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Jennifer Jenkins

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Jennifer Jenkins

Researcher

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.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 SSHRC, 3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2011.

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Publications

113

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Research

Adverse Childhood Experiences Birth Cohort Child Outcomes Executive Function Intergenerational Trasmission Mechanisms Socioemotional Processing Child Development

Latest papers

How Socioeconomic Status Mediates the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modelling Approach.
Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026
A Person-Centred Approach to Determine the Links Between Parent Mental Health, Behavior and Family Functioning with Child Irritability.
Child psychiatry and human development · 2026
Bullying victimization, language proficiency, and school belonging among Syrian refugee early adolescents in Canada: A cross‐lagged and random‐intercept cross‐lagged panel study
Journal of Research on Adolescence · 2026 · senior author

All 21 publications

Latest funding

A Data Driven Approach to Personalize Psychosocial Treatment for Parents of Children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorders
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$657,450
Intergenerational transmission of early adversity from mothers to their children: Testing mechanisms in a large Canadian birth cohort
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$74,990
The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$402,490

All 35 grants and awards

21 publications.

How Socioeconomic Status Mediates the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modelling Approach.

Thiemann R, Deneault AA, Fearon P, Jenkins J, Salama H, Exner-Cortens D, Hodgins DC, Madigan S

Trauma, violence & abuse2026

DOI: 10.1177/15248380261467475 PMID: 42655924

A Person-Centred Approach to Determine the Links Between Parent Mental Health, Behavior and Family Functioning with Child Irritability.

Henry-Gordon SS, Bedard AV, Jenkins J, Andrade BF

Child psychiatry and human development2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-026-02031-5 PMID: 42234259

Bullying victimization, language proficiency, and school belonging among Syrian refugee early adolescents in Canada: A cross‐lagged and random‐intercept cross‐lagged panel study

Vitoroulis I, Wang S, Al‐Janaideh R, Corominas AS, Paradis J, Georgiades K, Gottardo A, Chen X, Jenkins J

Journal of Research on Adolescence2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jora.70239

A systematic review identifying effective teaching methods and their combinations for increasing empathy in physicians: pairwise and network meta-analysis.

Ngo H, Sokolovic N, Hu J, Jenkins J

BMC medical education2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07917-x PMID: 41131541

A follow up investigation of placental pathology, responsive parenting, and preschool children's executive functioning and language development.

Borairi S, Ozdemir B, Jenkins J, Shah PS, Kingdom J, Ganea P

Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence2024

DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2264535 PMID: 37811813

A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children.

Borairi S, Deneault AA, Madigan S, Fearon P, Devereux C, Geer M, Jeyanayagam B, Martini J, Jenkins J

Attachment & human development2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2359689 PMID: 38860779

A dynamic social relations model for clustered longitudinal dyadic data with continuous or ordinal responses.

Pillinger R, Steele F, Leckie G, Jenkins J

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, (Statistics in Society)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jrsssa/qnad115 PMID: 38742147

Randomized controlled trial evaluating a virtual parenting intervention for young children at risk of obesity: study protocol for Parenting Addressing Early Years Intervention with Coaching Visits in Toronto (PARENT) trial.

Rae S, Maguire J, Aglipay M, Barwick M, Danavan K, Haines J, Jenkins J, Klaassen M, Moretti ME, Ong F, Persaud N, Porepa M, Straus S, Tavares E, Willan A, Birken C

Trials2023

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06947-w PMID: 36600302

Do siblings influence one another? Unpacking processes that occur during sibling conflict.

Borairi S, Plamondon A, Rodrigues M, Sokolovic N, Perlman M, Jenkins J

Child development2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13842 PMID: 35971901

Are there positive effects of having a sibling with special needs? Empathy and prosociality of twins of children with non-typical development.

