Tara Jukes

Research: Tic Busters Group Project
This project involves the development and evaluation of a group treatment program for children with tics. Group content is grounded in Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBIT), an empirically-validated treatment typically delivered as individual therapy. The present study involves an examination of outcomes with regard to tics and associated impairment when CBIT is administered in a group format.

Grants

Student Bursary Award, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario ($325)
Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders Clinical Translational Research Award ($14,500)

Honours & Awards

2012 Outstanding Contribution by a Psychology Student, London Regional Psychological Association
2012 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000)
2011 Outstanding Psycho-Social Student Poster, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) ($250)

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Women in Science: Dr. Julie Robillard, in her words

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Gaining a clearer picture of dyslexia with MRI

A project that uses MRI to illuminate brain differences between kids with and without dyslexia and after reading interventions is entering a new phase. Six years later, participants and their families are still keen to be involved.

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Congratulations to the 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Award recipients!

Each year, the University of British Columbia faculty of medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service.

Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute investigators and staff members who are recognized in the 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards:

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Marijuana as medicine for kids with cancer: An emerging field of desperately needed research

There are currently no evidence-based guidelines for medical marijuana use in pediatric patients. Dr. Rod Rassekh is focused on research that will provide better understanding on the risks and potential benefits of therapeutic cannabis.

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World-class scientists will educate teens about child and adolescent mental health at Mini Med School

Dr. Bob McMahon and Dr. Janet Mah wish they'd learned more about child and adolescent mental health when they were teenagers. Now these co-deans of Mini Med School are ensuring young people today are better informed.

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