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# ARC Lab

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- [Home](https://arc-lab.ca/) - Advancing Reproductive Health Through Equity, Inclusion & Research OUR PATH & PURPOSE Welcome to the ARC Lab! We do cross-disciplinary, community-engaged research on reproductive health across the life course, with a focus on disability, health equity, and the social determinants of health. Our goal is to advance equitable and inclusive reproductive health care.We are located
- [Multimorbidity and Pregnancy](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/multimorbidity-and-pregnancy/) - Multimorbidity and Pregnancy Chronic conditions like diabetes and depression affect half the adult population. Multimorbidity, or the co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions in an individual, is a growing public health issue. Traditionally considered a problem of aging, multimorbidity is now common even in younger people, with 18% of reproductive-aged females having two or more chronic
- [Team Member](https://arc-lab.ca/team-member/) - Team Member Team Member Title Enter new bio JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY Interested in getting involved? For inquiries and more information about our research, please contact us at [insert email here] Contact Us
- [Meet the Team](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/) - MEET THE TEAM The Researchers Behind ARC Lab We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers committed to advancing reproductive health equity across the life course. Led by Dr. Hilary Brown, our team includes postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, Master’s students, and staff who bring diverse research and lived expertise in epidemiology, public health, health equity, women’s
- [Projects](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/) - OUR WORK IN MOTION Explore Our Featured Projects Located at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Canada, the ARC Lab is supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Connaught Fund. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY AND CHILD HEALTH CARE DISABILITY AND FERTILITY PRESERVATION IN
- [Fareha Nishat](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/fareha-nishat/) - Fareha Nishat PhD Student Fareha Nishat is a PhD candidate in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology and an HBSc in Neuroscience and Mental Health from the University of Toronto. Her research interests include chronic disease epidemiology and
- [News](https://arc-lab.ca/news/) - INSIGHTS ALONG THE WAY News & Highlights Our research has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Globe and Mail, CBC, and other outlets. Learn more about the latest news related to our work. 2025 Mackinnon J (2025, March). SRHM Podcast. Postdoctoral Meredith Evans and Peer Researcher Keat Welsh interviewed about
- [Jannah Wigle](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/jannah-wigle-2/) - Jannah Wigle Postdoctoral Fellow Jannah Wigle is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health & Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Dr. Wigle is a critical qualitative health researcher. Her program of research uses feminist, qualitative, and arts-based approaches to understand the lived experiences of sexual and reproductive
- [Publications Library](https://arc-lab.ca/publications-library/) - PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH Publications Library Our research spans sexual, reproductive, maternal, and child health, with a specific focus on disability and chronic illness. Our goal is to advance evidence to inform equity and inclusion in reproductive health care and policy. 2025 Camden A, Sharpe I, Lu H, Brown HK. Abortion ratios after first-trimester exposure to teratogenic
- [Disability and Child Health Care](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/disability-and-child-health-care/) - Disability and Child Health Care One in 8 births in Ontario is to someone with a physical, sensory, or developmental disability. Birthing parents with disabilities experience significant barriers accessing health care around the time of pregnancy, including physically inaccessible care spaces, communication problems with providers, and negative provider attitudes. However, less is known about disabled
- [Contact us](https://arc-lab.ca/contact-us/) - LET'S COLLABORATE Contact us For more information about our research, please contact us at arclab.utsc@utoronto.ca. Student inquiries For more information about our research, please contact us at [email being updated].Dr. Brown supervises MPH students and PhD students in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and postdoctoral fellows in the
- [Mariame Ouedraogo](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/mariame-ouedraogo/) - Mariame Ouedraogo PhD Student Mariame Ouedraogo is a PhD candidate in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, co-supervised by Drs. Hilary Brown and Diego Bassani. Her research focuses on applying advanced statistical methods to examine the effects of armed conflict on reproductive, maternal, and child health in Mali, with the goal of
- [New Project](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/new-project/) - New Project skdjfhsdkajfhsdakjfhsdakljfh Related news [to be inserted – this will generally be announcements like recruitment for studies] Read more about this research [to be inserted – this will be a list of relevant papers, in the same format as the publications page] People on this project Principal Investigators: Hilary Brown, Simone Vigod; Co-Investigators: Vincy
- [Rachel Peiris](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/rachel-peiris/) - Rachel Peiris Research Coordinator Rachel is the ARC Lab’s Research Coordinator. She earned her Master of Science from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Medical Science in 2022 and her Honours Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2020. Her previous roles include Research Coordinator at CAMH’s Institute
