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Carly Mcmorris

ResearcherSchool and Applied Child PsychologyUniversity of Calgary

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Carly Mcmorris

Researcher

School and Applied Child Psychology

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Publications

128

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Grants

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Research

Mental Health Neurodevelopment Pregnancy Cohort Acute Mental Health Needs Due To Covid-19 Data-Informed Program Development Resiliency School Re-Entry

Latest papers

Early adversity, lasting impact: Characterizing cortical morphology in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026
Where are all the Services: Mapping Community-Based Services for Canadian Autistic Youth with Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026 · senior author
Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Young Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.
Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025

All 29 publications

Latest funding

Empowering Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Co-Design and Feasibility of Therapeutic Photography for Mental Health
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$730,576
From Policy to Practice: Advancing Neuroinclusive Graduate Supervision in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$94,040
Advanced neuroimaging of fronto-striatal networks in youth and young adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): implications for executive function
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,357,875

All 26 grants and awards

29 publications.

Early adversity, lasting impact: Characterizing cortical morphology in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Scholten C, Gilchrist C, Geeraert B, McMorris C, Ben Gibbard W, Pei J, Beaulieu C, Landman B, Tortorelli C, Lebel C

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113318 PMID: 42648125

Where are all the Services: Mapping Community-Based Services for Canadian Autistic Youth with Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.

Andreasen S, Kuntz J, Ames ME, Coombs EC, McMorris C

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06681-z PMID: 39714752

Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Young Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.

Ghasoub M, Long M, Roeske J, Perdue MV, Long X, McMorris C, Tortorelli C, Gibbard WB, Lebel C

Biological psychiatry global open science2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100576 PMID: 40994836

"It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world": A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth.

Charalampopoulou M, Ibrahim A, Prime H, Eddy N, Panetta L, Brown H, Desai S, Gray K, Lai MC, Langdon PE, Lunsky Y, McMorris C, Ritvo P, Tilleczek K, Tint A, Weiss JA

Autism : the international journal of research and practice2025

DOI: 10.1177/13623613251359196 PMID: 40762099

A systematic review of social camouflaging in autistic adults and youth: Implications and theory.

Klein J, Krahn R, Howe S, Lewis J, McMorris C, Macoun S

Development and psychopathology2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424001159 PMID: 39370528

Associations between white matter asymmetry and communication skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Ghasoub M, Scholten C, Perdue M, Long M, Ostertag C, Kar P, McMorris C, Tortorelli C, Gibbard WB, Dewey D, Lebel C

Drug and alcohol dependence2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112674 PMID: 40311557

The brain's structural connectivity and pre-reading abilities in young children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Ghasoub M, Perdue M, Long X, Donnici C, Kar P, Gibbard B, Tortorelli C, McMorris C, Dewey D, Lebel C

Developmental cognitive neuroscience2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101467 PMID: 39486389

Secondary and Tertiary Prevention for Adolescent Dating Violence: A Systematic Review.

Camacho Soto JN, Exner-Cortens D, McMorris C, Madigan S

Trauma, violence & abuse2024

DOI: 10.1177/15248380241265384 PMID: 39077987

Childcare use and the social-emotional and behavioural outcomes of late-preterm and early-term born children at age 5: An analysis of the All Our Families longitudinal cohort.

Stephenson N, Tough S, McMorris C, Williamson T, McDonald S, Metcalfe A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00908-3 PMID: 39048850

A systematic review of self and observer assessment of pain and related functioning in youth with brain-based developmental disabilities

Noyek S, Jessa JS, Faulkner V, Boerner KE, Dewan T, Doyle D, Genik L, Grainger-Schatz S, McMorris C, McMurtry CM

Pain202419 citations

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003066

Empowering Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Co-Design and Feasibility of Therapeutic Photography for Mental Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weiss, Jonathan A; Lunsky, Yona J

Keywords: Adaptation; Co-Design; Feasibility; Intellectual Disability; Therapeutic Photography

$730,576

From Policy to Practice: Advancing Neuroinclusive Graduate Supervision in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tint, Ami

$94,040

Advanced neuroimaging of fronto-striatal networks in youth and young adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): implications for executive function

