Maria Pavlova, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Latest papers

Better together: A priority-setting partnership to identify research priorities for child maltreatment in Canada.
Child abuse & neglect · 2026 · first author
Maternal social support as a protective factor in the intergenerational cycle of adversity and pediatric pain: Evidence from the All Our Families cohort study.
Child abuse & neglect · 2026 · first author
Children exposed to sibling sexual abuse: Sociodemographic and trauma symptom differences.
Child abuse & neglect · 2025

4 publications.

01

Better together: A priority-setting partnership to identify research priorities for child maltreatment in Canada.

Pavlova M, Madani A, Hopley A, Dehmardan I, Norman L, Greer K, Khanna P, Bidoyan S, Ashton M, Viveiros A, Dimitropoulos G, Dunford L, Evans A, Henderson J, Karwowska A, Madigan S, Parker N, Sawyer K, Wolfe B, Better Together Team, Racine N

Child abuse & neglect2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108216 PMID: 42447697

02

Maternal social support as a protective factor in the intergenerational cycle of adversity and pediatric pain: Evidence from the All Our Families cohort study.

Pavlova M, Birnie KA, Roman-Juan J, Orr SL, Walker A, Madigan S, Mychasiuk R, McDonald SW, Beveridge JK, Noel M

Child abuse & neglect2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108097 PMID: 42105489

03

Children exposed to sibling sexual abuse: Sociodemographic and trauma symptom differences.

McDowell H, Pavlova M, Hartwick C, Madigan S, Racine N

Child abuse & neglect2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107149 PMID: 39572272

04

Early childhood risk factors for later onset of pediatric chronic pain: a multi-method longitudinal study.

Pavlova M, Noel M, Orr SL, Walker A, Madigan S, McDonald SW, Tough SC, Birnie KA

BMC pediatrics2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04951-4 PMID: 39112922

Frequent collaborators

Department of Psychology
Psychology
Pediatrics and Child Health
Psychiatry
Children, Youth and Families
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Co-authors at University of Guelph, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sheri Madigan

Department of Psychology

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Nicole Racine

Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Melanie Noel

Department of Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Lia Norman

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Cailey Hartwick

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jo Henderson

Children, Youth and Families

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Andrea Evans

Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Gina Dimitropoulos

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Naomi Parker

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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