Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Wenonah Campbell
**Currently on Maternity Leave**
Wenonah is a post-doctoral research fellow with the McMaster Child Health Research Institute. She has a Master's degree in speech-language pathology from Dalhousie University and completed her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Western Ontario. Her dissertation research explored factors that impact the social participation and peer relationships of children who have language-based learning disabilities. As a member of CanChild, Wenonah will be working closely with Dr. Cheryl Missiuna on interdisciplinary research activities involving school-aged children who have difficulties in language, motor coordination, and/or attention. She is especially interested in learning more about these children's social relationships and their ability to participate and learn in classroom settings.

Dr. Niina Kolehmainen
Niina is a visiting researcher from Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen (UK) where she works as a UK MRC Population Health Scientist. Niina has a long-standing interest in methods related to the development, evaluation and implementation of 'complex', multifaceted interventions. In Health Services Research Unit, Niina leads two programmes of work: (1) the 'Good Goals' research project that aims to support clinicians to manage their caseloads more efficiently and consistently, and (2) the 'Participation in Physical Play (PPP)' project that aims to develop an intervention to increase children's participation in physical play. Niina's visit in CanChild is part of the PPP collaboration; more information about the project can be found here.