About Dr. Nicole Racine

Dr. Nicole Racine is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Racine received her PhD in Clinical-Developmental Psychology at York University and completed a residency in Clinical and Pediatric Child Psychology at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Her research program examines the impact of maternal and childhood adversity on mental health and wellbeing, risk and resilience processes, and what prevention and intervention strategies break cycles of risk across generations.

As a recognized leader in child adversity and mental health, she has received a number of national awards, including the 2021 New Researcher Award from the Canadian Psychological Association and a Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal. Dr. Racine has published more than 75 peer-reviewed papers in top journals in the field of pediatrics and mental health including, JAMA Pediatrics and the Lancet Psychiatry. Several of her research studies have been ranked in the top 5% of all published research in terms of their attention and reach. Her high impact work has been included in key policy documents on children’s mental health by the Royal Society of Canada and has informed bills put forward to the House of Commons. Dr. Racine sits on the board of trustees of Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada, a national organization using psychological science to inform programs to promote resilience in children and youth.

Dr. Racine’s work has been featured in several prominent news outlets including CBC News, CTV News, and, the Globe and Mail.. She regularly provides media interviews both nationally and internationally and writes editorials for the Conversation Canada where her work has received more than 175,000 views. As a practicing child psychologist, Dr. Racine believes that innovation and novel solutions happen when science and practice connect.

We respectfully acknowledge and pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of the land on which the University of Ottawa is situated. We also pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada who call Ottawa home. We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders, past, present, and future.