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Magdalena Janus

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Magdalena Janus

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

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.
17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Child And Youth Development Developmental Trajectories Immigrant And Refugee Longitudinal Data Analyses Mental Health Population Health Social Determinants Child Health

Latest papers

Adversity profiles among Canadian families: A secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial of the Family Check-Up®.
Development and Psychopathology · 2026
Developmental health and well-being of refugee children in resettlement contexts: population-level findings from Australia and Canada
BMJ Paediatrics Open · 2026
Chronic absenteeism in Canadian kindergarten classes, pre- and post-COVID-19, and its association with concurrent developmental vulnerability
PLoS ONE · 2026 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Life Course Trajectories of Mental Health from the Early Years to Young Adulthood: An Ecological Systems and Intersectionality Perspective
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$424,575
The Social Exposome in Child Health and Development: Building Partnerships and Collaborations to Reduce Inequalities in Canada
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Mental health trajectories of immigrant and refugee children from early childhood to adolescence: An ecological population- based approach
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$218,026

All 5 grants and awards

19 publications.

Adversity profiles among Canadian families: A secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial of the Family Check-Up®.

Amédée LM, Gonzalez A, Andrews K, Rieder A, Abela KR, Georgiades K, Pires P, Janus M, Lipman E, Bennett T

Development and Psychopathology2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579426101795

Developmental health and well-being of refugee children in resettlement contexts: population-level findings from Australia and Canada

Petteni MG, Edwards B, Guhn M, Janus M, Gadermann A

BMJ Paediatrics Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004720

Chronic absenteeism in Canadian kindergarten classes, pre- and post-COVID-19, and its association with concurrent developmental vulnerability

Reid-Westoby C, Duku E, Gaskin A, Janus M

PLoS ONE2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345192

Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and Association With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010–2015 and 2016–2020

Hawke R, Reid-Westoby C, Pei J, Janus M

Child Psychiatry and Human Development2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-026-02025-3

Outpatient Care Before and After Mental Health Hospitalization for Adolescents From Immigrant, Refugee and Non-immigrant Backgrounds in British Columbia: A Retrospective Cohort Study: Soins en consultation externe avant et après une hospitalisation en santé mentale pour les adolescents, issus ou non de l’immigration ou réfugiés, en Colombie-Britannique: Une étude de cohorte rétrospective

Gadermann A, Petteni MG, Magee C, Janus M, Georgiades K, Sassi R, Guhn M, Puyat JH

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251372189

Childhood poverty, social support, immigration background and adolescent health and life satisfaction: A population‐based longitudinal study

Gill R, Karim ME, Puyat JH, Guhn M, Petteni MG, Oberle E, Janus M, Georgiades K, Gadermann AM

Journal of Adolescence20255 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12408

Variations in Conduct, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among Children and Youth from Immigrant, Refugee, and Non-Immigrant Backgrounds in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-Based Study

Gagné Petteni M, Magee C, Puyat JH, Guhn M, Georgiades K, Janus M, Gadermann A

Child Psychiatry and Human Development20252 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-025-01842-2

Poverty type, immigration background, and secondary school academic outcomes for children in British Columbia

Gill R, Karim ME, Puyat JH, Petteni MG, Guhn M, Janus M, Forer B, Gadermann A

Social Psychology of Education2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11218-025-10093-x

Childhood poverty and school readiness: Differences by poverty type and immigration background

Gill R, Karim ME, Puyat JH, Guhn M, Janus M, Petteni MG, Forer B, Gadermann AM

SSM: Population Health202416 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101563

Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non‐immigrant early adolescents

Thomson K, Magee C, Petteni MG, Oberle E, Georgiades K, Schonert‐Reichl K, Janus M, Guhn M, Gadermann A

Journal of Adolescence20249 citations

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12390

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Magdalena Janus

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Adversity profiles among Canadian families: A secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial of the Family Check-Up®.

Developmental health and well-being of refugee children in resettlement contexts: population-level findings from Australia and Canada

Chronic absenteeism in Canadian kindergarten classes, pre- and post-COVID-19, and its association with concurrent developmental vulnerability

Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten and Association With Home Problems and Early Intervention in 2010–2015 and 2016–2020

Childhood poverty, social support, immigration background and adolescent health and life satisfaction: A population‐based longitudinal study

Variations in Conduct, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among Children and Youth from Immigrant, Refugee, and Non-Immigrant Backgrounds in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-Based Study

Poverty type, immigration background, and secondary school academic outcomes for children in British Columbia

Childhood poverty and school readiness: Differences by poverty type and immigration background

Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non‐immigrant early adolescents

Life Course Trajectories of Mental Health from the Early Years to Young Adulthood: An Ecological Systems and Intersectionality Perspective

The Social Exposome in Child Health and Development: Building Partnerships and Collaborations to Reduce Inequalities in Canada

Mental health trajectories of immigrant and refugee children from early childhood to adolescence: An ecological population- based approach

Examining the Social Determinants of Children's Developmental Health with a Population-Level, Pan-Canadian Database

Health equity, monitoring and a human rights approach to ECD

Frequent collaborators

Magdalena Janus

Martin Guhn

Kathy Georgiades

Anne Gadermann

Eva Oberle

Eric Duku

Marni Brownell

Roberto Sassi

Andrea Gonzalez

Teresa Bennett

Ellen Louise Lipman

Nazeem Muhajarine