Mark Wade, York University

Research

Child Mental Health Couples' Relationships Family Systems Parent Mental Health Pilot Rct

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 69 publications

Latest funding

Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2): A pilot RCT of a brief couples' intervention for parents of young children amid the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$75,888

All 1 grants and awards

69 publications.

01

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

02

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

03

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

04

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

05

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

06

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

07

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

08

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

09

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

10

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

Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2): A pilot RCT of a brief couples' intervention for parents of young children amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Principal investigators: Prime, Heather; Abbott, Colette; Muise, Amy; Wade, Mark

Keywords: Child Mental Health; Couples' Relationships; Family Systems; Parent Mental Health; Pilot Rct

$75,888

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Psychology
Nutritional Sciences
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Family Practice
Psychiatry
Other

Co-authors at York University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mark Wade

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

68 shared papers, latest 2026

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Nutritional Sciences

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Flavia Marini

Nutritional Sciences

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Simone Vigod

Family Practice

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Kellie Murphy

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Stephen Lye

Endocrinology and Metabolism

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Justine Dol

Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Stephanie Ameis

Positron, Emission Tomography (PET Centre)

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Kathy Georgiades

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Andrea Gonzalez

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Ian Colman

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Stephen Matthews

Department of Physiology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Rayjean Hung

Endocrinology and Metabolism

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child Mental Health Dear Professor Wade, 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 "Depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers and child socioemotional outcomes: A nationwide Canadian study." (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 "Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2): A pilot RCT of a brief couples' intervention for parents of young children amid the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), 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]

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.

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

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.

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.

Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2): A pilot RCT of a brief couples' intervention for parents of young children amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Frequent collaborators

Mark Wade

Heather Prime

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Flavia Marini

Sheri Madigan

Sophie Grigoriadis

Simone Vigod

Patrick McGowan

Kellie Murphy

Amy Muise

Stephen Lye

Daphne Korczak

Justine Dol

Stephanie Ameis

Kathy Georgiades

Andrea Gonzalez

Ian Colman

Stephen Matthews

Lehana Thabane

Stanley Read

Rayjean Hung

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.

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

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.

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.

Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2): A pilot RCT of a brief couples' intervention for parents of young children amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Frequent collaborators

Mark Wade

Heather Prime

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Flavia Marini

Sheri Madigan

Sophie Grigoriadis

Simone Vigod

Patrick McGowan

Kellie Murphy

Amy Muise

Stephen Lye

Daphne Korczak

Justine Dol

Stephanie Ameis

Kathy Georgiades

Andrea Gonzalez

Ian Colman

Stephen Matthews

Lehana Thabane

Stanley Read

Rayjean Hung

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.