We are delighted to announce that effective July 1, Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis, PhD, FCAHS, has been appointed as the Heather M. Reisman Chair in Perinatal Nursing Research. This appointment is part of a collaboration between the Science of Care Institute, the Centre for Nursing Excellence, the Women’s and Infants’ Health Program at Sinai Health, and the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Dennis brings over 25 years of expertise in perinatal mental health research, having led significant studies and clinical trials. She continues her roles as Senior Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Her research spans topics such as breastfeeding, postpartum depression, and e-health interventions, among others.

We congratulate Dr. Dennis on this prestigious appointment and look forward to her continued contributions in advancing perinatal nursing research and patient care.