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Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Equity

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen’s research interests focus on psychological and social factors that promote or detract from optimal health trajectories. She investigates sociodemographic and racial disparities in health, with a particular interest in sleep. Lianne is also interested in the transition to parenthood and the development of preventative interventions that optimize mental health in parenting.

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Contributions by Lianne

Catherine Lebel, Gerald Giesbrecht, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen / 5 March 2026

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Research Fellow - Project Manager, University College London

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Lecturer, University College London

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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley

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