About me
I completed my PhD in Epidemiology from the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Canada in January of 2016. My doctoral research examined the impact of parental multiple sclerosis on child and adolescent developmental health in British Columbia and Manitoba, Canada, using linked health and other databases.
In June of 2016 I moved to Sweden for a postdoc at the Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinksa Institutet, Stockholm, led by Prof. Sven Cnattingius, where I focused my research on the effect of maternal chronic illness during pregnancy and outcomes in offspring using national health databases. I became an Assistant Professor in this group in January of 2020.
Research description
My current research program aims to understand the role of maternal and paternal chronic illness during pregnancy, and medication use on neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring. Furthermore, I aim to examine neonatal and treatment factors that influences the risk of neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood and early adulthood.
Education
University of British Columbia, PhD in Epidemiology, Dec 2015
University of British Columbia, Master of Public Health, Dec 2010
Simon Fraser University, Bachelor of Economics, Apr 2006
Academic honours, awards and prizes
Salary and Personnel Awards
Jul 2016 – Sept 2019 Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Jul 2012 - Jul 2015 Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Studentship
Multiple Sclerosis Society
May 2013 – May 2014 endMS Scholar Program
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Research Funding (As principal investigator):
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023 Junior Project Grant
Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
Project: Chronic diseases in mothers and risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring: an international comparison
May 2019 Research Grant
Karolinksa Institutet
Project: Chronic diseases in mothers and risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring