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Rébecca Robillard

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Rébecca Robillard

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
30 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 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Cannabis Use Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd)Veterans Autonomic Functions Biomarkers Epigenetics Inflammation Longitudinal Course

Latest papers

Association Between Sleep Changes and Symptom Recovery Following Pediatric Concussion.
Journal of neurotrauma · 2026 · senior author
Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
Respiratory event-related physiological biomarkers and cognitive performance in obstructive sleep apnoea.
The European respiratory journal · 2025

All 40 publications

Latest funding

A Tale of Two Targets: A Multisite, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Neurofeedback Clinical Trial Examining Regulation of the Amygdala vs. the Posterior Cingulate Cortex in PTSD
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$948,600
Exploring the longitudinal associations between cannabis for medical purposes, sleep, and mental health among Canadian veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Investigating alterations in sleep-related neural activity and links to clinical improvements among individuals with treatment-resistant depression receiving daily theta-burst stimulation treatments
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 13 grants and awards

40 publications.

Association Between Sleep Changes and Symptom Recovery Following Pediatric Concussion.

Tavakoli P, Ledoux AA, Yeates K, Tang K, Sangha G, Freedman SB, Gravel J, Gagnon I, Craig W, Burns E, Ramsay T, Boutis K, Beer D, Zemek R, Robillard R, PERC 5P team

Journal of neurotrauma2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261475259 PMID: 42569909

Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed.

Orchard P, Blackwell TW, Kachuri L, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Christenson SA, Durda P, Gabriel S, Hersh CP, Huntsman S, Hwang S, Joehanes R, Johnson M, Li X, Lin H, Liu CT, Liu Y, Mak ACY, Manichaikul AW, Paik DT, Saferali A, Smith JD, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Wang J, Wang M, Weinstock JS, Weiss J, Wheeler HE, Zhou Y, Zöllner S, Wu JC, Mestroni L, Graw S, Taylor MRG, Ortega VE, Johnson WC, Gan W, Abecasis G, Nickerson DA, Gupta N, Ardlie K, Woodruff PG, Bowler RP, Meyers DA, Reiner A, Kooperberg C, Ziv E, Vasan RS, Larson MG, Cupples LA, Silverman EK, Rich SS, Heard-Costa N, Tang H, Rotter JI, Smith AV, Levy D, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium Multi-Omics Working Group32, NHLBI TOPMed Consortium32§, Aguet F, Scott LJ, Raffield LM, Parker SCJ, Abe N, Almasy L, Ament S, Anugu P, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Balasubramanian A, Barr RG, Barwick L, Beaty T, Becker D, Becker L, Beitelshees A, Benos T, Bezerra M, Bis J, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Bunting K, Buth E, Carey V, Carty C, Casaburi R, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chang YC, Chavan S, Chen BJ, Chen WM, Choi SH, Chuang LM, Chung RH, Conomos M, Cornell E, Crandall C, Crapo J, Curtis J, Damcott C, David S, de Las Fuentes L, de Vries P, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, El Boueiz A, Emery L, Farber C, Farek J, Franceschini N, Frazar C, Fu M, Fullerton SM, Fulton L, Gao S, Gao Y, Gass M, Geiger H, Ghosh A, Gignoux C, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong DW, Goring H, Grine D, Gu CC, Guan Y, Hall M, Han Y, Harris D, Heavner B, Herrington D, Hobbs B, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung CA, Hu J, Hung YJ, Huston H, Hwu CM, Jackson R, Jain D, Johnsen J, Johnston R, Jones K, Kessler M, Khan A, Khan Z, Kim W, Kimoff J, Kinney G, Kramer H, Lange C, Lange E, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee S, Lee WJ, Levine D, Lewis J, Li Y, Lin X, Liu S, Liu Y, Make B, Manning A, Manson J, Martin L, Marton M, Mathai S, May S, McArdle P, McDonald ML, McFarland S, McGoldrick D, McHugh C, Mei H, Meigs J, Menon V, Min N, Moll M, Momin Z, Montasser M, Mychaleckyj JC, Naik R, Naseri T, Natarajan P, Nelson SC, Neltner B, Nessner C, Nkechinyere O, O'Connell J, O'Connor T, Ochs-Balcom H, Okwuonu G, Pankow J, Parker C, Peloso G, Peralta JM, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Phillips LS, Pollin T, Becker JP, Boorgula MP, Psaty B, Qiao D, Rafaels N, Rajendran M, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Reed R, Regan E, Reupena MS, Robillard R, Roselli C, Ruczinski I, Runnels A, Russell P, Ryan K, Sabino EC, Salimi S, Salvi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Santibanez J, Schwander K, Sciurba F, Sériès F, Shetty A, Shetty A, Silver B, Skomro R, Smith T, Smoller S, Snively B, Stilp AM, Storm G, Streeten E, Su JL, Sung YJ, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Taub M, Taylor S, Thornton TA, Threlkeld M, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tiwari H, Tong C, Tsai M, Vaidya D, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wang FF, Wang H, Watson K, Watt J, Weng LC, Wessel J, Williams K, Wilson C, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu B, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Zekavat SM, Zhao SX, Zhao W, Zhu X

Science (New York, N.Y.)2026

DOI: 10.1126/science.adx2989 PMID: 42462027

Respiratory event-related physiological biomarkers and cognitive performance in obstructive sleep apnoea.