- [Meredith Evans](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/meredith-evans/) - Meredith Evans Postdoctoral Fellow Meredith Evans is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health & Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Meredith is a medical anthropologist and interdisciplinary health researcher. Her program of research focuses on practices and experiences of care. Currently, she is leading the qualitative arm
- [Lauren Tailor](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/lauren-tailor/) - Lauren Tailor PhD Student Lauren Tailor is a PhD Candidate in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She is also a licensed pharmacist and Doctor of Pharmacy graduate from the University of Waterloo, and earned her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology with a Global Health specialization from DLSPH
- [Jayati Khattar](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/jayati-khattar-2/) - Jayati Khattar PhD Student Jayati Khattar is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Her work examines how the clustering of social and health factors across the life course affects the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Jayati holds a
- [Hyejun Kim](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/hyejun-kim-2/) - Hyejun Kim PhD Student Hyejun Kim is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. She completed her undergraduate training in Health sciences and holds master’s degrees in Human Kinetics and Epidemiology. Her research interests include the intersection of chronic health conditions,
- [Hilary Brown](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/hilary-brown/) - Hilary Brown Principal Investigator Hilary Brown, PhD, is Principal Investigator of the ARC Lab. Dr. Brown is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, in the Department of Health & Society (Scarborough Campus) and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (St. George Campus). She is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of
- [Hasmik Beglaryan](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/hasmik-beglaryan-2/) - Hasmik Beglaryan PhD Student Hasmik Beglaryan is the Manager of Quality Measurement and Evaluation at Ontario Health, where she leads the measurement of health system performance with a focus on cancer care. Hasmik is a PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Her
- [Evelina Pituch](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/evelina-pituch/) - Evelina Pituch Postdoctoral Fellow Evelina Pituch is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health & Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Dr. Pituch’s community-engaged program of research aims to improve the perinatal and parental supports for parents with disabilities throughout the lifespan. With Dr. Brown, she led data
- [Alexandra Rego](https://arc-lab.ca/meet-the-team/alexandra-rego-2/) - Alexandra Rego Peer Researcher Alexandra Rego is a Peer Researcher in the ARC Lab in the Department of Health and Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Alexandra is a person with lived experience of disability (physical, learning, and visual). She has a background in education and supportive teaching strategies, holding diplomas in both Early
- [Traumatic Brain Injury and Perinatal Mental Health](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/traumatic-brain-injury-and-perinatal-mental-health/) - Traumatic Brain Injury and Perinatal Mental Health In Canada, 2% of the population lives with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are 18,000 hospitalizations for TBI every year. One-third of individuals with TBI are female, and females with TBI are more likely than males to experience mental health problems post-injury. However, little is known
- [Disability and Pregnancy](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/disability-and-pregnancy/) - Disability and Pregnancy Nearly 20% of the reproductive-aged population has a physical, sensory, or developmental disability. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities protects the rights of people with disabilities to found a family and access high-quality reproductive health care. However, people with disabilities often report feeling over-looked in reproductive health
- [Disability and Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/disability-and-fertility-preservation-in-cancer-patients/) - Disability and Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients Every year, 7,600 Canadian adolescents and young adults (AYA) are diagnosed with cancer. Given advances in treatment, achieving a cure is no longer the only goal of cancer treatment, and there is now an emphasis on addressing the long-term impacts of cancer and its treatment. Clinical guidelines recognize
- [Chronic Medical Conditions and Perinatal Mental Health](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/chronic-medical-conditions-and-perinatal-mental-health/) - Chronic Medical Conditions and Perinatal Mental Health One in five individuals experience mental in pregnancy or the first 12 months after delivery. Prior history of mental illness, stress, and lack of support are known to predict perinatal mental illness. However, despite interventions targeting these risk factors, rates of perinatal mental illness are not decreasing. Data
- [Autism and Pregnancy](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/autism-and-pregnancy/) - Autism and Pregnancy Autism is more common in males than females, resulting in research and clinical practice that are focused on the needs and experiences of autistic males. However, a growing number of girls and women are being diagnosed with autism. This makes an understanding of their unique health care needs, including those related to
- [Disability and Reproductive Health During COVID](https://arc-lab.ca/projects/disability-and-reproductive-health-during-covid/) - Disability and Reproductive Health During COVID The United Nations has documented the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual, reproductive, maternal, and child health (SRMCH) due to diversion of resources away from SRMCH services. Such impacts have been felt more acutely in structurally marginalized groups including racialized, low socioeconomic status, and rural/remote communities. However,