Emma Duerden, University of Calgary

Research

Anxiety Behaviour Brain Development Depression Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pergnancy

Latest funding

Perinatal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on infant brain development during the first year of life
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Associations between prenatal maternal psychological distress, brain growth, and behaviour in young children
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,296,676

All 2 grants and awards

Perinatal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on infant brain development during the first year of life

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Lebel, Catherine A; MacMaster, Frank P

Keywords: Big Data; Brain; Functional Imaging; Infant; Longitudinal; Mri; Multimodal; National; Pandemic; Perinatal

$150,000

Associations between prenatal maternal psychological distress, brain growth, and behaviour in young children

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lebel, Catherine A; Duerden, Emma; Oberlander, Timothy F

Keywords: Anxiety; Behaviour; Brain Development; Depression; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pergnancy

$1,296,676

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anxiety Dear Professor Duerden, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on anxiety connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Associations between prenatal maternal psychological distress, brain growth, and behaviour in young children" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]