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Owerko in the news
Read about the latest advancements, discoveries and impacts coming out of the Owerko Centre community.
The overlooked story of ADHD in women and girls
Dr. Emma Climie in The Conversation Canada.
5 ways parents can help kids regulate their emotions
Dr. Sheri Madigan in The Conversation Canada.
FAIR Lab redefines youth mental health
Dr. Zahra Clayborne’s research centres youth voices through qualitative and quantitative mixed-methods approaches that ask young people to define what well-being and flourishing mean to them.
Six UCalgary researchers named Canada Research Chairs
Dr. Carly McMorris amongst UCalgary faculty awarded new Canada Research Chairs this year
Genetic study treats patients with mental health conditions
Dr. Chad Bousman leads a first of its kind genetic study to treat patients with mental health conditions at Alberta Children's Hospital.
How universities can become neuro-inclusive
Dr. Carly McMorris writes for the Conversation Canada about how universities can help autistic students thrive.
High-tech devices headed to a couple of Calgary schools
Dr. Elizabeth Condliffe talks to CBC News about her pilot study exploring the use of robotic walking devices in schools.
Owerko grant supports study on robot assisted walking device
Owerko Centre Catalyst Grant supports Dr. Elizabeth Condliffe's exploration into the use of devices in Alberta schools.
Improving mental health for neurodiverse kids
Dr. Carly McMorris works with neurodivergent youth and their families to help improve their access with support systems.
Cohort Studies
The Owerko Centre is home to three large-scale cohort studies
All Our Families
The All Our Families cohort is a community-based, longitudinal pregnancy cohort developed in 2008 with the recruitment of 3,200 Alberta mother-baby pairs, to investigate the relationships between the prenatal and early life periods, parental well-being and the health and life outcomes for infants, children, mothers and families. The team developed the Cultivating Resilience and Flourishing workbook, a resource that draws on more than 17 years of research on family and community health and well‑being. The workbook, along with a separate version for kids, helps individuals identify practical, low‑cost strategies to reduce the effects of stress, build resilience and support overall well‑being.
All Our Families website
Cultivating Resilience and Flourishing Workbook
Kids Cultivating Resilience and Flourishing Workbook
Pregnancy During the Pandemic (PdP)
The Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic study seeks to understand how the mental and physical wellbeing of people who are pregnant, and their babies, have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. By studying the well-being of pregnant individuals and their babies, we are learning more about how to support families and their developing babies during times of uncertainty, stress, or anxiety.
Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON)
Established in 2009, APrON is a cohort study that has approximately 5000 participants (2200 pregnant women, their offspring and many of their partners) developed by a team of expert researchers and clinicians from many disciplines including nutrition, psychology and psychiatry, family medicine, child development, neonatology (health of newborn infants), genetics, epidemiology (health of large populations) and biostatistics.