Toronto; and National Academy of Neuropsychology 2011 ...

Professor of Psychology and Global Health, York University

Dr.Harvey Skinner is a full Professor of Psychology & Global Health and wasFounding Dean (2006-2016) of the Faculty of Health, York University. Previously, he was Chair of Public Health Sciences,University of Toronto (now the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Dr. Skinneris a Registered Psychologist in Ontario. Dr. Skinner is an internationally recognizedscholar (7 books, over 150 articles) on what motivates individuals,organizations and communities to change. Three of hisinstruments are widely used internationally for the assessment of drug problems(DAST: Drug Abuse Screening ...

Distinguished Research Professor, York University

Dr. Debra Pepler is a highly accomplished scholar who is an international leader in research on bullying. Debra Pepler’s research has changed the way we think about bullying, aggression and other forms of violence, especially among marginalized and alienated young people. She has played a vital role in policy development around the world and speaks widely to professional and community audiences about children at risk. She is highly dedicated to putting research knowledge into action designed to improve the lives of children and youth everywhere. Dr. Pepler is co-founder of the national ...

Professor, Department of Psychology, Western University

Dr. Neufeld is internationally recognized as a pioneer in applying mathematical methods to measure and study cognitive functioning in mental disorders, notably schizophrenia, and for inaugurating a comprehensive chaos-theory model of stress and coping, applicable to normal and clinical populations. Dr. Neufeld is credited for adapting mathematical methods to: translate research findings from groups of subjects to individual patients, evaluate the efficiency of treatment programs in improving cognitive functioning of treated groups, monitor the cognitive functioning of individual patients over ...

Professor in Psychology, University of Guelph

Barbara Morrongiello has achieved a national and international reputation for her unique and rigorous research on factors that affect children’s risk of unintentional injury. This research has provided a foundation of knowledge about the determinants of injury risk for children 2-12 years of age, including elaboration of how risk factors vary not only with child age but also for males versus females. Her commitment to translating these findings into programs that can serve to reduce the incidence and scope of childhood injuries in Canada is exemplary and has met with considerable success. Dr. ...