Dr. Kushki is Senior Scientist, Associate Chief of Data Science, and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Neurodiversity and Personalized Health at Holland Bloorview. She is also an Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomaterial and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto.
Dr. Kushki's research focuses on advancing personalized health for children with neurodevelopmental differences and disabilities. This is an approach to care where interventions and accommodations are informed by each individual’s biology and environmental context. Our existing diagnostic labels for neurodevelopment conditions, including autism and ADHD, are broad and encompass diverse sets of biologies, phenotypes, and experiences of distress. These labels lack precision to guide interventions and care suited to an individual’s uniqueness. In this context, our work includes using data science to understand individual biological and environmental characteristics that drive trajectories, responses to interventions, and long-term outcomes.