Harriet MacMillan, McMaster University
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Professor
Hamilton, Ontario
macmilnh@mcmaster.ca
Office:
(905) 521-2100 ext. 74287
(905) 525-9140 ext. 21485
Bio/Research
Dr. Harriet MacMillan, a member of the Offord Centre for Child Studies, is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Pediatrics at McMaster University with memberships in the Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Psychology. She holds th...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Harriet MacMillan, a member of the Offord Centre for Child Studies, is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Pediatrics at McMaster University with memberships in the Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Psychology. She holds the David R. (Dan) Offord Chair in Child Studies. Beginning in 1993 until 2004, Harriet was the founding Director of the Child Advocacy and Assessment Program (CAAP) at McMaster Children’s Hospital, a multidisciplinary program committed to reducing the burden of suffering associated with family violence.
Dr. MacMillan's research focuses on the epidemiology of family violence, including prevention of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence. She has led randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of such approaches as universal screening in reducing intimate partner violence and nurse home visitation in preventing the recurrence of physical abuse and neglect among children. Dr. MacMillan is the nominated principal investigator of a CIHR-funded Centre for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Violence across the Lifespan (PreVAiL: http://www.prevailresearch.ca/). PreVAiL is an international Network made up of researchers in the areas of mental health, gender and violence, and of partner organizations with service, research and policy mandates in these areas. Along with colleagues from the US and Canada, Harriet is evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce intimate partner violence within the context of an existing home visitation program – the Nurse Family Partnership - with grant support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dr. MacMillan's research focuses on the epidemiology of family violence, including prevention of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence. She has led randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of such approaches as universal screening in reducing intimate partner violence and nurse home visitation in preventing the recurrence of physical abuse and neglect among children. Dr. MacMillan is the nominated principal investigator of a CIHR-funded Centre for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Violence across the Lifespan (PreVAiL: http://www.prevailresearch.ca/). PreVAiL is an international Network made up of researchers in the areas of mental health, gender and violence, and of partner organizations with service, research and policy mandates in these areas. Along with colleagues from the US and Canada, Harriet is evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce intimate partner violence within the context of an existing home visitation program – the Nurse Family Partnership - with grant support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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