Knowledge Empowers: Responding to the Knowledge Needs of Youth with Disabilities and Families during the Pandemic

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Annette Majnemer

Annette Majnemer, OT, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy and Vice Dean – Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University. She is Senior Scientist, Research-Institute of the McGill University Health Center.

Annie Leblanc

Annie Leblanc, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Laval University, Quebec.

Lena Faust

Lena Faust, MSc, is a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, and a youth advisory panel member at CHILD-BRIGHT.

Carrie Costello

Carrie Costello, is a puppeteer and playwright for young audiences. She supports parents of children with disabilities as the chair of the Parent Advisory Council at the Rehabilitation Center for Children in Manitoba and as a parent liaison/mentor for the CHILD-BRIGHT Network.

Donna Thomson

Donna Thomson is an author, parent-caregiver activist and Vice-Chair of Kids Brain Health Network. She is the co-designer and co-instructor of the Family Engagement in Research course at McMaster University.

Dan Goldowitz

Dan Goldowitz, PhD, is Professor in Medical Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia.

Steven P. Miller

Steven P, Miller, MDCM FRCPC is Head of the Division of Neurology and the Center for Brain & Mental Health at The Hospital for Sick Children. He is the Bloorview Children's Hospital Chair in Pediatric Neuroscience, a Senior Scientist in Neuroscience & Mental Health at the SickKids Research Institute, and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto.