Maddy Dever, University of Toronto

Research

Adults With Developmental Disabilities Co-Design Co-Production Family Caregivers Health System Planning Health System Research Inclusive Research Knowledge Mobilization

Latest papers

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.
BMJ open · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Intersectional Risk and Resilience in 2S/LGBTQ+ Autistic People: Co-Production of a National Self-Advocacy and Equity Resource
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$699,455
Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$149,890
Project ECHO Autism Diagnosis and Integrated care Opportunities (ECHO AuDIO)
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,992,331

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Lunsky Y, Bobbette N, Chiu M, Thakur A, Patel P, Volpe T, Balogh R, Baskin A, Beaudoin MJ, Dever M, Durbin A, Fogle A, Kelly C, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mallett H, McCabe J, Noonan J, Selick A, Shooshtari S, Sockalingam S, St John L, Steel L, Thatcher A, McCarron M, Brain Health-IDD Program Group

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108960 PMID: 41475806

Intersectional Risk and Resilience in 2S/LGBTQ+ Autistic People: Co-Production of a National Self-Advocacy and Equity Resource

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health

Principal investigators: Lai, Meng-Chuan; Strang, John F

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtq+; Autism; Community Based Participatory Research; Cross-National Comparative Research; Gender Diversity; Measure Development; Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Neurodivergence; Sexual Orientation

$699,455

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

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

Principal investigators: Spassiani, Natasha A; Dever, Maddy; Lunsky, Yona J; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Adults With Developmental Disabilities; Co-Design; Co-Production; Family Caregivers; Health System Planning; Health System Research; Inclusive Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Meaningful Participation; Patient-Oriented Research

$149,890

Project ECHO Autism Diagnosis and Integrated care Opportunities (ECHO AuDIO)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Gr: THINC Impl. Science-Transf. Health and Well-Being for Children/Youth

Principal investigators: Penner, Melanie; Robeson, Paula; Flynn, Rachel; Ip, Angie

Keywords: Autism; Diagnosis; Implementation Science; Integrated Care; Paediatrics

$1,992,331

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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1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adults With Developmental Disabilities Dear Professor Dever, 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 "Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol." (2025), 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 "Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities" (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]