Dr. Andrea Cross (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Patient-Oriented Research (POR) and Implementation Science are foundational to her program of research. During her post-doctoral fellowship, Dr. Cross co-led the development of three implementation science/POR Programs at CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, including the Family Engagement in Research (FER) Program, the F-words for Child Development Knowledge Translation and Research Program, and the ENVISAGE Program. Her research aims to use implementation science to support the development, dissemination, and implementation of family-centred and family-engaged programs and best practices in the field of neurodevelopmental disability and child health. Dr. Cross currently holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Patient-Oriented Research Transition to Leadership Award (2020 – 2027). Dr. Cross also teaches in the School of Rehabilitation Science and is an executive committee member of McMaster’s Master of Health Management Program.

In this week's core session of Grand Rounds, Dr. Cross shared highlights, key lessons learned, and the next steps for three emerging family-centred research programs at CanChild: i) F-words for Child Development; ii) ENVISAGE; and iii) Family Engagement in Research Program.