Meet the study team!

Hilary Brown, Lead Investigator, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Bonnie Brayton, Lead Knowledge User, National Executive Director, DAWN Canada and Member, COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group

Jihan Abbas, Senior Research Associate, DAWN Canada

Sonia Alimi, Senior Research Associate, DAWN Canada

Liza Arnason, Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors, ASE Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities

Lucy Barker, Psychiatrist, Women’s College Hospital and PhD Student, University of Toronto

Anne Berndl, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Janice Du Mont, Senior Scientist, Women’s College Hospital

Meredith Evans, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Scarborough

Yona Lunsky, Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Amy McPherson, Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute

Nkem Ogbonna, Peer Researcher, University of Toronto Scarborough and Manager of Programs and Strategic Partnerships, ASE Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities

Lesley Pablo, Research Analyst, University of Toronto Scarborough

Alexandra Rego, Peer Researcher, disabled woman and educator with a background in child development and educational assistance

Lesley Tarasoff, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Scarborough

Sara Rotenberg, disabled advocate and DPhil Student, University of Oxford

Ashley Vandermorris, Staff Pediatrician, Hospital for Sick Children

Kate Welsh, Peer Researcher and queer, disabled artist, community activist and educator

Sidrah Zafar, Research Coordinator, University of Toronto Scarborough