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Frank MacMaster

ResearcherPsychologyUniversity of Calgary

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Frank MacMaster

Researcher

Psychology

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Mental Health Administrative Health Data Children And Youth Cohort Data Service Utilization Big Data Brain Functional Imaging

Latest papers

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Open Label Safety and Feasibility Study.
Pediatric neurology · 2026
Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health in Parenting (BEAM): protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled non-inferiority trial for an app based intervention to improve postpartum mental health and support children's brain development in Western Canada.
Trials · 2026
Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.
Journal of addictive diseases · 2025

All 13 publications

Latest funding

TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$959,725
Vulnerability to depression in high-risk adolescents
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$566,100
Will the kids be alright? Leveraging a longitudinal Canadian youth cohort to study the course of depression and anxiety, and patterns of mental health help-seeking and service utilization
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$956,252

All 10 grants and awards

13 publications.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Open Label Safety and Feasibility Study.

Thorstensen J, Godfrey H, King R, Zewdie E, Kirton A, Yeates KO, MacMaster F, Barlow K

Pediatric neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.11.015 PMID: 41406911

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health in Parenting (BEAM): protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled non-inferiority trial for an app based intervention to improve postpartum mental health and support children's brain development in Western Canada.

Tomfohr-Madsen LM, Roos LE, Martinez AM, Muslu H, Gill H, Cameron EE, Freeman M, Dewsnap K, Giesbrecht GF, Oberlander TF, Leijser L, MacMaster F, Geeraert B, McNeil D, Lebel C

Trials2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09849-3 PMID: 42469885

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.

Kim C, Bai Y, Allin S, Kirst M, O'Campo P, Ienciu K, Xia X, MacMaster F, Rittenbach K, Chum A

Journal of addictive diseases2025

DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2024.2355370 PMID: 38764209

The Tourette OCD Alberta Network: Development of a Continuing Professional Development Program for Community Based Mental Health Therapists.

Fletcher J, Martino D, MacMaster F, Wilcox G, Pringsheim T

Child psychiatry and human development2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01503-2 PMID: 36759397

Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada.

Kim C, Chum A, Nielsen A, MacMaster F, Rittenbach K, Allin S, O'Campo P, Kirst M, Hamilton H

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2023

DOI: 10.1177/07067437221114785 PMID: 35892283

An E-Mental Health Solution to Prevent and Manage Posttraumatic Stress Injuries Among First Responders in Alberta: Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of Text Messaging Services (Text4PTSI and Text4Wellbeing).

Obuobi-Donkor G, Eboreime E, Bond J, Phung N, Eyben S, Hayward J, Zhang Y, MacMaster F, Clelland S, Greiner R, Jones C, Cao B, Brémault-Phillips S, Wells K, Li XM, Hilario C, Greenshaw AJ, Agyapong VIO

JMIR research protocols2022

DOI: 10.2196/30680 PMID: 35468094

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students in Canada.

Wilkes TC, Lewis T, Paget M, Holm J, Brager N, Bulloch A, Macmaster F, Molodynski A, Bhugra D

The International journal of social psychiatry2022

DOI: 10.1177/00207640211057724 PMID: 34791951

Efficacy of Melatonin for Sleep Disturbance in Children with Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Barlow KM, Kirk V, Brooks B, Esser MJ, Yeates KO, Zemek R, Kirton A, Mikrogianakis A, MacMaster F, Nettel-Aguirre A

Journal of Neurotrauma202141 citations

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7154

Exploring the experience of boarded psychiatric patients in adult emergency departments.

Major D, Rittenbach K, MacMaster F, Walia H, VandenBerg SD

BMC psychiatry2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03446-1 PMID: 34579676

Developing a provincial patient support network for children and families affected by Tourette syndrome and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder: results of a stakeholder consultation.

