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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Valerie Taylor

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2023

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
93 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 CIHR grants, most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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293

Publications

10,116

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Contact

taylorv@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 35410

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine
Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine
Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine
Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience
Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine
Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 293 publications.

One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression

Tonon AC, Nexha A, Cunningham JEA, d’Eon J, Chakrabarty T, Farzan F, Foster JA, Harkness KL, Hassel S, Ho K

JAMA psychiatry202613 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.4453

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) 2025 international guidelines for the management of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Van Ameringen M, Fineberg NA, Ravindran A, Arnold PD, Beaulieu S, Brakoulias V, Brietzke E, Dowlati Y, Drummond LM, Ferretti CJ

Journal of Psychiatric Research20268 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.12.039

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments Task Force Recommendations for the Use of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Fecal Microbiota Transplants in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: Recommandations du Groupe de travail du Réseau canadien pour le traitement des troubles de l’humeur et de l’anxiété (Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, CANMAT) concernant l’utilisation des probiotiques, des prébiotiques, des symbiotiques et de la transplantation de microbiote fécal chez les adultes atteints de trouble dépressif majeur

Bahji A, Brietzke E, Cooke NCA, Clement F, Frey BN, Hofmeister M, Kennedy SH, Lam R, Milev R, Moinul D

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20265 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251394363

The Safety, Efficacy, and Feasibility of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Population With Bipolar Disorder During Depressive Episodes: A Pilot Parallel Arm Randomized Controlled Trial: Sécurité, efficacité et faisabilité de la transplantation de microbiote fécal chez une population atteinte de troubles bipolaires, au cours d’épisodes dépressifs : essai pilote contrôlé à répartition aléatoire et à groupes parallèles

Shekarriz S, Vigod SN, Bianco T, Bala A, Hao C, Allard JP, Hota S, Poutanen S, Surette MG, Taylor VH

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20264 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261420877

Data-driven science, ethics and risk: Building knowledge of key ethics–risk intersections relevant to public sector decision-making

Bhuller Y, Avey M, Chandrasekera PC, Lee DK, Sharma R, Woodman B, Taylor VH

ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/02611929261458967

Canadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada

Sareen J, Isaak C, Perera E, Ross DA, Agyapong V, Ahmed AG, Neufeld KJ, Turecki G, Haggarty J, Roy-Desruisseaux J

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20262 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251408174

Pharmacological Interventions for Weight Reduction in Patients With Schizophrenia Treated With Antipsychotics: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Stogios N, Agarwal SM, Maksyutynska K, Faisal H, Pless LL, Pillinger T, Humber B, Taylor VH, Remington G, Faulkner GEJ

JAMA psychiatry20261 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.1814

Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Reward Processing, Interleukin 1β, Striatal Connectivity, and Antidepressant Outcomes in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder: A CAN-BIND-1 Report

Jani S, Hassel S, Foster JA, Turecki G, Bock N, Churchill N, Mueller DJ, Lam RW, Taylor VH, Milev R

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100649

Characteristics of Adults With Addictions and Mental Health Problems Who Have Experienced Homelessness: A Population-Based Study From Alberta, Canada: Caractéristiques des adultes aux prises avec des problèmes de dépendance et de santé mentale et ayant connu l’itinérance : une étude fondée sur la population de l’Alberta, Canada

Barry R, Messier G, Bahji A, Dimitropoulos G, Ghosh SM, Kirkham J, Patten SB, Rittenbach K, Shahidi F, Tano D

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251380732

miR-151a-5p in Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Mediates Antidepressant Response

Żurawek D, Morgunova A, Fiori LM, Yang J, Khoury R, Belliveau C, Davoli MA, Ibrahim P, Chawla A, Codeluppi-Arrowsmith S

2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.11.26360193

Researchers with similar interests

Fabiano Alves Gomes

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Heather McNeely

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment, Treatment of Major Depression

Benicio Frey

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Treatment of Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Cristiano Chaves

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment, Tryptophan and brain disorders

Andrew Olagunju

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Alfred Amaladoss

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Treatment of Major Depression Dear Professor Taylor, 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 "One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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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Valerie Taylor

Research

One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) 2025 international guidelines for the management of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Data-driven science, ethics and risk: Building knowledge of key ethics–risk intersections relevant to public sector decision-making

Canadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada

Pharmacological Interventions for Weight Reduction in Patients With Schizophrenia Treated With Antipsychotics: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Reward Processing, Interleukin 1β, Striatal Connectivity, and Antidepressant Outcomes in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder: A CAN-BIND-1 Report

miR-151a-5p in Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Mediates Antidepressant Response

Frequent collaborators

Benicio Frey

Jane Foster

Margaret McKinnon

Sarah McDonald

Alison Holloway

Keyna Bracken

Researchers with similar interests

Fabiano Alves Gomes

Heather McNeely

Benicio Frey

Cristiano Chaves

Andrew Olagunju

Alfred Amaladoss