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Mark Wade

ResearcherLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research InstituteUniversity of Toronto

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Mark Wade

Researcher

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum 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.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

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

Latest papers

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers and child socioemotional outcomes: A nationwide Canadian study.
Journal of psychiatric research · 2026 · first author
Foster care intervention protects cognitive control skills in young adults exposed to institutional rearing.
Development and psychopathology · 2026
Dimensions of Early-Life Adversity and Attention Biases in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review.
Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026 · senior author

All 68 publications

Latest funding

Linking Parental ACEs to Children's Neurocognitive and Emotional Health: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
The Intergenerational Transmission of Social Adversity: Maternal and Child Health in a Majority World Context
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Intergenerational transmission of early adversity from mothers to their children: Testing mechanisms in a large Canadian birth cohort
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$74,990

All 8 grants and awards

68 publications.

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers and child socioemotional outcomes: A nationwide Canadian study.

Wade M, Li LM, Wright E, Marini F, Shiri R, Vigod S, Brown HK, Grigoriadis S, Prioreschi A, Matthews S, Dennis CL

Journal of psychiatric research2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.06.026 PMID: 42335490

Foster care intervention protects cognitive control skills in young adults exposed to institutional rearing.

Valadez EA, Jopling E, Macera E, Wade M, Zeanah CH, Nelson CA, Fox NA

Development and psychopathology2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579426101928 PMID: 42773864

Dimensions of Early-Life Adversity and Attention Biases in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review.

Wright L, Li LM, Boafo A, Johnson D, Atallah S, Rodriguez C, Troller-Renfree S, Sheridan MA, McLaughlin KA, Wade M

Clinical child and family psychology review2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10567-026-00584-4 PMID: 42622785

Editorial Perspective: Expanding the search for environmental exposures related to children's development.

Wade M, Mammon M

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70212 PMID: 42565229

Predicting Mental Health Risk from Early-Life Adversity: A Population-Based Study of Canadian Adults: Prédiction du risque pour la santé mentale liée à l'adversité en début de vie : Étude fondée sur une population d'adultes canadiens.

Johnson D, Parker V, Wade M

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261442418 PMID: 42007773

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

Zhang CXW, Levinsky J, Korczak D, McGowan P, Wade M, Knight JA, Hung R, Bertoni K, Murphy K, Lye S, Matthews SG, Levitan RD

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101326 PMID: 42633115

Threat, Emotion Dysregulation, and Parenting in a Clinical Sample of Children with Disruptive Behaviour.

Johnson D, Wade M, Andrade BF

Child psychiatry and human development2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-024-01729-8 PMID: 38967709

Lifetime stressor exposure, executive functioning, and internalizing symptoms during emerging adulthood.

Wright L, Rebello G, Browne DT, Slavich GM, Wade M

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-44738-4 PMID: 41917131

Maternal internalizing symptoms as a mechanism linking pre- and postnatal COVID-19 pandemic exposure with preschool-aged children's neurodevelopment.

Finegold KE, Knight JA, Hung RJ, Dennis CL, Shah PS, Wong J, Bertoni K, Levitan RD, Jenkins JM, Matthews SG, Wade M

Archives of women's mental health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00737-026-01686-2 PMID: 41886107

Independent effects of depression and elevated body mass index on maternal CRP levels in pregnancy.

