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Kimberly Thomson
Assistant Professor
Kimberly Thomson
Assistant Professor
- kimberly_thomson@sfu.ca
- 778-782-8180
- HC 2433
Areas of interest
Children's health policy, child and youth mental health, social-emotional development, life course epidemiology, developmental trajectories, intergenerational mental health, social determinants of health, population and public health, prevention and health promotion, evaluation, longitudinal studies, intergenerational cohort studies
Biography
Dr. Kimberly Thomson joined the Faculty of Health Sciences in September 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Children鈥檚 Health Policy Centre. Dr. Thomson鈥檚 research investigates social context factors within children鈥檚 early environments that are associated with future mental health and well-being throughout the life course and into the next generation. She is particularly interested in research that informs policy, and has worked with Child Development Monitoring teams in British Columbia and Australia to embed routinely collected population child health monitoring data into policy and practice.
Research Interests
Dr. Thomson has three lines of research that support her interest in children鈥檚 mental health promotion: (1) Investigating the factors within children鈥檚 early social environments that are associated with life course mental health and well-being; (2) Examining how mental health transfers intergenerationally 鈥� including the social, psychological, and biological mechanisms of transmission; and (3) Evaluating the impacts of policies and systems designed to optimize children鈥檚 early environments to promote their social-emotional development and well-being.
Dr. Thomson鈥檚 work applies an integrated knowledge translation approach, co-constructing research with community leaders, health service providers, and policy-makers, including collaborators at the BC Centre for Disease Control, Canadian Mental Health Association, and BC health authorities, school boards, and Ministries, to mobilize research evidence for informed decision-making.
Teaching interests
Dr. Thomson鈥檚 teaching interests include: child and youth mental health, child health policy, social determinants of health, health promotion, and evaluation.
Publications
View Dr. Thomson鈥檚 publications
Courses
Spring 2025
Future courses may be subject to change.