Unpacking the intersectionality of childhood disability and racial identity/ethnicity in Canada

Description: This session will discuss ground-breaking research on the impact of the intersectionality of childhood disability and racial identity/ethnicity on child health and development outcomes across Canada based on the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth.
Speakers:
Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou, Vice President, Research and Director of the Bloorview Research Institute
Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou is Child Neurologist, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, and Vice President of Holland Bloorview’s Research Institute. As a Senior Clinician Scientist, she co-leads the Autism Research Centre (ARC) at Holland Bloorview and the University of Toronto. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Translational therapeutics in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Dr. Stuart D. Sims Chair in Autism at Holland Bloorview. Dr. Anagnostou has received extensive international funding to understand the underlying biological differences associated with ASD and other neurodevelopmental differences and translate these understandings into potential novel interventions. As well, she has received funding for health system innovation, stakeholder engagement, and exploring the meaning and impact of ASD in marginalized populations. She serves on multiple government committees to improve diagnostic and intervention pathways and on several editorial boards and grant and review panels. Dr. Anagnostou has also been recognized for her contributions to training young clinicians and scientists and for her commitment to women in STEM. She currently represents the region of America-North on the INSAR Global Senior Leaders committee.
Dr. De-Lawrence Lamptey, is the inaugural EMBARK (Empowering Black Academics, Researchers and Knowledge creators) Scientist at the Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. He was one of the inaugural recipients of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars at York University. He is a Black scholar with a visible disability. Aside from research, he has previously worked with children with disabilities and their families as a special educator and psychologist in Ghana and served as the disability inclusive development specialist of a Canadian organization focused on international development. Dr. Lamptey’s current research program explores the intersection of racial identity/ethnicity and childhood disability across Canada. He hopes to establish the Race, Ethnicity, And Disability (READ) research lab at Holland Bloorview to lead research and training needed to better inform policy and practice to support children and youth with disabilities from diverse ethnic backgrounds in Canada and internationally.