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Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

ResearcherEducational and Counselling PsychologyUniversity of British Columbia

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Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Researcher

Educational and Counselling Psychology

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Latest papers

Exploring the experiences of peer counsellors providing remote behavioural activation therapy for antenatal depression: a qualitative study.
BMC psychology · 2026
Trajectories of anxiety and depression and association with pain in the perinatal and postpartum period.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026
Using web-based CBT-I to improve sleep to prevent depression and anxiety in adolescents at high risk: a randomized controlled trial protocol.
Trials · 2026

All 35 publications

Latest funding

The SLeep solUtions to proMote Better Early childhood Relationships (SLUMBER) Program: Development of a program to helping families optimize infant mental health by supporting sleep health in early childhood.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,890
Sleep equity reimagined: An intersectional theoretical framework to optimize sleep health for all Canadians.
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$1,100,000
Investigating the impact of distinct pandemic prenatal stressors on early immune disruptions in children via alterations to prenatal inflammatory pathways
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$90,000

All 4 grants and awards

35 publications.

Exploring the experiences of peer counsellors providing remote behavioural activation therapy for antenatal depression: a qualitative study.

Lambert T, Callaghan C, Jung JW, Skiffington J, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Chaput K

BMC psychology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-026-04862-2 PMID: 42243960

Trajectories of anxiety and depression and association with pain in the perinatal and postpartum period.

Jessa JS, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Sedov I, Walker A, Miller SA, Davis KP, Miller JV

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120830 PMID: 41371366

Using web-based CBT-I to improve sleep to prevent depression and anxiety in adolescents at high risk: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

Spiropoulos A, Vincent N, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Brost A, Schmidtler H, MacKinnon AL, Kopala-Sibley DC

Trials2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09542-5 PMID: 41749363

Perceived Everyday Discrimination and Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Asian Canadians.

Silang K, Horn SR, Szeto A, Exner-Cortens D, Giesbrecht GF, Lebel C, Dewsnapp K, Tomfohr-Madsen L

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-026-03019-6 PMID: 42247088

Perinatal depressive symptoms and child temperament at two years: The moderating role of child sleep duration.

Silang K, Horn SR, Giesbrecht GF, Szeto A, Exner-Cortens D, Dewsnapp K, Jung JW, Keys E, Lebel C, Tomfohr-Madsen L

Journal of affective disorders2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120253 PMID: 40914521

A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers, Facilitators, and Preferences Regarding a Cardiac Rehabilitation-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Program in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation and Obesity.

Williamson TM, Campbell TS, Seidel S, King-Shier K, Wilton SB, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Aggarwal SG, Arena R, Rouleau CR

Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)2026

DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2026.2641456 PMID: 42011869

Advancing family wellbeing through a Massive Online Open Intervention: the LightBEAM program protocol for randomized waitlist control trial {1a}

Sitka M, Simpson KM, Paton A, MacKinnon A, Afifi TO, Cameron EE, Hai T, Stewart-Tufescu A, Gonzalez A, Toombs E

BMC Psychology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-03326-3

Psychological Distress in Childbearing Persons During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Trajectory Study of Anger, Anxiety, and Depression.

Ou C, Chen G, Giesbrecht GF, Keys E, Lebel C, Tomfohr-Madsen L

Depression and anxiety2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1155/da/6663877 PMID: 40225725

Experiences with discrimination during pregnancy in Canada and associations with depression and anxiety symptoms.

Davis KP, Freeman M, Fazal P, Reynolds KA, Rioux C, Moody DLB, Lai BP, Giesbrecht GF, Lebel C, Tomfohr-Madsen L

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00933-2 PMID: 39446296

Preliminary Validation of the Cancer Worry Scale in Pediatric Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

Russell KB, Patton M, Verhesen T, Forbes C, Stokoe M, Guilcher G, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Schulte F

Pediatric blood & cancer2025

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31967 PMID: 40790795

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Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

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Exploring the experiences of peer counsellors providing remote behavioural activation therapy for antenatal depression: a qualitative study.

Trajectories of anxiety and depression and association with pain in the perinatal and postpartum period.

Using web-based CBT-I to improve sleep to prevent depression and anxiety in adolescents at high risk: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

Perceived Everyday Discrimination and Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Asian Canadians.

Perinatal depressive symptoms and child temperament at two years: The moderating role of child sleep duration.

A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers, Facilitators, and Preferences Regarding a Cardiac Rehabilitation-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Program in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation and Obesity.

Advancing family wellbeing through a Massive Online Open Intervention: the LightBEAM program protocol for randomized waitlist control trial {1a}

Psychological Distress in Childbearing Persons During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Trajectory Study of Anger, Anxiety, and Depression.

Experiences with discrimination during pregnancy in Canada and associations with depression and anxiety symptoms.

Preliminary Validation of the Cancer Worry Scale in Pediatric Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

The SLeep solUtions to proMote Better Early childhood Relationships (SLUMBER) Program: Development of a program to helping families optimize infant mental health by supporting sleep health in early childhood.

Sleep equity reimagined: An intersectional theoretical framework to optimize sleep health for all Canadians.

Investigating the impact of distinct pandemic prenatal stressors on early immune disruptions in children via alterations to prenatal inflammatory pathways

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

Catherine Lebel

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Fiona Schulte

Kristin Reynolds

Elizabeth Keys

Gerald Giesbrecht

Aislin Mushquash

Deinera Exner-Cortens

Mandy Archibald

Kathleen Chaput

Meredith Brockway

Kira London-Nadeau

Frances Chartrand

Gina Dimitropoulos

Kathryn King-Shier

Leslie Roos

Kathleen Reynolds

Melanie Noel

Mark Anselmo

Elizabeth Decaire

Krista Wollny

Andrea Gonzalez

Olena Kloss