Current Positions

Assistant Professor, Depts. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Clinical Trials Director and Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Clinical Trialist, George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, MB
Scientific Director, the Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics (C4T) (www.medcankids.ca)
Director, Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (www.IMPaCTrials.ca)

Education

Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Pharmacology, (Western University)
Masters of Science, Toxicology, (University of Birmingham)
Doctorate of Philosophy, Pharmacology, (Western University)

Research Focus

My research program focuses on conducting better quality research to inform safe and effective pharmacotherapy for children. Currently, my focus is on the effects of opioid exposure in pregnancy and the use of cannabis for medical purposes in children and adolescents.

Research Interests

- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Cannabinoids
- Clinical Trials