DSRF Principal Investigators conduct research relating to behavioral development and disability over the life span. Their studies address basic questions spanning molecular to behavioral science as well as questions aimed at understanding the nature of disability and enhancing the lives of affected individuals.
DSRF Principal Investigators maintain a continuing involvement in the development of the research program of the DSRF and constitute the core of its scientific staff. Their research utilizes DSRF resources such as the population registry, the medical clinic, educational programs for special populations, or the brain imagining facilities of the MEG laboratory.
DSRF Principal Investigators contribute to governance at the DSRF through participation in standing committees of the DSRF and its Board of Directors, by participation in group grants on behalf of the DSRF, and similar roles. Typically, DSRF Principal Investigators hold faculty or staff appointments at major universities and hospitals in Canada. They cite their affiliation with the DRSF where appropriate. Appointments as DSRF Principal Investigator are confirmed by the Board of Directors of the DSRF upon the recommendation of the Research Committee of the Board, and are reviewed every three years.
Dr. Romeo Chua
PhD Simon Fraser University; Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Dr. David Goodman
Professor, School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Ruth Eckstein Grunau
PhD University of British Columbia; Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia Research; Senior Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
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Dr. Anthony Herdman
PhD, University of British Columbia; Assistant Professor, Centre for Early Education and Development Studies, Thompson Rivers University
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Dr. Grace Iarocci
PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Mario Liotti
MD University of Naples, Italy; PhD University of Parma, Italy; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Pat Mirenda
Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia
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Dr. Urs Ribary
Professor & BC LEEF Leadership Chair, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
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Dr. Larry Roberts
PhD University of Minnesota; Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior, McMaster University Chair, Research Management Committee, DSRF
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Dr. Lawrence M. Ward
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
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Dr. Dan Weeks
PhD Auburn University; Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Hal Weinberg
PhD, University of Washington; Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Director of the Office of Research Ethics, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Cheryl L. Wellington
PhD University of British Columbia; Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
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