Name: Nadia Gonzalez Dominguez (they/them)
Email Address: nadia.gonzalez@mail.mcgill.ca
Position: Project Coordinator
Biography:
Nadia is currently the project coordinator in DEPRESSD. They joined the team in 2022 as an intern, and later worked as a research assistant and analytical research coordinator. They received a BSc in Biomedical Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Superior Studies (ITESM) in 2018 in Guadalajara, México, and a Master of Science in Public Health at McGill University in 2023. Nadia started their research experience in the field of neuroscience and data analysis at the University of Guadalajara and as a MITACS research intern in Carleton University. They then worked for two years in the medical device manufacturing industry before starting their graduate studies. Their research interests include mental health epidemiology, social epidemiology, transformative approaches to research, and health equity.
Awards:
- Graduate Excellence Award. McGill University, 2021.
- CONACYT-FUNED Scholarship Fellow. National Commission for Science and Technology, 2021.
- Academic Excellence Award. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Superior Studies, Guadalajara campus, 2014.
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Publication:
- González-Domínguez NP, Wu Y, Fan S, Levis B, Sun Y, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Harel D, Vigod SN, Markham S, Ziegelstein RC, Cuijpers P, Patten SB, Boruff JT, Thombs BD, Benedetti A; DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) GDS Author Group. Individual patient data meta-analysis estimates the minimal detectable change of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024 Sep;173:111443. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111443.​
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- Núñez-Ochoa MA, Chiprés-Tinajero G, González-Domínguez NP, et al. Causal relationship of CA3 back-projection to the dentate gyrus and its role in CA1 fast ripple generation. BMC Neurosci. 2021 May;22:37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-021- 00641-4.
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- Banerjee AT, Bandara S, Senga J, González-Domínguez NP & Pai, M. Are we training our students to be white saviors in global health?. Lancet. 2023 Aug 12;402(10401):520-521. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01629-X.