Anna MacKinnon, University of Manitoba

Research

Child Maltreatment Child Mental Health Child Psychsocial Development Intervention Mhealth Parenting Prevention

Latest funding

Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,250,000
An mHealth Intervention and Community Partnership to Promote Mental Health in Children born to Mothers with Depression and Psychosocial Stress during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000

Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Mental Health in the Early Years Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Roos, Leslie E; Braun, Mildred J; Archibald, Mandy M; Clement, Fiona Mary; MacKinnon, Anna; Nickel, Nathan C; Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne M

Keywords: Child Maltreatment; Child Mental Health; Child Psychsocial Development; Intervention; Mhealth; Parenting; Prevention

$1,250,000

An mHealth Intervention and Community Partnership to Promote Mental Health in Children born to Mothers with Depression and Psychosocial Stress during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Roos, Leslie E; Braun, Mildred J; Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne M

Keywords: Child Mental Health; Clinical Trial; Covid-19; Intervention; Maternal Depression; Mhealth; Prevention

$150,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child Maltreatment Dear Professor MacKinnon, 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]. Your research on child maltreatment 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 "Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children" (2022), 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]