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Honours and Awards

Career Highlights:

  • Invited Councillor, Global Leadership Council (e-Mental Health International Collaborative [eMHIC]), 2025
  • The Strong Minds Strong Kids 2025 Major Contributions Award (Individual Volunteer Category), 2025
  • York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health Tier 1 2023 – Onwards
  • Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2021
  • The Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award of the Canadian Pain Society, 2020
  • Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Royal Society of Canada, 2019
  • The American Pain Society's Jeffrey Lawson Award, 2019
  • Faculty of Graduate Studies Teaching Award, 2018
  • York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, 2015 – 2022
  • President's Emerging Research Leader Award, 2016 
  • Canadian Psychological Association Foundation (CPAF) Award, 2014 
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator in Pain, 2007 – 2014
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004-2007; Declined 2005 – 2007
  • American Psychological Association Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) Routh Early Career Award, 2011 
  • Canadian Psychological Association's President's New Researcher Award, 2010
  • The Canadian Pain Society Early Career Award, 2009
  • Faculty of Health Dean's Award For Excellence In Research - Early Career Category, 2009
  • Ontario's Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award, 2009

Graduate Training Highlights:

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Fellowship (2000-2003)
  • Michael Smith Health Research Doctoral Fellowship (2000-2003)
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship (declined)
  • Canadian Pain Society/Janssen-Ortho Doctoral Award Winner (2002)

Undergraduate Training Highlights:

  • Summa cum laude degree distinction
  • Dean's Graduate Honour Roll
  • ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ Renewable Scholarship (4), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Vanier College Award
  • Canadian Federation of University Women's Scholarship