Hajipour M, Hicks JB, Hirsch Allen AJ, Beaudin AE, Raneri JK, Izadi Z, Jen R, Series F, Skomro RP, Robillard R, Kimoff RJ, Mehrjoo M, Fels S, Singh A, Smith EE, Hanly PJ, Azarbarzin A, Ayas NT

The European respiratory journal2025

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00201-2025 PMID: 40876963

Evidence for Internal Misalignment of Circadian Rhythms in Youth With Emerging Mood Disorders.

Carpenter JS, Crouse JJ, Shin M, Tonini E, Hindmarsh G, de Haan Z, Iorfino F, Robillard R, Naismith S, Scott EM, Hickie IB

Journal of biological rhythms2025

DOI: 10.1177/07487304251349408 PMID: 40662977

Sleep, Health Care-Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey.

Dion K, Porteous M, Kendzerska T, Nixon A, Lee E, de Zambotti M, Garland SN, Singh M, De Luca G, Gillman S, Baril AA, Gallson D, Robillard R, Canadian Sleep Research Consortium

Journal of medical Internet research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/68816 PMID: 40534180

Association of nocturnal hypoxemia and white blood cell count in a multicenter cohort.

Shah A, Hajipour M, Allen AJH, Ayas N, Kendzerska T, Hanly P, Kimoff J, Series F, Lajoie A, Robillard R, Jen R, Beaudin AE, Raneri J, Skomro R

Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society2025

DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf028 PMID: 40575620

Modulation of cardiac autonomic activity across consciousness states and levels of sleep depth in individuals with sleep complaints and bipolar disorder or unipolar depressive disorders.

Leveille C, Saad M, Brabant D, Birnie D, Fonseca K, Lee EK, Douglass A, Northoff G, Nikolitch K, Carrier J, Fogel S, Higginson C, Kendzerska T, Robillard R

Journal of psychosomatic research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111996 PMID: 39644882

Autonomic responses to respiratory events and risk of chronic kidney disease in obstructive sleep apnea.

Hajipour M, Beaudin AE, Hicks JB, Ghafoor AA, Raneri JK, Hirsch Allen AJ, Izadi Z, Jen R, Kendzerska T, Series F, Skomro RP, Robillard R, Kimoff RJ, Fels S, Singh A, Ahmed SB, Azarbarzin A, Ayas NT, Hanly PJ

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2025

DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11852 PMID: 40878145

Trends in nighttime insomnia symptoms in Canada from 2007 to 2021.

Chaput JP, Morin CM, Robillard R, Carney CE, Dang-Vu TT, Davidson JR, Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ, Canadian Sleep Research Consortium

Sleep medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.11.025 PMID: 39556998

TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Treatments): protocol for a prospective observational cohort study of concussion patients with embedded comparative effectiveness research within a network of learning health system concussion clinics in Canada

Zemek R, Albrecht LM, Johnston S, Leddy J, Ledoux A-A, Reed N, Silverberg N, Yeates K, Lamoureux M, Anderson C

BMJ Open20254 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095292

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Rébecca Robillard

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Latest funding

Association Between Sleep Changes and Symptom Recovery Following Pediatric Concussion.

Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed.

Respiratory event-related physiological biomarkers and cognitive performance in obstructive sleep apnoea.

Evidence for Internal Misalignment of Circadian Rhythms in Youth With Emerging Mood Disorders.

Sleep, Health Care-Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey.

Association of nocturnal hypoxemia and white blood cell count in a multicenter cohort.

Modulation of cardiac autonomic activity across consciousness states and levels of sleep depth in individuals with sleep complaints and bipolar disorder or unipolar depressive disorders.

Autonomic responses to respiratory events and risk of chronic kidney disease in obstructive sleep apnea.

Trends in nighttime insomnia symptoms in Canada from 2007 to 2021.

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Tetyana Kendzerska

Addo Boafo

Alan Douglass

Kednapa Thavorn

Tetyana Kendzerska

Teresa To

Kednapa Thavorn

Lena Quilty

Sidney Fels

Douglas Manuel

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Stuart Fogel

Natalia Jaworska

Mamta Gautam

Najib Ayas

Jakov Shlik

Jean-Philippe Chaput

Keith Yeates

Douglas Manuel

Marie-Hélène Pennestri

Kednapa Thavorn

Julie Carrier

Roger Zemek

Raj Bhatla

Sunita Mulpuru

Nick Reed

Khaled El Emam

Emma Burns

Mandeep Singh

Araba Chintoh

Andree-Anne Ledoux

Timothy Ramsay

Jocelyn Gravel

Nicholas Barrowman

Rami Hamati

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