Here are some of the questions we’re interested in and the tools we are using to answer them.

Brain Dynamics of Attention Control through Development

This study looks at how parts of the brain work together while people think and solve problems. We want to know about the differences in the brain that might make it hard for people to pay attention, make people worried or anxious, or make people feel like they can never sit still and relax.

Implementing evidence-based reading remediation into local classrooms

There is a wide gap between what research identifies as effective reading instruction and intervention and what is offered in most Ontario schools. We are working with local school boards and researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children to help bridge that gap and improve reading outcomes for struggling readers.

Brain networks important for reading and language comprehension

In a series of projects, we are studying how different parts of the brain work together in a network while we read or understand speech. We want to know what brain network dynamics can tell us about individual differences in children’s reading and language skills.

Individual Differences in Reading Comprehension in Digital versus Print Mediums: A systematic review

In this ongoing systematic review we are examining the relationship between the type of reading medium and reading comprehension while accounting for the effects of individual factors and text/task characteristics in this relationship.

Modelling of multiple-risk factors (including sex differences) in anxiety

This is one of the overarching themes of our translational research program. In several studies we showed that sensory sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, temperament, and executive control individually and combined predict anxiety. In these studies, we also showed a female bias not only in anxiety but also in the risk factors that underlie anxiety (such as intolerance of uncertainty).