My research uses linked health and administrative data, clinical epidemiology, and health services research methods to improve care and outcomes for children and youth. I study how children and families move through health systems, with particular attention to mental health service delivery, co-occurring physical and mental health conditions, injury epidemiology, immigrant and refugee health, and paediatric primary care.
A major current focus of my work is somatic symptom and related disorders in children and adolescents. This program examines how emotional distress, physical symptoms, family context, and health care use intersect, and aims to improve measurement, diagnosis, risk stratification, and integrated care pathways for children whose needs span paediatrics, mental health, rehabilitation, and primary care. I also lead and collaborate on research examining outcomes for children whose mothers have experienced violence or serious injury, extending my broader injury epidemiology work to consider family violence, maternal health, caregiving environments, and downstream child health and safety. Across these areas, my work is oriented toward generating evidence that can inform more coordinated, equitable, and family-centred health system responses.