Last weekend we hiked the High Rockies Trail, celebrating the beginning of the fall semester while building our team spirit. madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Earlier this month we partnered with the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute Run4Research team at the 2025 RBC Race for Kids. Together, we raised over $4000 for kids! Read about it madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

📢 New publication! Shout out to lead author and grad student in our lab Jackson Hewitt! Results showed that maternal depression may be triggered by fluctuations in children’s depression symptoms over time, but not vice versa. tinyurl.com/yc2br575 #ChildDevelopment #Depression #MentalHealth

Child 👦depression predicts mom’s 😞#depression but not the other way around, study during pandemic found.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/

So proud to share that Jenney Zhu, PhD student in our lab, has received the Owerko Centre Publication Award for her excellent research on the intergenerational transmission of #ACEs madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Excited to announce that two former graduate students in our lab—Jessy and Camille—have received CPA dissertation awards! #ChildDevelopment madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Last week our lab gathered to say farewell to two amazing lab members, Alanna Kaser and Haneen Salama! Sad to see them go, but proud they are off to grad school! madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Inspiring and sobering research from @sherimadigan.bsky.social Thomas Robinson, Nilam Ram & Matias Dodel at #mediaandminds25

So proud to announce that Marissa Nivison, postdoc in our lab, has been awarded the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Find the details madiganlab.org/lab-announcements/marissa-awarded-banting-postdoctoral-fellowship/
#Attachment #ChildDevelopment

The Washington Times picked up on my panel presentation
@childrenandscreens.bsky.social #MediaAndMinds25 warning that digitally distracted parenting is on the rise. Check out the article and other media engagement from our lab madiganlab.org/media-engage... #ChildDevelopment
#DigitalMedia

Last week I spoke @childrenandscreens.bsky.social in Washington, D.C. Read the details at madiganlab.org/lab-announcements/ and download a handout with tips on supporting families with screen time madiganlab.org/wp-content/u... #DigitalMedia #ChildDevelopment

Excited to speak @childrenandscreens.bsky.social #MediaAndMinds25 Scientific Congress in Washington, D.C. on the "#Born: How Screen Use Shapes Early Development and Relationships” discussion panel. #ChildDevelopment #DigitalMedia

New publication out! We conducted a systematic review to assess whether #intimatepartnerviolence mediated the association between #ACEs and internalizing symptomatology in women: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @aadeneault.bsky.social

Last week I was honoured to celebrate with Dr. Jessy Cooke as she convocated. Jessy completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at @ucalgary.bsky.social under my supervision. Learn more here: madiganlab.org/lab-announce... So proud of you Dr. Cooke!

Excited to be at #CPA2025 with my lab members #UCalgary! Learn more about our research presentations madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

In celebration of the Determinants of Child Development Lab's 10-year anniversary, we have launched a new website at madiganlab.org. This was a collaborative effort and I am so proud of my team! #UCalgary

How is early relational development unfolding in the #DigitalAge?

Learn how screen use by both parents & young children is shaping #ChildDevelopment and relationships from @sherimadigan.bsky.social and other researchers at #MediaAndMinds25.

Space is limited: bit.ly/3zOUbjH

🚨Our multi-wave, multi-informant, multi-method, multi-generational study on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is now out in JCPP!

We examine how maternal ACEs shape child socio-emotional & cognitive outcomes.

w/ Andre Plamondon & Jenny Jenkins 👇
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Introducing the “Handbook of Children and Screens” – the essential guide on #DigitalMedia and #ChildDevelopment from @childrenandscreens.bsky.social Delighted to write the "Introduction to the Section on Parenting in the Digital Age” w S Reich Download ➡️ bit.ly/handbook-of-children-and-screens

Our new study in JAMAPediatrics reveals Adverse Childhood Experiences (#ACEs) are sadly common in child population samples (<18 yrs age).

📊Key stats:
0 ACEs: 42%
1 ACE: 22%
2 ACEs: 13%
3 ACEs: 8%
4+ ACEs: 15%

@ucalgarymed.bsky.social
@aadeneault.bsky.social

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Our new study in @APA. Sibling comparison design reveals that the sibling who received more maternal sensitivity has improved language skills over time. 890 Canadian children (ages 2-5) w/ Andre Plamondon & Jenny Jenkins.
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#HiSciSky! I’m a professor and child psychologist at the University of Calgary. My research focuses on understanding how children’s early social experiences and relationships can influence their learning and mental health trajectories. #PsychSciSky #ClinPsy #PsychSci #academicsky #ResearchSky