Trainee Opportunities

Dr. Letourneau is continually seeking outstanding graduate students from nursing, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, education, interdisciplinary or other studies to work on projects in the program for their theses. Currently planned studies awaiting a graduate include, but are not limited to the examination of: 

• Attachment and mother-infant relationships.
• Data from the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study, Fetal Programming sub-study cohort, on mental health, parenting, and child development 
• Intervention research to complete systematic reviews.
• Maternal distress, neuroendocrinology and infant development.

Do not hesitate to arrange an appointment with Dr. Letourneau or one of the program staff to discuss opportunities and the research environment.

Current Graduate Students​

• Lubna Anis 
• Elena Ali
• Bikramjit Sekhon
• Amelia Potter
• Jelena Komanchuk
• Kharah Ross
• Maede Ejaredar
• Jennifer Bon Bernard
• Nabila Chaabna
• Sywia Ciezar
• Anila Virani

Past Graduate Students and Trainees

• Sarah Stephens
• Hongwei Gui
• Ketan Tailor
• Shelley Doucet
• Leah Levac
• Joni Leger
• Anik Dube
• Penny Tryphonopoulos
• Cathy Pritchard
• Nela Cosic
• Martha Hart
• Ranmalee Amarasekara
• Kirhan Manhas
• Shahd Daher
• Debbie Jones
• Vanessa Wall
• Brianna Adamson
• Genevieve Jessiman-Perreault
• Jenna Thomas
• Katherine Bright
• Kayla Ten Eycke
• Lyndsay McKay
• Karen Raine
• Karri Van Driel
• Lanette Ruff
• Shelley Holland
• Dana Wilson
• Carolin Galvin
• X. (Elisa) Peng
• Pam Pastirik
• Leah Levac
• Charlene Vincent
• Linda Duffett-Leger
• Julie Easly
• Sarah Stephens
• Rowena Tervo
• Kelly White
• Jay Damhar
• Cara Fedick
• Melanie Moore
• Belinda Dundas
• Krista Hungler
• Zeenatkhanu Kanji
• Lenora Marcellus
• Eftichia Gkanadaki
• Kim Cook
• Cara Galegos

Position Postings

Employment opportunities for research assistants are continually becoming available. Feel free to send your complete resumé, writing sample, and references to Program Assistant Tracey Reynaud at: 

Owerko Centre, Child Development Centre (CDC)
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
3820 - 24 Avenue NW 
Calgary, AB
Canada T3B 2X9
(403) 441-4551