Suzanna Varro, University of Calgary

Research

Children'S Development Feasibility/Utility Immune Biomarkers Implementation Science Innovative Clinical Trial Integrated Knowledge Transfer Parent-Child Relationships Parental Reflective Function

Latest papers

Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity.
BMC pediatrics · 2025
Study protocol for Attachment & Child Health (ATTACHTM) program: promoting vulnerable Children's health at scale.
BMC pediatrics · 2022

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH™) Online: Implementation Across Alberta to Promote Healthy Parent-Child Relationships and Mental Health and Development of Children Affected by Early Adversity
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$967,431
Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health At Scale
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$523,992

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity.

Letourneau N, Anis L, Cui C, Graham ID, Ross K, Nixon K, Reimer J, Pilipchuk M, Wang E, Lalonde S, Varro S, Santana MJ, Stewart-Tufescu A, Soulsby A, Tiedemann B, Hill L, Beks T, Hart M

BMC pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-05232-w PMID: 40205561

02

Study protocol for Attachment & Child Health (ATTACHTM) program: promoting vulnerable Children's health at scale.

Anis L, Letourneau N, Ross KM, Hart M, Graham I, Lalonde S, Varro S, Baldwin A, Soulsby A, Majnemer A, Donnelly C, Piotrowski C, Collier C, Lindeman C, Goldowitz D, Isaac D, Thomson D, Serré D, Citro E, Zimmermann G, Pliszka H, Mann J, Baumann J, Piekarski J, Dalton JA, Johnson-Green J, Wood K, Bruce M, Santana M, Mayer M, Gould M, Kobor M, Flowers M, Haywood M, Koerner M, Parker N, Muhajarine N, Fairie P, Chrishti R, Perry R, Merrill S, Pociuk S, StephanieTaylor, Cole S, Murphy T, Marchment T, Xavier V, Shajani Z, West Z

BMC pediatrics2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03439-3 PMID: 35986306

Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH™) Online: Implementation Across Alberta to Promote Healthy Parent-Child Relationships and Mental Health and Development of Children Affected by Early Adversity

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Mental Health in the Early Years Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; Reimer, Jan; Duffett-Leger, Linda A; Graham, Ian D; Moshirpour, Mohammad; Nixon, Kendra L; Parrilla Lopez (Santana), Maria Jose; Ross, Kharah M; Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Children'S Mental Health And Development; Family Violence; Implementation Science; Low-Income; Normalization Process Theory; Online Intervention; Parent-Child Relationships; Parental Depression; Reflective Function

$967,431

Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health At Scale

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; Collier, Carrie L; Lalonde, Simone; Pliszka, Harold; Varro, Suzanna; Ross, Kharah M

Keywords: Children'S Development; Feasibility/Utility; Immune Biomarkers; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trial; Integrated Knowledge Transfer; Parent-Child Relationships; Parental Reflective Function; Patient-Engaged Research; Qualitative Interviews

$523,992

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

Community Health Sciences
Neurology
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Medicine
Medical Genetics
Community Health and Epidemiology
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Children'S Development Dear Professor Varro, 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 "Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity." (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 "Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health At Scale" (2019), 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]

Suzanna Varro

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH&#x2122;) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity.

Study protocol for Attachment & Child Health (ATTACHTM) program: promoting vulnerable Children's health at scale.

Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH™) Online: Implementation Across Alberta to Promote Healthy Parent-Child Relationships and Mental Health and Development of Children Affected by Early Adversity

Attachment & Child Health (ATTACH) Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health At Scale

Frequent collaborators

Simone Lalonde

Nicole Letourneau

Paul Fairie

Jackie Mann

Kharah Ross

Marcia Bruce

Nazeem Muhajarine

Annette Majnemer

Caroline Piotrowski

Ian Graham

Michael Kobor

Kharah Ross

Carrie Collier

Harold Pliszka

Carlene Donnelly

Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity.