Kristie Poole, McMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology
Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine
Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Distinguishing selective mutism and social anxiety in children: a multi-method study
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2021 · first author
Behavioral inhibition and EEG delta-beta correlation in early childhood: Comparing a between-subjects and within-subjects approach
Biological Psychology · 2020 · first author
Trajectories of Observed Shyness and Psychosocial Adjustment in Children
Child Psychiatry and Human Development · 2020 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Social Implications of Silence: Affiliative Tendencies and Social-Cognitive Development in Children with Selective Mutism
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$23,124

All 1 grants and awards

Researchers with similar interests

Louis Schmidt

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Matilda Nowakowski

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Christina Fugere

Family Medicine

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Meagan MacKenzie

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Kathy Georgiades

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Laura Duncan

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

7 publications.

01

Distinguishing selective mutism and social anxiety in children: a multi-method study

Poole KL, Cunningham CE, McHolm AE, Schmidt LA

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry202121 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01588-3

02

Behavioral inhibition and EEG delta-beta correlation in early childhood: Comparing a between-subjects and within-subjects approach

Poole KL, Anaya B, Pérez-Edgar KE

Biological Psychology202038 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107785

03

Trajectories of Observed Shyness and Psychosocial Adjustment in Children

Poole KL, Cunningham CE, Schmidt LA

Child Psychiatry and Human Development202025 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-00962-1

04

Frontal Brain Asymmetry and the Trajectory of Shyness Across the Early School Years

Poole KL, Santesso DL, Van Lieshout RJ, Schmidt LA

Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology201916 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s10802-019-00513-w

05

Trajectories of Social Anxiety in Children: Influence of Child Cortisol Reactivity and Parental Social Anxiety

Poole KL, Van Lieshout RJ, McHolm AE, Cunningham CE, Schmidt LA

Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology201827 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s10802-017-0385-3

06

Childhood motor coordination and adult psychopathology in extremely low birth weight survivors

Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Missiuna C, Saigal S, Boyle MH, Van Lieshout RJ

Journal of Affective Disorders201621 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.10.031

07

Motor coordination and mental health in extremely low birth weight survivors during the first four decades of life

Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Missiuna C, Saigal S, Boyle MH, Van Lieshout RJ

Research in Developmental Disabilities201521 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.06.004

Social Implications of Silence: Affiliative Tendencies and Social-Cognitive Development in Children with Selective Mutism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Poole, Kristie

Keywords: social cognition; social affiliation; child development; selective mutism; shyness; social anxiety; social development; theory of mind; empathy; prosocial behavior

$23,124

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

Courses taught

1

Research Design and Test Construction
PSYCH 754 · last taught 2025
Graduate

Frequent collaborators

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Rehabilitation Science
Pediatrics

Co-authors at McMaster University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Louis Schmidt

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

6 shared papers, latest 2021

Ryan Van Lieshout

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

4 shared papers, latest 2019

Charles E Cunningham

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Michael Boyle

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Cheryl Missiuna

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Dear Professor Poole, 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 "Distinguishing selective mutism and social anxiety in children: a multi-method study" (2021), 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 SSHRC-funded project "Social Implications of Silence: Affiliative Tendencies and Social-Cognitive Development in Children with Selective Mutism" (2024), 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]

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Kristie Poole

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Researchers with similar interests

Louis Schmidt

Matilda Nowakowski

Christina Fugere

Meagan MacKenzie

Kathy Georgiades

Laura Duncan

Distinguishing selective mutism and social anxiety in children: a multi-method study

Behavioral inhibition and EEG delta-beta correlation in early childhood: Comparing a between-subjects and within-subjects approach

Trajectories of Observed Shyness and Psychosocial Adjustment in Children

Frontal Brain Asymmetry and the Trajectory of Shyness Across the Early School Years

Trajectories of Social Anxiety in Children: Influence of Child Cortisol Reactivity and Parental Social Anxiety

Childhood motor coordination and adult psychopathology in extremely low birth weight survivors

Motor coordination and mental health in extremely low birth weight survivors during the first four decades of life

Social Implications of Silence: Affiliative Tendencies and Social-Cognitive Development in Children with Selective Mutism

Courses taught

Frequent collaborators

Louis Schmidt

Ryan Van Lieshout

Charles E Cunningham

Saroj Saigal

Michael Boyle

Cheryl Missiuna