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Leslie Atkinson entered graduate school at York University with a strong interest in research and clinical work with developmentally atypical populations. His current research interests involve developmental psychopathology, specifically the study of early biological, psychological, and social factors that influence the course of development in both typical and atypical contexts. These interests were shaped by his graduate training and subsequent work at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, which catered to adults with extreme mental health difficulties, and at Surrey Place Centre, serving children and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. His research at these institutions focused on psychometrics and the study of constructs to measure work in this field. Dr. Atkinson joined Ryerson University in 2007, where he primarily examines the root causes of psychopathology starting in infancy. He studies aspects such as attachment, attention, emotion regulation, genetics, and physiology, and he collaborates with psychologists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, geneticists, and physiologists in a multidisciplinary approach to developmental psychopathology. Dr. Atkinson values working with exceptional graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants who explore fascinating aspects of research. He particularly enjoys teaching courses including Psychological Assessment, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, Child Behaviour Disorders, and Psychometrics.
Department of Chemical Engineering