Amanda Nitschke, University of British Columbia

Research

Autism Children Glucocorticoid

Latest papers

Prenatal depression and child developmental vulnerability.
Pediatric research · 2025
The Association Between Endometriosis Treatments and Depression and/or Anxiety in a Population-Based Pathologically Confirmed Cohort of People with Endometriosis.
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Prenatal systemic glucocorticoid exposure and risk of autism in children: A population-based cohort study from Sweden
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$9,000
Long term development in children exposed in utero to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and stimulant medication
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$244,800

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Prenatal depression and child developmental vulnerability.

Phagau NN, Kaur P, Nitschke A, Law MR, Guhn M, Oberlander TF, Hanley GE

Pediatric research2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-03846-z PMID: 39856232

02

The Association Between Endometriosis Treatments and Depression and/or Anxiety in a Population-Based Pathologically Confirmed Cohort of People with Endometriosis.

Goodwin E, Abreu do Valle H, Nitschke A, Puyat J, Yong PJ, Hanley GE

Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)2023

DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0068 PMID: 38023374

Prenatal systemic glucocorticoid exposure and risk of autism in children: A population-based cohort study from Sweden

Nominated PICIHR2026CRTAS - Research Travel Supplements

Principal investigators: Nitschke, Amanda

Keywords: Autism; Children; Glucocorticoid

$9,000

Long term development in children exposed in utero to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and stimulant medication

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hanley, Gillian E

Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Child Development; Population-Based Administrative Data; Stimulant Medication Use In Pregnancy

$244,800

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

School of Population and Public Health
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Martin Guhn

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Joseph Puyat

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Autism Dear Professor Nitschke, 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 "Prenatal depression and child developmental vulnerability." (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 "Prenatal systemic glucocorticoid exposure and risk of autism in children: A population-based cohort study from Sweden" (2026), 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]