Robyn McQuaid
Associate Professor
- PhD (杏吧原创 University)
- 5311 Health Sciences Building, 杏吧原创 University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Dr. Robyn McQuaid completed her PhD in Neuroscience at 杏吧原创 University. Afterwards, she worked outside of academia as a Research & Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use (CCSA), where she gained experience in research that informs policy and knowledge translation expertise. Then she worked at the Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research, receiving this position through an international research competition called the .
Eligible to supervise at the undergraduate and graduate level. (please email me your CV, transcript and brief description of your interests)
Courses taught:
- NEUR 5201: Foundations in Statistics for Neuroscience
- NEUR 3402: Impact of Lifestyle and Social Interactions on Mental Health
- NEUR 4202: Seminar on Current Research in Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disease
Scholarly Work & Research Interests:
The aims to understand the impacts of stressors and early-life trauma on mental health, specifically depression and other stress-related disorders. This includes a strong emphasis on considering the role of both peripheral biomarkers (genetic, epigenetics, or inflammation) and psychosocial determinants in the stress-depression link. To conduct their research, they work with different populations, such as university students in distress, clinical populations, and marginalized groups in Canada.
Selected Publications:
Jarkas, D.A., Robillard, R., Malenfant, C.-R., Richards, C., Lanthier, M., Beaurepaire, C. Nicholson, A., Jaworska, N., Cassidy, C.M., Shlik, J., Kaminsky, Z., McQuaid, R.J. (2025). Psychoneuroendocrinology, 175:107406.
Jarkas, D.A., Villeneuve, A.H., Daneshmend, A.Z.B., Villeneuve, P.J., McQuaid, R.J., (2024). Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 121: 257-268.
Franklyn, S.I., Stewart, J., Beaurepaire, C., Thaw, E., McQuaid, R.J. (2022). Translational Psychiatry, 12(1): 133.
Masama, C., Jarkas, D.A., Thaw, E., Daneshmend, A.Z.B., Franklyn, S.I., Beaurepaire, C., McQuaid, R.J. (2022). Hormones and Behavior: 144: 105229.
McQuaid, R.J., Schwartz, F.D., Blackstock, C., Matheson, K., Anisman, H., Bombay A. (2022). International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19(11): 6877
McQuaid, R.J., Bombay, A., McInnis, O.A., Humeny, C., Matheson K., & Anisman, H. (2017). The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 62, 422-430.