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Azadeh Kushki

ResearcherBloorview Research InstituteUniversity of Toronto

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Azadeh Kushki

Researcher

Bloorview Research Institute

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (5 CIHR, 4 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2020.

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Publications

789

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Research

Autism Artificial Intelligence Medication Precision Health Crc Adaptive Functioning Neurodevelopmental Conditions Challenging Behaviours

Latest papers

Transdiagnostic behavioral and sociodemographic influences on the cognitive-adaptive functioning gap in neurodivergent children.
Scientific reports · 2026 · senior author
Traumatic Experiences and Major Life Stressors in Children and Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
Autism data sharing: Benefits, challenges, and recommendations.
PLOS digital health · 2026

All 56 publications

Latest funding

CANLINK: Partnering to Establish a National Pediatric Learning Health System Network to Advance Youth and Family Patient-Centered Measurement
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,971
Rigorous Evaluation of the Persistence of Autism status in Toddlers and young children: the REPeAT study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,250,775
A Data Driven Approach to Personalize Psychosocial Treatment for Parents of Children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$657,450

All 21 grants and awards

56 publications.

Transdiagnostic behavioral and sociodemographic influences on the cognitive-adaptive functioning gap in neurodivergent children.

Wan E, Penner M, Crosbie J, Brian J, Kelley E, Schachar R, Woodbury-Smith M, Jones J, Nicolson R, Stevenson RA, Frei J, Trinari E, Arnold PD, Ayub M, Lerch JP, Anagnostou E, Kushki A

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-58625-5 PMID: 42431939

Traumatic Experiences and Major Life Stressors in Children and Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Lenz S, Rapley J, Canning E, Rana S, Sivaloganathan A, Lai MC, Kaster TS, Kushki A, Baribeau D

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-026-07375-4 PMID: 42287523

Autism data sharing: Benefits, challenges, and recommendations.

Lautarescu A, Trost B, Kushki A, Oakley B, Heraty S, Belton D, Boyle A, Douglas S, Molloy CJ, Holt R, Bloomfield M, Campana F, Cupak M, Stevenson E, Tillmann J, Chatham C, Anagnostou E, Hartley D, Charman T

PLOS digital health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001249 PMID: 41770754

Decoding the Neural Basis of Sensory Phenotypes in Autism

Kolisnyk M, Lyons K, Choi EJ, Vandewouw MM, Stojanoski B, Anagnostou E, Kushki A, Nicolson R, Kelley E, Georgiades S

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.12.013

Probing Autism and ADHD subtypes using cortical signatures of the T1w/T2w-ratio and morphometry.

Norbom LB, Syed B, Kjelkenes R, Rokicki J, Beauchamp A, Nerland S, Kushki A, Anagnostou E, Arnold P, Crosbie J, Kelley E, Nicolson R, Schachar R, Taylor MJ, Westlye LT, Tamnes CK, Lerch JP

NeuroImage. Clinical2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103736 PMID: 39837011

Irritability in autism examined through network analysis of phenotypic and physiological correlates.

Alatrash S, Paul T, Andrade BF, Monga S, Brian J, Anagnostou E, Penner M, Fekr AR, Kushki A

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-28408-5 PMID: 41444737

A precision health approach to medication management in neurodevelopmental conditions: a model development and validation study using four international cohorts.

Vandewouw MM, Niroomand K, Bokadia H, Lenz S, Rapley J, Arias A, Crosbie J, Trinari E, Kelley E, Nicolson R, Schachar RJ, Arnold PD, Iaboni A, Lerch JP, Penner M, Baribeau D, Anagnostou E, Kushki A

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.12.25323683 PMID: 40162292

Using deep learning to predict internalizing problems from brain structure in youth.

Vandewouw MM, Syed B, Barnett N, Arias A, Kelley E, Jones J, Ayub M, Iaboni A, Arnold PD, Crosbie J, Schachar RJ, Taylor MJ, Lerch JP, Anagnostou E, Kushki A

Translational psychiatry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03565-3 PMID: 40883286

Usability of an augmented reality bedtime routine application for autistic children.

Ahmadian P, Cardy RE, De Luca G, Kushki A

Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2024.2338277 PMID: 39226433

Approaches to identify scenarios for data science implementations within healthcare settings: recommendations based on experiences at multiple academic institutions.

