McMaster Advancing Youth Mental Health Team
@mac-aym.bsky.social
McMaster University & Offord Centre for Child Studies || Research improving child and youth mental health and increasing access to effective care for all.
📢 NEW 📢
New #CHSCY Check-In featuring three new members to our team, CHSCY Co-Investigators, Drs. Dylan Johnson and Yasmin Sheikhan, and Research Coordinator, Leanna Kalinowski: mailchi.mp/50c0999d5f95...
Read to learn more about their background and new roles!
New #CHSCY Check-In featuring three new members to our team, CHSCY Co-Investigators, Drs. Dylan Johnson and Yasmin Sheikhan, and Research Coordinator, Leanna Kalinowski: mailchi.mp/50c0999d5f95...
Read to learn more about their background and new roles!
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📢 NEW 📢
New #CHSCY Check-In featuring three new members to our team, CHSCY Co-Investigators, Drs. Dylan Johnson and Yasmin Sheikhan, and Research Coordinator, Leanna Kalinowski: mailchi.mp/50c0999d5f95...
Read to learn more about their background and new roles!
New #CHSCY Check-In featuring three new members to our team, CHSCY Co-Investigators, Drs. Dylan Johnson and Yasmin Sheikhan, and Research Coordinator, Leanna Kalinowski: mailchi.mp/50c0999d5f95...
Read to learn more about their background and new roles!
Congratulations to Ryan Miller, who has successfully defended his #MSc in Health Research Methodology at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social as a masters candidate on the AYM team!
Read more about Ryan's MSc and time at AYM: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
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Read more about Ryan's MSc and time at AYM: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congratulations to Ryan Miller, who has successfully defended his #MSc in Health Research Methodology at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social as a masters candidate on the AYM team!
Read more about Ryan's MSc and time at AYM: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@offord-centre.bsky.social
Read more about Ryan's MSc and time at AYM: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@offord-centre.bsky.social
#Welcome to our new postdoctoral fellow, Dylan Johnson! Dylan will be leading #research examining how early-life adversity and early-life resiliency interact to shape children’s mental, physical, and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Learn more about Dylan: aym.mcmaster.ca/introducing-...
Learn more about Dylan: aym.mcmaster.ca/introducing-...
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#Welcome to our new postdoctoral fellow, Dylan Johnson! Dylan will be leading #research examining how early-life adversity and early-life resiliency interact to shape children’s mental, physical, and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Learn more about Dylan: aym.mcmaster.ca/introducing-...
Learn more about Dylan: aym.mcmaster.ca/introducing-...
Meet Larissa Rodrigues, AYM Undergraduate Thesis Student! 🌟
Larissa is interested in #youth mental health, equitable and timely access to care, and the role of community-based and school-based supports in promoting #well-being. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Larissa is interested in #youth mental health, equitable and timely access to care, and the role of community-based and school-based supports in promoting #well-being. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
August 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Meet Larissa Rodrigues, AYM Undergraduate Thesis Student! 🌟
Larissa is interested in #youth mental health, equitable and timely access to care, and the role of community-based and school-based supports in promoting #well-being. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Larissa is interested in #youth mental health, equitable and timely access to care, and the role of community-based and school-based supports in promoting #well-being. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#Congratulations to AYM team members (Kate Jamieson and Linda Duong) for presenting at the 2025 Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John's, NL in June 2025! 🙌
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@canadianpsychology.bsky.social
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@canadianpsychology.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#Congratulations to AYM team members (Kate Jamieson and Linda Duong) for presenting at the 2025 Canadian Psychological Association Conference in St. John's, NL in June 2025! 🙌
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@canadianpsychology.bsky.social
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@canadianpsychology.bsky.social
Meet Lillian Keys-Brasier, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
June 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Meet Lillian Keys-Brasier, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Lillian brings experience in #youth engagement and mental health #advocacy. She is interested in access and transitions to care, youth leadership, and the development of evidence-informed systems.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#Congratulations to Alisha Haseeb, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Alisha will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.
Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin...
@uoft.bsky.social
Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin...
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May 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Congratulations to Alisha Haseeb, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Alisha will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.
Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin...
@uoft.bsky.social
Read more about Alisha: aym.mcmaster.ca/alisha-begin...
@uoft.bsky.social
This Monday, our team came together for a collaborative meeting to share updates on current projects, explore future opportunities, and enjoy lunch!
Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!
Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!
May 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This Monday, our team came together for a collaborative meeting to share updates on current projects, explore future opportunities, and enjoy lunch!
Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!
Want to join us? We're currently #hiring for a new Research Coordinator. Check out the details here: tinyurl.com/aym-reco (Job ID: 69619)!
#Congratulations to Linda Duong, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Linda will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.
Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK
@uoft.bsky.social
Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK
@uoft.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#Congratulations to Linda Duong, for her acceptance into medical school at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine! Linda will begin her first year in the MD Program in August 2025.
Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK
@uoft.bsky.social
Read more about Linda: lnkd.in/ecAwVcfK
@uoft.bsky.social
#Congratulations to Kate Jamieson for her acceptance into the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP) Program at the University of Guelph! Kate will begin her first year in the CCAP Program in September 2025.
Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-...
@uofguelph.bsky.social
Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-...
@uofguelph.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#Congratulations to Kate Jamieson for her acceptance into the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP) Program at the University of Guelph! Kate will begin her first year in the CCAP Program in September 2025.
Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-...
@uofguelph.bsky.social
Read more about Kate: aym.mcmaster.ca/kate-begins-...
@uofguelph.bsky.social
📢 We’re #hiring! 📢
The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health.
📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG
#jobopportunity #research
The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health.
📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG
#jobopportunity #research
May 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
📢 We’re #hiring! 📢
The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health.
📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG
#jobopportunity #research
The AYM Team is looking for a Research Coordinator to support projects focused on child and youth mental health.
📝 Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/edZ9nPiG
#jobopportunity #research
#Congratulations to AYM team members (Ryan Miller, Kate Kamieson, and Alisha Haseeb) for presenting at the 2025 McMaster Child Health Research Day #MCHRD!
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
May 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Congratulations to AYM team members (Ryan Miller, Kate Kamieson, and Alisha Haseeb) for presenting at the 2025 McMaster Child Health Research Day #MCHRD!
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
Learn about their presentations here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
#Congratulations to Dr. Mahdis Kamali who has successfully defended her #PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University! 👏
Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#Congratulations to Dr. Mahdis Kamali who has successfully defended her #PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University! 👏
Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
Read more about Mahdis' PhD and time at AYM here: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-trainee-...
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Sim, AYM Affiliate and Offord Centre Member, who received a #Research Grant through
SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH!
This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...
SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH!
This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...
May 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Sim, AYM Affiliate and Offord Centre Member, who received a #Research Grant through
SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH!
This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...
SickKids and the CIHR IHDCYH!
This supports her work co-designing and testing an intervention to improve the #mentalhealth of refugee families: sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/gran...
#Congratulations to AYM Postdoc, Nicole Dryburgh, for delivering a wonderful presentation on youth's relationships, #mentalhealth, and measurement promotion at the Offord Centre's Lunch and Learn on Jan 22nd, 2025.
@offord-centre.bsky.social
@offord-centre.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#Congratulations to AYM Postdoc, Nicole Dryburgh, for delivering a wonderful presentation on youth's relationships, #mentalhealth, and measurement promotion at the Offord Centre's Lunch and Learn on Jan 22nd, 2025.
@offord-centre.bsky.social
@offord-centre.bsky.social
🎉 #Congratulations Dr. Nicole Dryburgh for being awarded the Health System Impact Fellowship!
With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care.
#CIHR_ImpactFellows
With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care.
#CIHR_ImpactFellows
May 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🎉 #Congratulations Dr. Nicole Dryburgh for being awarded the Health System Impact Fellowship!
With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care.
#CIHR_ImpactFellows
With School Mental Health Ontario, her work will drive evidence-based innovations in school #mentalhealth by co-developing a protocol for measurement-based care.
#CIHR_ImpactFellows
👏 Congratulations to Drs. Emma Nolan, Nicole Dryburgh, and Kathy Georgiades for their presentations at the AACAP's 70th Annual Meeting in #Seattle, WA in October 2024. #AACAP2024
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
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Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
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May 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
👏 Congratulations to Drs. Emma Nolan, Nicole Dryburgh, and Kathy Georgiades for their presentations at the AACAP's 70th Annual Meeting in #Seattle, WA in October 2024. #AACAP2024
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@aacap.bsky.social
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/aym-team-pre...
@aacap.bsky.social
Meet Tak Shibayama, AYM Statistical Analyst! 🌟
Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Meet Tak Shibayama, AYM Statistical Analyst! 🌟
Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Skilled in both qualitative and quantitative #data, Tak assists the team with analyses across major studies. 📊
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Andrea Krishnapillai, AYM PhD Candidate!🌟
Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Meet Andrea Krishnapillai, AYM PhD Candidate!🌟
Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Andrea’s interests are in #mentalhealth disparities affecting minority children and women, exploring barriers like cultural #stigma, limited access to services, and #knowledge gaps. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
Meet Ryan Miller, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
May 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Meet Ryan Miller, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Ryan’s research interests are diverse, including rural/urban inequities in #health, role of #socialmedia, and COVID-19 impact. 🔬
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
April 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Kate Jamieson, AYM Research Coordinator! 🌟
Kate supports the #CHSCY and school mental health studies. She's interested in how children access care, treatment effectiveness, and #community engagement. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Kate supports the #CHSCY and school mental health studies. She's interested in how children access care, treatment effectiveness, and #community engagement. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
April 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Meet Kate Jamieson, AYM Research Coordinator! 🌟
Kate supports the #CHSCY and school mental health studies. She's interested in how children access care, treatment effectiveness, and #community engagement. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Kate supports the #CHSCY and school mental health studies. She's interested in how children access care, treatment effectiveness, and #community engagement. 🧠
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
April 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Meet Alisha Haseeb, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Alisha is passionate about contextual factors that influence access and quality of service, bringing direct #youth engagement and #peersupport experience to her work 🌎.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Lindsay Grenier, AYM Research Program Manager! 🌟
Lindsay plays a key role in supporting AYM’s overall #operations, managing major studies, and overseeing members’ activities 💻.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Lindsay plays a key role in supporting AYM’s overall #operations, managing major studies, and overseeing members’ activities 💻.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
April 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Meet Lindsay Grenier, AYM Research Program Manager! 🌟
Lindsay plays a key role in supporting AYM’s overall #operations, managing major studies, and overseeing members’ activities 💻.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Lindsay plays a key role in supporting AYM’s overall #operations, managing major studies, and overseeing members’ activities 💻.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Meet Linda Duong, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Linda is interested child social relationships 👫 and how they relate to well-being.
She is also assisting in studies examining the role of #schools in #mentalhealth care 🏫.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Linda is interested child social relationships 👫 and how they relate to well-being.
She is also assisting in studies examining the role of #schools in #mentalhealth care 🏫.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
April 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Meet Linda Duong, AYM Research Assistant! 🌟
Linda is interested child social relationships 👫 and how they relate to well-being.
She is also assisting in studies examining the role of #schools in #mentalhealth care 🏫.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM
Linda is interested child social relationships 👫 and how they relate to well-being.
She is also assisting in studies examining the role of #schools in #mentalhealth care 🏫.
Learn more: aym.mcmaster.ca/about-page/o...
#OurTeam #MacAYM