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Jillian Miller

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jillian Vinall Miller is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine at the University of Calgary. She has been studying pediatric pain in both healthy and clinical populations for over a decade in various capacities. Dr. Miller has extensive experience and expertise in both acute and chronic pain and the transitions in-between, from infancy through to early adulthood. In addition to conducting innovative pediatric pain research, Dr. Miller’s goal is to train and prepare the next generation of clinical researchers.

The Team

Areas of Focus

Karen Cobos

Undergraduate Student,
Neuroscience, University of
Calgary

Project:

The influence of trauma in
parents and youth on brain
activity and headache
symptomology in youth

Ryden Armstrong, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:

Functional brain changes
associated with improvements in internalizing mental health symptoms following intensive pain rehabilitation in youth

Allison McPeak, MPH

Medical Student,
Medicine, University of
Calgary

Project:

The influence of pain and anesthesia on the developing brain

Christopher Durr, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:

Brain volume changes associated with improvement in outcomes following intensive pain rehabilitation in youth

Joel Janssen, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:

Trauma and pain sensitization in youth with chronic pain

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Neta Bar Am, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:

Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

Elias Abou-Assaly, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:

Studying the effects of sucrose on the developing brains and cognitive outcomes of infants born very preterm

Jenna Jessa

MSc Student, Medical Science, University of Calgary

Project:

Prenatal stress and maternal pain in relation to child brain development

Tarannum Rahnuma

Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience, University of Calgary

Project:

Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

Salma Farag

Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience, University of Calgary

Project:

Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

The Team

Areas of Focus

Karen Cobos

Undergraduate Student,
Neuroscience, University of
Calgary

Project:
The influence of trauma in
parents and youth on brain
activity and headache
symptomology in youth

Ryden Armstrong, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:
Functional brain changes
associated with improvements in internalizing mental health symptoms following intensive pain rehabilitation in youth

Allison McPeak, MPH

Medical Student,
Medicine, University of
Calgary

Project:
The influence of pain and anesthesia on the developing brain

Christopher Durr, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:
Brain volume changes associated with improvement in outcomes following intensive pain rehabilitation in youth

Joel Janssen, MD

Medical Resident, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of
Calgary

Project:
Trauma and pain sensitization in youth with chronic pain

Neta Bar Am, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesiology,
Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary

Project:
Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

Elias Abou-Assaly, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
University of Ottawa

Project:
Studying the effects of sucrose on the developing brains and cognitive outcomes of infants born very preterm

Isabella Vandergaag

Honours Student in Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary

Project:

Sleep disturbances and altered functional brain networks underly the maintenance of chronic pain in youth

Jenna Jessa

MSc Student, Medical Science, University of Calgary

Project:
Prenatal stress and maternal pain in relation to child brain development

Tarannum Rahnuma

Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience, University of Calgary

Project:

Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

Salma Farag

Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience, University of Calgary

Project:
Evaluation of pain in youth exposed to traumatic experiences

Alumni

Isabella Vandergaag – Honours Student

Vanessa Swanson – Medical Student

Lab Alumni

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