Rum Y, Genzer S, Markovitch N, Jenkins J, Perry A, Knafo-Noam A

Child development2022

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13740 PMID: 35194782

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

Intergenerational transmission of early adversity from mothers to their children: Testing mechanisms in a large Canadian birth cohort

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Wade, Mark; Jenkins, Jennifer M; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Knight, Julia A; Matthews, Stephen G

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Birth Cohort; Child Outcomes; Executive Function; Intergenerational Trasmission; Mechanisms; Socioemotional Processing

$74,990

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: parenting; child attachment; assessment; training; consortium

$402,490

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: parenting; child attachment; assessment; training; consortium

$60,000

A window on changes in early childhood development with COVID-19 pandemic exposure before and after birth: the Ontario Birth Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Knight, Julia A; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Matthews, Stephen G; Wade, Mark

Keywords: Child Follow-Up; Covid-19; Covid-19 Restrictions; Early Child Development; Neurodevelopment; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$149,860

Understanding the Wider Health and Equity Impacts of Public Health COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies on Young Mothers, Children and Youth Living in Cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Anderson, Geoffrey M

Keywords: Children And Youth; Covid-19; Equity; Mental Health; Mothers Of Young Children; Public Health; Urban Health; Vulnerable Populations

$499,291

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Andrade, Brendan

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

$100,000

Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J; Clinton, Jean M; Lule, Elizabeth L; Connor, Kristin L; Draper, Catherine E; Hung, Rayjean; Norris, Shane A

Keywords: Child Health And Development Outcomes; Childhood Adiposity; Clinical Trial; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Maternal-Child Health; Non-Communicable Disease; Preconception, Pregnancy And Infancy Intervention

$2,500,000

Technological Era and Child-Family Study (TECh Family Study): An examination of the role of technology in family interactions and children's development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Madigan, Sheri L.

Keywords: screen time; technoference; parent-child relationship; technology; child development

$158,264

Technological Era and Child-Family Study (TECh Family Study): An examination of the role of technology in family interactions and children's development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Madigan, Sheri L.

Keywords: screen time; technoference; parent-child relationship; technology; child development

$74,849

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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Jennifer Jenkins

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

How Socioeconomic Status Mediates the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression: A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modelling Approach.

A Person-Centred Approach to Determine the Links Between Parent Mental Health, Behavior and Family Functioning with Child Irritability.

Bullying victimization, language proficiency, and school belonging among Syrian refugee early adolescents in Canada: A cross‐lagged and random‐intercept cross‐lagged panel study

A systematic review identifying effective teaching methods and their combinations for increasing empathy in physicians: pairwise and network meta-analysis.

A follow up investigation of placental pathology, responsive parenting, and preschool children's executive functioning and language development.

A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children.

A dynamic social relations model for clustered longitudinal dyadic data with continuous or ordinal responses.

Randomized controlled trial evaluating a virtual parenting intervention for young children at risk of obesity: study protocol for Parenting Addressing Early Years Intervention with Coaching Visits in Toronto (PARENT) trial.

Do siblings influence one another? Unpacking processes that occur during sibling conflict.

Are there positive effects of having a sibling with special needs? Empathy and prosociality of twins of children with non-typical development.

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

Intergenerational transmission of early adversity from mothers to their children: Testing mechanisms in a large Canadian birth cohort

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

The International Consortium for Research on Enhancing Attachment in Children through Training, Education, and Dissemination (I-REACTED Consortium)

A window on changes in early childhood development with COVID-19 pandemic exposure before and after birth: the Ontario Birth Study

Understanding the Wider Health and Equity Impacts of Public Health COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies on Young Mothers, Children and Youth Living in Cities

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

Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali

Technological Era and Child-Family Study (TECh Family Study): An examination of the role of technology in family interactions and children's development

Technological Era and Child-Family Study (TECh Family Study): An examination of the role of technology in family interactions and children's development

Frequent collaborators

Sheri Madigan

Kathy Georgiades

Irene Vitoroulis

Stephen Lye

Jill Hamilton

Catherine Birken

Jess Haines

Zulfiqar Bhutta

Suzanne Tough

Philip Awadalla

Daniel Roth

Erika Tavares

Melanie Barwick

Deinera Exner-Cortens

Heather Prime

Audrey-Ann Deneault

Laurent Briollais

Mary Aglipay

Jonathon Maguire

Deborah Sloboda

Amanda Sim

Steven Ma

John Kingdom

Stephen Scherer