Sep 12, 2022

2022 SPReSS and PeRCS Programs

Support

The Leong Centre was pleased to support seven students from the Social Paediatrics Research Summer Studentship (SPReSS) and Paediatric Research and Clinical Summer (PeRCS) Programs from the University of Toronto. During their summer experience, these students engaged in exciting research related to the field of social paediatrics. 
 
Please join us in congratulating these students on their achievement!

  • Fatimah Roble
    Project: Co-creation of a knowledge translation strategy to address and support adolescent-led families' infant feeding practices
    Supervisor: Dr. Ashley Vandermorris
  • Joelle Li
    Project: Developing a social history template for a complex care program
    Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Diskin 
  • Ajantha Nadarajah
    Project: Designing a medical financial partnership
    Supervisor: Dr. Meta van den Heuvel
  • Madeleine Harris 
    Project: Using the Ontario marginalization index to explore the impact of health inequities on time to diagnosis and outcomes of neonatal stroke: A province-wide study
    Supervisor: Dr. Noma Dlamini
  • Nikki Wong
    Project: Stop COVID-19 in kids – School based vaccine education outreach to build trust and empower families
    Supervisor: Dr. Shaun Morris
  • Katie Lee 
    Project: Stop COVID-19 in kids – School based vaccine education outreach to build trust and empower families
    Supervisor: Dr. Shaun Morris
  • Kaylyssa Philip
    Project: Understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young children and families in Canada
    Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Birken