Research Team
Maria Farella
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine. Doctoral candidate, Mental Health | McGill University
Maria Farella received her Masters adn PhD degree through the research done of the Kids Write Network at McGill University.
She is actively involved in her community as a philanthropist whose mission is to promote mental health, more specifically with
Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine. Doctoral candidate, Mental Health | McGill University
Maria Farella received her Masters adn PhD degree through the research done of the Kids Write Network at McGill University.
She is actively involved in her community as a philanthropist whose mission is to promote mental health, more specifically with the adolescent population in school-based settings. Having been part of the research for the Kids Write Network program, she strives to reduce the mental health statistics that are staggering among youth and adolescents. There are 4 articles that have been currently submitted for publication regarding the Kids Write Network program.
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Dr Groleau is Associate Professor and senior investigator at the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital. Dr Groleau is an anthropologist and received her PhD in Public Health from the Université de Montréal and postdoctoral training in Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University. She specializes in q
Dr Groleau is Associate Professor and senior investigator at the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital. Dr Groleau is an anthropologist and received her PhD in Public Health from the Université de Montréal and postdoctoral training in Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University. She specializes in qualitative research to study social determinants of health that have implications for public health programming and health policy. Her current research interests are:
- social and cultural determinants of reproductive health (breastfeeding, female genital mutilation, hypermesis gravidarum)
- qualitative methodologies & qualitative evaluation of policy and health services ( logic analysis, process analysis, implementation analysis)
- mental health benefits of Expressive Writing interventions in school settings
Dr. Ingrid E. Sladeczek
Dr. Danielle Groleau, PhD
Dr. Ingrid E. Sladeczek
Associate Professor, School/Applied Child Psychology, Human Development, M.Ed. Concentrations, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology. Areas of expertise:
Early Intervention for Families and Children with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, and Vulnerable Populations, Consultation, STEM and Learning Disabilities, Expressive Wri
Associate Professor, School/Applied Child Psychology, Human Development, M.Ed. Concentrations, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology. Areas of expertise:
Early Intervention for Families and Children with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, and Vulnerable Populations, Consultation, STEM and Learning Disabilities, Expressive Writing & Youth, the creation of Affective Computing Environments as Adjunct to Traditional Therapies for Children with Disabilities/Delays
The Science
6-Step Process:
- Step 1: Evaluation, Analysis & Assessment
- Step 2: Connecting your skillset
- Step 3: Identifying coping mechanisms and communication
- Step 4: Focus and performance improvements
- Step 5: Building your support system
- Step 6: Defining your why
Digital Conversion
- The KWN is a novel intervention program developed for adolescents and young adults that has also been applied in business settings. It has recently been converted to a digital online platform called, TwinBot.
- The program has been developed to target the brain functions that are associated with amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. Its behavioral benefits have been empirically demonstrated.