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lebel, Catherine A

Keywords: Adolescence; Brain; Executive Function; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Neuroimaging; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Young Adulthood

$1,357,875

Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adolescents: Social Emotional Function and Contextual Factors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Macoun, Sarah

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social Camouflaging; Mental Health; Adolescents; Quality of Life; Social Function; Diagnosis; Intervention

$50,170

Enhancing Service Navigation for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disability: Towards an Accessible, Efficient and Sustainable Service Navigation Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disability; children; adults; caregivers; navigation

$19,999

Designing a Better Beginnings collaborative pipeline: Partnership between the APrON Cohort and One Child, Every Child

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ross, Kharah M

Keywords: Collaboration Pipeline; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Pregnancy Cohort; Youth

$24,717

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Mcmorris, Carly A

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

A multidisciplinary prospective exploration of prenatal exposure to cannabis and associations with infant and child neurodevelopment to age 3

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chaput, Kathleen H; Lebel, Catherine A; Mcmorris, Carly A

Keywords: Cohort; Infant Development; Maternal Health; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy; Prenatal Cannabis

$1,366,288

Partnering for Prevention: Strategies to Support Autistic Youth Following a Suicide Attempt

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Mcmorris, Carly A; Balfour, Cheryl; Alward, Myra; Schwartzman, Jessica

Keywords: Autism; Co-Design; Crisis; Mental Health; Patient-Engaged Research; Suicide; Youth

$99,975

The Characterization of Pain in Youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Nania, Cara

Keywords: Acute Pain; Anxiety; Chronic Pain; Depression; Distress Behaviours; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Functional Deficits; Ptsd

$105,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Carly Mcmorris

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Early adversity, lasting impact: Characterizing cortical morphology in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Where are all the Services: Mapping Community-Based Services for Canadian Autistic Youth with Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.

Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Young Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.

"It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world": A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth.

A systematic review of social camouflaging in autistic adults and youth: Implications and theory.

Associations between white matter asymmetry and communication skills in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

The brain's structural connectivity and pre-reading abilities in young children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Secondary and Tertiary Prevention for Adolescent Dating Violence: A Systematic Review.

Childcare use and the social-emotional and behavioural outcomes of late-preterm and early-term born children at age 5: An analysis of the All Our Families longitudinal cohort.

A systematic review of self and observer assessment of pain and related functioning in youth with brain-based developmental disabilities

Empowering Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: Co-Design and Feasibility of Therapeutic Photography for Mental Health

From Policy to Practice: Advancing Neuroinclusive Graduate Supervision in Canada

Advanced neuroimaging of fronto-striatal networks in youth and young adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): implications for executive function

Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adolescents: Social Emotional Function and Contextual Factors

Enhancing Service Navigation for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disability: Towards an Accessible, Efficient and Sustainable Service Navigation Network

Designing a Better Beginnings collaborative pipeline: Partnership between the APrON Cohort and One Child, Every Child

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

A multidisciplinary prospective exploration of prenatal exposure to cannabis and associations with infant and child neurodevelopment to age 3

Partnering for Prevention: Strategies to Support Autistic Youth Following a Suicide Attempt

The Characterization of Pain in Youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Frequent collaborators

Catherine Lebel

Amy Metcalfe

Deborah Dewey

Kara Murias

Signe Bray

Sheila McDonald

Suzanne Tough

Parveen Bhatti

Deinera Exner-Cortens

Gregg Nelson

Sheri Madigan

Lorraine Shack

Tyler Williamson

Sarka Lisonkova

Shital Desai

Heather Prime

Jason Cabaj

Laura Brunton

Nicole Racine

Tammie Dewan

Yona Lunsky

Vivian Lee

Paul Ritvo

Farah Ahmad

Diane Lorenzetti

Sarah Edwards

Erica Makarenko

Brenda Leung

Paul Ritvo

Jocelynn Cook

Stefania Bertazzon

Maria Ospina

Meng-Chuan Lai

Jan Willem Gorter

Brenda Leung

Samantha Noyek

Joel Ray

Nicole Letourneau

Nazilla Khanlou