
Dr. Brae Anne McArthur, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Contact information
Web presence
Background
Credentials
R. Psych., College of Alberta Psychologists, 2014
Educational Background
PhD Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis, University of Guelph, 2014
MA Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis, University of Guelph, 2010
Biography
Dr. Brae Anne McArthur is the Director of the Psychology Clinic and an Instructor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis from the University of Guelph and completed her internship in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology at Alberta Children’s Hospital. Dr. McArthur’s program of research focuses on understanding individual and family level risk and resiliency factors that influence child development and mental health.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
Course number | Course title | Semester |
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PYCH 673 | Child Assessment | Winter 2022 |
Publications
In the News
- Child and youth mental health problems have doubled during COVID-19. Conversation Canada. (2021)
- Coronovirus: 5 tips for navigating children’s screen time during social distancing. Conversation Canada. (2020)
- McArthur, B., Hentges, R., Christakis, D., McDonald, S., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Cumulative social risk and child screen use: The role of child temperament. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab087
- McArthur, B., Racine, N., McDonald, S., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (In Press). Child and Family Factors Associated with Child Mental Health and Well-Being during COVID-19. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01849-9.
- Letourneau, N., Tough, S., McDonald, S., MacKay, L., Bell, R., Hetherington, E., Deane, A., Dewey, D. Edwards, S., Field, C., Giesbrecht, G, Graham, S., Lebel, C., Leung, B., Madigan, S., McArthur, B., McMorris, C., Racine, N., Ross, K., Wu, M. (2021). Cross-Sectional Study Protocol for the COVID-19 Impact Survey of Mothers and their 7-11 Year Old Children in Alberta, Canada. Frontiers Psychiatry, 12, 597759. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.597759
- Racine, N., McArthur, B. Cooke, J., Eirich, R., Zhu, J., & Madigan, S. (2021). Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2482
- McArthur, B., Racine, N., Browne, D., McDonald, S., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Screen Time Before and During COVID-19 in School Aged Children. Acta Pediatrica. 110(10), 2805-2807. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15966
- McArthur, B., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Screen Time and Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes for Preschool Children. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01572-w
- Racine, N., Hetherington, E., McArthur, B., Edwards, S., McDonlad, S., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Maternal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms before and during COVID-19: Longitudinal Findings from the All Our Families Cohort, Canada. Lancet Psychiatry,8(5), 405-415. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00074-2.
- Neville, R.D., McArthur, B., Eirich, R., Lakes, K.D., & Madigan, S. (2021). Bidirectional Associations Between Screen Time and Children’s externalizing and internalizing behaviors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13425
- McArthur, B., Browne, D., McDonald, S., Tough S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Longitudinal Associations Between Screen Use and Reading in Preschool-Aged Children, Pediatrics, 147(6), e2020011429. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-011429.
- Dunning, E.E., McArthur, B., Abramson, L.Y., & Alloy, L.B. (2021). Linking Maternal Depression to Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms: Transmission of Cognitive Vulnerabilities. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01342-7
- McArthur, B., Eirich, R., McDonald, S., Tough, S., & Madigan, S. (2021). Screen Use Relates to Decreased Offline Enrichment Activities. Acta Pediatrica, 110 (3), 896 - 898. https://doi.org /10.1111/apa.15601
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