Adolescents' internalizing symptoms predict dating violence victimization and perpetration 2 years later.
Psychogiou L, Ahun MN, Geoffroy MC, Brendgen M, Côté SM.
Dev Psychopathol. 2022 Apr 27. 1-11. PMID: 35473624
Dr. Ahun’s research focuses on:
-Examining the underlying processes through which parental mental health, particularly maternal depression, influences child development, and
-Developing new interventions to promote early child development and overall family wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries by supporting maternal and paternal mental health and caregiving practices.
She primarily uses longitudinal data from population-based cohorts in Canada and South Africa to examine how parental depression impacts child and adolescent outcomes. She also has experience conducting qualitative research with mothers and fathers in rural areas of Mozambique and Tanzania to examine their daily experiences of caring for young children. For her Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Ahun will collaborate with colleagues from Pakistan, Canada, Australia, and the US to use evidence from these and other studies to inform the development of a parenting and mental health intervention for mothers and fathers in Pakistan. This work will also be informed by reviews she is conducting on effective implementation strategies in parenting and mental health interventions to promote early child development and caregiver outcomes.
Dr. Ahun’s work on parenting behaviours, maternal depression, and child development has been published in scientific articles and international reports including Annals of the New York Academy of Science, JAMA Network Open, Psychological Medicine, and UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2021 report.
BA, 06/2015, Psychology (Honours)
McGill University, Montréal, Canada
PhD, 08/2021, Public Health
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Psychogiou L, Ahun MN, Geoffroy MC, Brendgen M, Côté SM.
Dev Psychopathol. 2022 Apr 27. 1-11. PMID: 35473624
Ahun MN, Brendgen M, Côté SM, Girard A, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Boivin M, Dionne G.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2022 Jun. 25(3):595-602. PMID: 35305160
Orri M, Ahun MN, Naicker S, Besharati S, Richter LM.
PLoS Med. 2022 03. 19(3):e1003946. PMID: 35290371
Naicker SN, Ahun MN, Besharati S, Norris SA, Orri M, Richter LM.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 05. 19(3). PMID: 35162821
Bliznashka L, Ahun MN, Velthausz D, Donco R, Karuskina-Drivdale S, Pinto J, Yousafzai AK, Jeong J.
Health Policy Plan. 2022 Jan 25. PMID: 35077547
Jeong J, Bliznashka L, Ahun MN, Karuskina-Drivdale S, Picolo M, Lalwani T, Pinto J, Frey M, Velthauz D, Donco R, Yousafzai AK.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 03. 1509(1):161-183. PMID: 34859451
Jeong J, Ahun MN, Bliznashka L, Velthausz D, Donco R, Yousafzai AK.
Soc Sci Med. 2021 10. 287:114363. PMID: 34500322
Orri M, Besharati S, Ahun MN, Richter LM.
JAMA Netw Open. 2021 08 02. 4(8):e2121667. PMID: 34410394
Sylvestre MP, Ahun MN, O'Loughlin J.
Obes Sci Pract. 2021 Dec. 7(6):711-718. PMID: 34877010
Richter LM, Ahun MN, Besharati S, Naicker SN, Orri M.
J Adolesc Health. 2021 11. 69(5):782-789. PMID: 34059430