Sung L, Brudno M, Caesar MCW, Verma AA, Buchsbaum B, Retnakaran R, Giannakeas V, Kushki A, Bader GD, Lasthiotakis H, Mamdani M, Strug L

Frontiers in digital health2025

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1511943 PMID: 40161559

CANLINK: Partnering to Establish a National Pediatric Learning Health System Network to Advance Youth and Family Patient-Centered Measurement

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Munce, Sarah E; Vanderhout, Shelley

Keywords: Co-Production; Consensus; Implementation Science; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Knowledge Mobilization; Knowledge Synthesis; Modified Delphi; Patient-Reported Experience Measures; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Spor

$149,971

Rigorous Evaluation of the Persistence of Autism status in Toddlers and young children: the REPeAT study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Penner, Melanie; McNally Keehn, Rebecca

Keywords: Autism; Diagnosis

$1,250,775

A Data Driven Approach to Personalize Psychosocial Treatment for Parents of Children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Andrade, Brendan

Keywords: Behavioural Parent Training; Child Mental Health; Disruptive Behaviour Disorder; Parent Mental Health; Psychosocial Treatment

$657,450

Enhancing Accuracy and Fairness in Mobile Applications Using Wearable Physiological Sensors

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kushki, Azadeh

Keywords: bias; biometrics; wearable computing

$118,000

Sensory Phenotypes in Autism

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stevenson, Ryan A; Lyons, Kathleen M; Stojanoski, Bobby

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Cognition; Development; Neuroimaging; Sensory Processing

$504,900

Clinical Translation of a Genetic Diagnosis for Mental Health in Autism: Linking Genome Sequencing Data to Health Administrative Data

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Baribeau, Danielle A; Saunders, Natasha R

Keywords: Autism; Genetics/ Genomics; Health Administrative Data; Psychiatric Disorders; Whole Genome Sequencing

$366,353

Canada Reseach Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2023Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Kushki, Azadeh

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Predicting medication usage for autistic children using machine learning

Nominated PICIHR2023Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Kushki, Azadeh

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Autism; Medication; Precision Health

$75,000

Mobilizing environments to improve psychological and physiological experiences of thriving in Autistic people

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Weiss, Jonathan

Keywords: Thriving; Autism; Environment; Photography; Intervention; Vagal Tone; Heart Rate Variability; Photo-elicitation

$249,506

Examining the correlates of adaptive functioning in neurodevelopmental conditions: data from the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Network

Nominated PICIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Kushki, Azadeh

Keywords: Adaptive Functioning; Neurodevelopmental Conditions

$75,000

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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Azadeh Kushki

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Transdiagnostic behavioral and sociodemographic influences on the cognitive-adaptive functioning gap in neurodivergent children.

Traumatic Experiences and Major Life Stressors in Children and Youth With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Autism data sharing: Benefits, challenges, and recommendations.

Decoding the Neural Basis of Sensory Phenotypes in Autism

Probing Autism and ADHD subtypes using cortical signatures of the T1w/T2w-ratio and morphometry.

Irritability in autism examined through network analysis of phenotypic and physiological correlates.

A precision health approach to medication management in neurodevelopmental conditions: a model development and validation study using four international cohorts.

Using deep learning to predict internalizing problems from brain structure in youth.

Usability of an augmented reality bedtime routine application for autistic children.

Approaches to identify scenarios for data science implementations within healthcare settings: recommendations based on experiences at multiple academic institutions.

Enhancing Accuracy and Fairness in Mobile Applications Using Wearable Physiological Sensors

Mobilizing environments to improve psychological and physiological experiences of thriving in Autistic people

Frequent collaborators

Evdokia Anagnostou

Tom Chau

Jessica Brian

Jennifer Crosbie

Elizabeth Kelley

Stelios Georgiades

Russell Schachar

Melanie Penner

Annie Dupuis

Paul Arnold

Brett Trost

Peter Szatmari

Gillian King

Peter Szatmari

Gillian King

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Suneeta Monga

Danielle Baribeau

Cheryl Missiuna

Vasily Giannakeas

Muhammad Mamdani

Gregory Costain

Ryan Stevenson

Kathleen Lyons

Bobby Stojanoski

Meng-Chuan Lai

Anne-Marie Guerguerian

Noam Soreni

Ravi Retnakaran

Mayada Elsabbagh

Rosanna Weksberg

Lillian Sung

Michael Brudno