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About Emma Duerden

Dr. Emma Duerden is a neurologist researching how early adversity affects cognitive ability in infants and young children with developmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder through imaging and quantitative studies at her Developing Brain Lab.


The goal of Dr. Duerden's research is to better understand risk factors for early adversity, as well as variables that lead to resiliency to stress, healthy brain development, and academic achievement.


Emma Duerden, PhD is the scientific lead of the Developing Brain research program. She is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education and a Core Member of the Brain & Mind Institute at the University of Western Ontario. She is also a member of the graduate program in Biomedical Engineering. She did her undergraduate degree in Psychology at McGill University. She completed her Master's degree in Neuroscience at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Duerden then trained at University of Montreal for her PhD in Neuroscience. Her postdoctoral fellowship was in developmental paediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON). She then later worked as a Research Associate & Senior Research Associate at the Hospital for Sick Children in the Division of Neurology. ​


I’m an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education and a supervisor for graduate students in the School and Applied Child Psychology program. My research program focuses on the impact of early adversity on cognitive ability in infants and school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder or who are born very preterm. The goal of my research program is to identify risk factors for early adversity as well as factors that promote resilience to early life stress, healthy brain development and academic achievement in children.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, Western University Faculty of Education
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Present Core Member, Western University Brain and Mind Institute
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Present Scientific Director, Western University Developing Brain Lab
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Present Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute ‐ Children's Health Research Institute (CHRI)
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