Clinical Research

Clinical Research

Clinical research determines whether or not medications, devices, or diagnostic methods are effective and safe for humans. This includes research being carried out by MacART members who are testing medications that can be part of a care and support plan for some Autistic persons’ needs.

Dr. Irene Drmic

Dr. Irene Drmic is a Psychologist at the Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre in the Autism Program and Child and Youth Mental Health Program. Her clinical and research interests include mental health in individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities, phenotypic and genetic overlap of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, predictors of treatment response and outcome, and program development

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Dr. Stephen Gentles

Dr. Stephen Gentles is a MacART trainee. He was a postdoctoral fellow with MacART, under the supervision of Dr. Stelios Georgiades. His research examines the social psychological needs and responses of parents of Autistic children as they navigate intervention. He is now a CIHR Health System Impact Fellow in a project that is a partership between

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Dr. Stephanie Lavoie

Dr. Stephanie Lavoie is a Neuropsychologist with the Pediatric Neurology Program and the Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Stephanie’s clinical and research interests focus on mental health and neurological underpinnings of neurodevelopmental disorders. 

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Dr. Caroline Roncadin

Dr. Caroline Roncadin is the Co-Director of the McMaster Autism Research Team. She is the Clinical Director of Autism Services at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Her interests are in early detection and supports/care for Autistic children.

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Dr. Noam Soreni

Dr. Noam Soreni’s clinical and research work focuses on the cognition and neurobiology of pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). As a member of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Center, he leads the pediatric OCD consultation team. The current foci of research are perfectionism, hoarding, and brain imaging of pediatric OCD. He is a co-investigator of the

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Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

Dr. Peter Rosenbaum is a developmental pediatrician and health services researcher, author of over 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and involved in research on childhood disability. He has worked with more than 50 graduate students and is currently a Professorial Fellow in Melbourne, Australia. His primary focus is creating and validating an autism function

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Dr. Nick Kates

Dr. Nick Kates’ major interests are in social and community psychiatry, quality improvement and redesigning systems of care, global mental health, person- and family-centred care, and innovative approaches to education. He has been a national, provincial, and local leader in linking mental health and primary care services and is a quality improvement advisor to the

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Dr. Briano Di Rezze

Dr. Briano Di Rezze is an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and Scientist at the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. His research focuses on measurement development and examining the impact of interventions on participation in everyday life (e.g., employment) with transition-aged Autistic youth. Dr. Di Rezze works in partnership with parents

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