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Jessica Brian

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Toronto

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Jessica Brian

Researcher

Pediatrics

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.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2014.

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Publications

4,583

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Research

Early Intervention Toddlers Autism Caregiver Wellbeing Caregiver-Mediated Mental Health Autism (Asd)High-Risk

Latest papers

Transdiagnostic behavioral and sociodemographic influences on the cognitive-adaptive functioning gap in neurodivergent children.
Scientific reports · 2026
Correction: Using endocrine profiles to explore subgroups among transdiagnostic neurodiverse children and adolescents
Journal of Neural Transmission · 2026
Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation.
BJPsych open · 2025

All 82 publications

Latest funding

Rigorous Evaluation of the Persistence of Autism status in Toddlers and young children: the REPeAT study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,250,775
Integrating Parental Mental Wellness Supports into a Caregiver-Mediated Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Emerging Autism: Caregiver and Child Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$757,352
OPT-IN: Online Parent Training Intervention for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$439,875

All 20 grants and awards

82 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 reports2026

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

Correction: Using endocrine profiles to explore subgroups among transdiagnostic neurodiverse children and adolescents

Mo K, Foster J, Cleary SR, Anagnostou E, Lerch JP, Lin H-Y, Taylor MJ, Szatmari P, Crosbie J, Schachar R

Journal of Neural Transmission2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00702-026-03119-x

Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation.

Iturmendi-Sabater I, Anagnostou E, Fournier MA, Crosbie J, Schachar R, Nicolson R, Georgiadis S, Kelley E, Jones J, Brian J, Lin HY, Lai MC

BJPsych open2025

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.831 PMID: 39849802

Virtual delivery of group-based cognitive behavioral therapy for autistic children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic was acceptable, feasible, and effective.

Brian J, Solish A, Leef J, Nguyen J, Bickle L, Budovitch R, Chan V, Drouillard B, Drumm E, Genore L, Adams RH, Hermolin R, Klemencic N, Lambert M, Lee K, Lim J, Mak-Fan K, O'Neill M, Price S, Pye M, Selezneva E, Taheri A, Anagnostou E

Scientific reports2025First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88779-7 PMID: 40016235

A transdiagnostic study of theory of mind in children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Amorim K, Vandewouw MM, Huynh N, de Villa K, Safati C, Almonte A, Nicolson R, Kelley E, Crosbie J, Brian J, Anagnostou E, Taylor MJ, Sato J

Molecular autism2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13229-025-00671-3 PMID: 40685381

Characterizing Project ECHO Autism Case Recommendations and Implementation.

Bosyj C, Kanigsberg L, Patel A, Eldon S, Brian J, Penner M

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-025-07018-0 PMID: 40889033

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 reports2025

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

Characterizing replicability in the clustering structure of brain morphology in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder

Sadat-Nejad Y, Vandewouw MM, Brian J, Crosbie J, Schachar RJ, Iaboni A, Kelley E, Jones J, Taylor MJ, Ayub M

Translational Psychiatry20254 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03540-y

Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences Between Individuals Affected by Regressive and Non‐Regressive Autism: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Tonekaboni SH, Iaboni A, Trost B, Reuter M, Lindenmaier Z, Kushki A, Kelley E, Jones J, Ayub M, Georgiades S

Autism Research20253 citations

DOI: 10.1002/aur.70029

Using endocrine profiles to explore subgroups among transdiagnostic neurodiverse children and adolescents

Mo K, Foster J, Cleary SR, Anagnostou E, Lerch JP, Lin H-Y, Taylor MJ, Szatmari P, Crosbie J, Schachar R

Journal of Neural Transmission20251 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00702-025-03079-8

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early Intervention Dear Professor Brian, 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 "Transdiagnostic behavioral and sociodemographic influences on the cognitive-adaptive functioning gap in neurodivergent children." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Integrating Parental Mental Wellness Supports into a Caregiver-Mediated Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Emerging Autism: Caregiver and Child Outcomes" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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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Jessica Brian

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

Correction: Using endocrine profiles to explore subgroups among transdiagnostic neurodiverse children and adolescents

Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation.

Virtual delivery of group-based cognitive behavioral therapy for autistic children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic was acceptable, feasible, and effective.

A transdiagnostic study of theory of mind in children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Characterizing Project ECHO Autism Case Recommendations and Implementation.

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

Characterizing replicability in the clustering structure of brain morphology in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder

Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences Between Individuals Affected by Regressive and Non‐Regressive Autism: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Using endocrine profiles to explore subgroups among transdiagnostic neurodiverse children and adolescents

Frequent collaborators

Evdokia Anagnostou

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Peter Szatmari

Peter Szatmari

Jennifer Crosbie

Elizabeth Kelley

Azadeh Kushki

Annie Dupuis

Russell Schachar

Stelios Georgiades

Tracy Vaillancourt

Tracy Vaillancourt

Meng-Chuan Lai

Melanie Penner

Jane Foster

Mayada Elsabbagh

Hsiang-Yuan Lin

Eric Duku

Rosanna Weksberg

Luc Tremblay

Isabel Smith

Michael Thaut

Noam Soreni

Brett Trost

Michael Szego

Gregory Costain

Danielle Baribeau

Abdul Noor