Fletcher J, Dimitropoulos G, Martino D, Wilcox G, MacMaster F, Arnold P, Pringsheim T

Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s13034-021-00383-5 PMID: 34134722

TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Transitions in Care

Principal investigators: Dimitropoulos, Gina; Cronin, Shauna; Couturier, Jennifer L; Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Kimber, Melissa S; Moore, Kerrie; Mushquash, Christopher J; Norman, Lia G; Perri, Andrea; Sauerwein, Jessica L; Webb, Cheryl

Keywords: Co-Designing Transition Interventions; Eating Disorders; Guideline Development; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Mixed Methods Research; Transitions In Care; Transitions In Care For Diverse Populations; Youth Mental Health

$959,725

Vulnerability to depression in high-risk adolescents

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kopala-Sibley, Daniel

Keywords: Adolescence; Brain Function; Brain Structure; Depression; Stress

$566,100

Will the kids be alright? Leveraging a longitudinal Canadian youth cohort to study the course of depression and anxiety, and patterns of mental health help-seeking and service utilization

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Madigan, Sheri L; MacMaster, Frank P; McDonald, Sheila W; Tough, Suzanne C

Keywords: Administrative Health Data; Children And Youth; Cohort Data; Mental Health; Service Utilization

$956,252

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

Principal 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

Co-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

Enhancing Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depression with Adjunctive D-Cycloserine.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mcgirr, Alexander

Keywords: Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Major Depressive Disorder; Neurocognitive Testing; Synaptic Plasticity; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$952,425

Traumatic stress and Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Front-Line Workers in Homeless Services

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op. Grant: COVID-19 MS & Substance Use - Matching Access to Service with Needs

Principal investigators: Waegemakers Schiff, Jeannette; Jones, Alana R

Keywords: Covid-19; Front-Line Homeless Services Workers; Mental Health Impacts; Trauma And Ptsd; Woker'S Compensation Claims

$187,556

Implementing Innovative Models of Acute Pediatric Mental Health and Addiction Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Development Grants - Alberta

Principal investigators: Freedman, Stephen B; Mikrogianakis, Angelo; Stubbs, Michael D; Wright, Bruce; Chan, Kevin J; Klassen, Terry P; MacMaster, Frank P; Newton, Mandi S; Rittenbach, Kay; Taljaard, Monica

Keywords: Addictions; Child And Adolescent; Emergency; Health Information Management; Health Workforce; Home And Community-Based Care; Mental Health

$99,999

TICS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Intervening in Children with Tourette's Syndrome

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: MacMaster, Frank P

Keywords: Adolescents; Brain Imaging; Brain Stimulation; Children; Gaba; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Supplementary Motor Area; Tics; Tourette'S Syndrome; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$420,750

PLAY GAME: Post-concussion syndrome Affecting Youth: GABAergic effects of Melatonin

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Youth

Principal investigators: Barlow, Karen M; Dewey, Deborah M

Keywords: Behavioural Outcome; Children; Cognitive Testing; Concussion; Functional Mri; Melatonin; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Post-Concussion Syndrome; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Treatment

$877,392

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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Frank MacMaster

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Open Label Safety and Feasibility Study.

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health in Parenting (BEAM): protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled non-inferiority trial for an app based intervention to improve postpartum mental health and support children's brain development in Western Canada.

Cannabis legalization and hospitalizations in Alberta: Interrupted time series analysis by age and sex.

The Tourette OCD Alberta Network: Development of a Continuing Professional Development Program for Community Based Mental Health Therapists.

Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada.

An E-Mental Health Solution to Prevent and Manage Posttraumatic Stress Injuries Among First Responders in Alberta: Protocol for the Implementation and Evaluation of Text Messaging Services (Text4PTSI and Text4Wellbeing).

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students in Canada.

Efficacy of Melatonin for Sleep Disturbance in Children with Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Exploring the experience of boarded psychiatric patients in adult emergency departments.

Developing a provincial patient support network for children and families affected by Tourette syndrome and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder: results of a stakeholder consultation.

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Patricia O’Campo

Tamara Pringsheim

Adam Kirton

Sara Allin

Antony Chum

Steven Clelland

Paul Arnold

Hayley Hamilton

Yanbo Zhang

Amity Quinn

Lara Leijser

Jake Hayward

Yihong Bai

Carla Hilario

Maritt Kirst

Bo Cao

Deborah Mcneil

Deborah Dewey

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Marcello Tonelli

Angelo Mikrogianakis

Michael Hill

Signe Bray

James Hutchison

Brian Brooks

Michael Hill

Gina Dimitropoulos

Catherine Lebel

Braden Manns

Marcello Tonelli

Roger Zemek