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Rhonda Martinussen, Ph.D.
Dr. Martinussen is a former elementary teacher who has worked with children with attention, learning, and behavioral difficulties. She is currently a member of the Community Health Systems Resource Group at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She was also a member of the Ontario Ministry of Education's Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students with Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6. She has published her work in both educational and psychiatric journals and co-authored an award-winning article on reconceptualizing ADHD for the classroom (2002 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers for the article by Drs. Tannock & Martinussen, "Reconceptualizing ADHD," in Educational Leadership, Nov, 2001). Her current research focus is on increasing knowledge and understanding of intervention approaches for children with ADHD.
Rosemary Tannock, Ph.D.
Dr.Tannock is a Senior Scientist in the Brain and Behaviour Research Program of the Research Institute at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Professor of Special Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Her clinical research program investigates the etiology and treatment of ADHD, with a specific focus on its cognitive manifestations and overlap with Learning Disabilities. Dr. Tannock has received several awards, including: Scientist Award from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research; 2002 Distinguished Visitor's Award from University of Western Australia, where she is appointed as Research Associate with the Centre for Attention and Related Disorders; 2002 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (for the article by Drs. Tannock & Martinussen, "Reconceptualizing ADHD," in Educational Leadership, November, 2001); and the 2002 Citizen of the Year Award from the Research Institute of The Hospital for Sick Children (for mentorship). In 2004/05, Dr. Tannock was invited as a Research Fellow in the international and multidisciplinary "think-tank" entitled "ADHD: From Genes to Therapy," held at the Centre for Advanced Study in the Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo, Norway.
Alison McInnes, Ph.D.
Dr. McInnes is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Windsor. She has a Master of Clinical Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and was a practitioner in public schools for 20 years. Her doctoral work in Applied Developmental Psychology focused on comprehension and working memory abilities in children with ADHD with and without language impairments. She has been a research teacher with children with ADHD and reading disorder. Her post-doctoral work focused on developing assessment tools for higher level comprehension in children, and assessing the effect of stimulant medication on language abilities in children with ADHD. Dr. McInnes' current work involves teacher education, specifically supporting teachers' development of differentiated approaches to literacy instruction in classrooms with learners of diverse abilities.
Peter Chaban, M.Ed.
Mr.Chaban is head of the School Liaison Project in the Community Health Systems Resource Group (CHSRG) at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. CHSRG's mandate is to increase community capacity and to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families through research and community partnerships. He has taught high school English and special education for 18 years. Mr. Chaban also represents the learning disability community as a member of the Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education, which advises the Ontario Minister of Education on issues relating to special education. His current area of interest and research is knowledge transfer and professional development in the teaching profession.
