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Rebecca Pillai Riddell

ResearcherClinical Developmental PsychologyYork University

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Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Researcher

Clinical Developmental Psychology

Health Sciences

York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (3 CIHR, 3 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 15 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2026.

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Publications

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Research

Cardiac Attunement Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Facial Coding Mother Or Birthing Parent Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Preterm Infant Pain Skin-To-Skin Care

Latest papers

Skin-to-skin contact for painful procedures in younger preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The journal of pain · 2026 · senior author
Understanding maternal perspectives of skin-to-skin contact for the management of acute pain in very and extremely preterm infants.
Pain · 2026 · senior author
Patterns of heart rate variability responses to acute skin-breaking procedures in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pain · 2026 · senior author

All 54 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating EEG Preprocessing Pipelines for Neonatal Pain Assessment: A Systematic Comparison of Manual and Automated Approaches
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$9,000
Pain Burden and Cortical Pain Response in Preterm Infants: The Roles of Maternal Stress and Caregiving Context
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$9,000
Supporting Parental Mental Health to Support Preterm Infant Acute Pain Management
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 23 grants and awards

54 publications.

Skin-to-skin contact for painful procedures in younger preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cohen E, Hashemi H, Garvey N, Cheng C, Shah V, Pillai Riddell R

The journal of pain2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106373 PMID: 42431385

Understanding maternal perspectives of skin-to-skin contact for the management of acute pain in very and extremely preterm infants.

Hashemi H, Cohen E, Garvey N, Lebovic A, Bacchini F, Johannsson L, Cheng C, Shah V, Pillai Riddell R

Pain2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003885 PMID: 41410345

Patterns of heart rate variability responses to acute skin-breaking procedures in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bucsea O, Jasim S, Cohen E, Schmidt LA, Riddell RP

Pain2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004053

Universal digital mental health interventions for children and youth: a scoping review.

Di Pierdomenico K, Bucsea O, Hashemi H, Leguia A, Lovegrove A, Cribbie R, Pillai Riddell R

Frontiers in digital health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1665975 PMID: 41333103

Machine learning classification of EEG responses to pain-related vs non-pain-related stimulus in preterm infants.

Hamwi L, Du H, Jasim S, Wang X, Shah V, Cheng C, Fabrizi L, Fitzgerald M, Meek J, Racine N, Stedman I, Pillai Riddell R

Pain reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001332 PMID: 40969592

Centering equity, diversity, and inclusion in youth digital mental health: findings from a research, policy, and practice knowledge exchange workshop.

Adu M, Banire B, Dockrill M, Ilie A, Lappin E, McGrath P, Munro S, Myers K, Obuobi-Donkor G, Orji R, Pillai Riddell R, Wozney L, Yisa V

Frontiers in digital health2024

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1449129 PMID: 39544986

Caregiver Ratings of Toddler Pain: The Role of Caregiver Psychological Predictors.

Zaffino JV, Shiff I, Stern AP, Flanders D, Weinberg E, Savlov D, Garfield H, Pillai Riddell R

Journal of pediatric psychology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad061 PMID: 37776143

Clinical thresholds in pain-related facial activity linked to differences in cortical network activation in neonates.

Bucsea O, Rupawala M, Shiff I, Wang X, Meek J, Fitzgerald M, Fabrizi L, Pillai Riddell R, Jones L

Pain2023

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002798 PMID: 36633530

Biopsychosocial Contributors to Parent Behaviors during Child Venipuncture.

Constantin KL, Moline RL, Pillai Riddell R, Spence JR, McMurtry CM

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/children9071000 PMID: 35883984

Parent and child self- and co-regulation during pediatric venipuncture: Exploring heart rate variability and the effects of a mindfulness intervention.

Constantin KL, Moline RL, Pillai Riddell R, Spence JR, Fiacconi CM, Lupo-Flewelling K, McMurtry CM

Developmental psychobiology2022

DOI: 10.1002/dev.22277 PMID: 35603416

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cardiac Attunement Dear Professor Pillai Riddell, 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 "Skin-to-skin contact for painful procedures in younger preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis." (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 "Skin-to-Skin Contact for Acute Pain in Very and Extremely Preterm Infants Does Not Always Work: Understanding Dyadic Regulation Attunement and the Role of Parental Stress to Improve Effectiveness" (2024), 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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Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Skin-to-skin contact for painful procedures in younger preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Understanding maternal perspectives of skin-to-skin contact for the management of acute pain in very and extremely preterm infants.

Patterns of heart rate variability responses to acute skin-breaking procedures in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Universal digital mental health interventions for children and youth: a scoping review.

Machine learning classification of EEG responses to pain-related vs non-pain-related stimulus in preterm infants.

Centering equity, diversity, and inclusion in youth digital mental health: findings from a research, policy, and practice knowledge exchange workshop.

Caregiver Ratings of Toddler Pain: The Role of Caregiver Psychological Predictors.

Clinical thresholds in pain-related facial activity linked to differences in cortical network activation in neonates.

Biopsychosocial Contributors to Parent Behaviors during Child Venipuncture.

Parent and child self- and co-regulation during pediatric venipuncture: Exploring heart rate variability and the effects of a mindfulness intervention.

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

Parent-Child Cardiac Convergence During Distress: Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Mechanisms of Early Childhood Regulatory Processes

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Martin Antony

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Bonnie Stevens

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Eddy Lang

Patrick McGrath

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Vinita Dubey

Nicole Racine

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Ian Stedman

Lojain Hamwi

Rita Orji

Camilla Zimmermann

Christine Chambers

Karel O'Brien

Lisa Burry

Joel Katz

Kate Robson

Elizabeth Asztalos

Joseph Beyene

Lori Wozney

Louis Schmidt

Alison Macpherson

Scott Halperin

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