Levitan RD, Korczak D, Wade M, McGowan P, Zhang CXW, Knight JA, Hung RJ, Bertoni K, Wong J, Murphy K, Lye S, Matthews SG

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120720 PMID: 41260363

Linking Parental ACEs to Children's Neurocognitive and Emotional Health: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies in Canada

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Finegold, Katherine E

Keywords: Child Development; Cognitive And Emotional Health; Early Childhood; Early Life Adversity; Executive Function; Mental Health; Neurocognition; Parental Depression And Anxiety; Parental Health

$120,000

The Intergenerational Transmission of Social Adversity: Maternal and Child Health in a Majority World Context

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award : Priority Announcement - Global Health under IPPH

Principal investigators: Parker, Victoria

Keywords: Child Development; Global Health Equity; Intergenerational Transmission Of Adversity; Maternal Mental Health; Resilience; Social Determinants Of Health

$120,000

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

Nominated PICIHR2023Operating 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

Effects of early-life adversity on young adults' depression: Mechanisms of risk and resiliency

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Wright, Liam S

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Cognition; Early Life Adversity; Neglect; Resilience; Socioemotional; Violence; Young Adult

$105,000

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - India

Principal investigators: Matthews, Stephen G; Sellen, Daniel W; CHANDAK, GIRIRAJ R; Comelli, Elena M; Krishnaveni, Ghattu V; Kumaran, Kalyanaraman; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Suryanarayana, Kumar G; Wade, Mark

Keywords: Cardiometabolic Outcome; Child; Cohort Studies; Dohad; India; Intervention; Lifecourse; Mental Health Outcome; Preconception; Pregnancy

$2,190,000

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

Principal 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

The mental health consequences of COVID-19 stress on children and parents: A multinational, longitudinal cohort study

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Johnson, Dylan

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Covid-19; Longitudinal; Mental Health; Multinational Cohort; Population Health; Stress

$105,000

Risk and resilience of cognitive functioning following early life adversity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wade, Mark

Keywords: (1) adverse childhood experiences; (2) child maltreatment; (3) executive functioning; (4) social cognition; (5) young adulthood; (6) positive childhood experiences; (7) resilience; (8) threat; (9) deprivation; (10) cognitive functioning

$55,993

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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Mark Wade

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers and child socioemotional outcomes: A nationwide Canadian study.

Foster care intervention protects cognitive control skills in young adults exposed to institutional rearing.

Dimensions of Early-Life Adversity and Attention Biases in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review.

Editorial Perspective: Expanding the search for environmental exposures related to children's development.

Predicting Mental Health Risk from Early-Life Adversity: A Population-Based Study of Canadian Adults: Pr&#xe9;diction du risque pour la sant&#xe9; mentale li&#xe9;e &#xe0; l'adversit&#xe9; en d&#xe9;but de vie : &#xc9;tude fond&#xe9;e sur une population d'adultes canadiens.

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

Threat, Emotion Dysregulation, and Parenting in a Clinical Sample of Children with Disruptive Behaviour.

Lifetime stressor exposure, executive functioning, and internalizing symptoms during emerging adulthood.

Maternal internalizing symptoms as a mechanism linking pre- and postnatal COVID-19 pandemic exposure with preschool-aged children's neurodevelopment.

Independent effects of depression and elevated body mass index on maternal CRP levels in pregnancy.

Linking Parental ACEs to Children's Neurocognitive and Emotional Health: Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies in Canada

The Intergenerational Transmission of Social Adversity: Maternal and Child Health in a Majority World Context

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

Effects of early-life adversity on young adults' depression: Mechanisms of risk and resiliency

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

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

The mental health consequences of COVID-19 stress on children and parents: A multinational, longitudinal cohort study

Risk and resilience of cognitive functioning following early life adversity

Frequent collaborators

Mark Wade

Heather Prime

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Flavia Marini

Sheri Madigan

Sophie Grigoriadis

Simone Vigod

Amy Muise

Patrick McGowan

Kellie Murphy

Daphne Korczak

Stephen Lye

Justine Dol

Stanley Read

Rayjean Hung

Andrea Gonzalez

Lehana Thabane

Ian Colman

Stephen Matthews

Kathy Georgiades

Stephanie Ameis

Predicting Mental Health Risk from Early-Life Adversity: A Population-Based Study of Canadian Adults: Prédiction du risque pour la santé mentale liée à l'adversité en début de vie : Étude fondée sur une population d'adultes canadiens.