Sarah MacEachern, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Behaviours Of Concern Co-Design Methodology Comparative Effectiveness Feasibility Testing Neurodevelopment Sleep Education

Latest papers

Care Coordination for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Medical Complexity: Is Child Behavioral Health a Key Mediator of Caregiver Stress?
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2025 · senior author
Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives.
Research in developmental disabilities · 2024
Measure what matters: considerations for outcome measurement of care coordination for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and medical complexity.
Frontiers in public health · 2023

All 3 publications

Latest funding

ACCESS-DTC: Advancing Community and Clinical Engagement for Systemic Solutions in Applying for the Disability Tax Credit
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$952,425
DOnor milk to REpair the MIcrobiome in full-term infants born via Cesarean Section (DO-RE-MI C-Section)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,892
Catalyzing an Innovative Clinical Trial of a Sleep Education Intervention to Improve Behaviours of Concern Amongst Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$200,000

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Care Coordination for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Medical Complexity: Is Child Behavioral Health a Key Mediator of Caregiver Stress?

Estes M, Currie G, Materula D, Richard C, Taylor K, Heathcote G, Deliscar S, Gall N, Gibbard WB, Zwicker JD, MacEachern S

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001348 PMID: 40168675

02

Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives.

Materula D, Currie G, Jia XY, Finlay B, Lau AM, Richard C, Yohemas M, Estes M, Gall N, Dewan T, MacEachern S, Ben Gibbard W, Zwicker JD

Research in developmental disabilities2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104815 PMID: 39142086

03

Measure what matters: considerations for outcome measurement of care coordination for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and medical complexity.

Materula D, Currie G, Jia XY, Finlay B, Richard C, Yohemas M, Lachuk G, Estes M, Dewan T, MacEachern S, Gall N, Gibbard B, Zwicker JD

Frontiers in public health2023

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1280981 PMID: 38026305

ACCESS-DTC: Advancing Community and Clinical Engagement for Systemic Solutions in Applying for the Disability Tax Credit

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zwicker, Jennifer D; Lach, Lucyna M; Phoenix, Michelle; Shikako, Keiko

Keywords: Access To Healthcare And Provider Decision-Making; Canadian Health And Social Policy Systems; Caregivers/Families; Children, Youth, And Adults With Disabilities; Disability Policy And Income Support Programs; Disability Tax Credit; Health Equity And Social Determinants Of Health; Mixed-Methods Design; Participatory Co-Design And User-Centred Solution Developmen

$952,425

DOnor milk to REpair the MIcrobiome in full-term infants born via Cesarean Section (DO-RE-MI C-Section)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Brockway, Meredith

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Duration; Breastfeeding Exclusivity; Donor Human Milk; Full-Term Infant; Gut Microbiome; Infant Formula; Randomized Controlled Trial

$149,892

Catalyzing an Innovative Clinical Trial of a Sleep Education Intervention to Improve Behaviours of Concern Amongst Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Sarah; Dewey, Deborah M; Heathcote, Greta; Thomas, Megan R

Keywords: Behaviours Of Concern; Co-Design Methodology; Comparative Effectiveness; Feasibility Testing; Neurodevelopment; Sleep Education

$200,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Department of Pediatrics | Developmental Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
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Nadine Gall

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Tammie Dewan

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Greta Heathcote

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Behaviours Of Concern Dear Professor MacEachern, 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]. I read your paper "Care Coordination for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Medical Complexity: Is Child Behavioral Health a Key Mediator of Caregiver Stress?" (2025), and it 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 "Catalyzing an Innovative Clinical Trial of a Sleep Education Intervention to Improve Behaviours of Concern Amongst Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders" (2023), 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]