Karen Milligan
Associate Professor
Director, Child & Family WISE Lab
Faculty of Arts
Department of Psychology
Toronto, Ontario
karen.milligan@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 557054
Expert In
Children with self-regulation disorders
Community and mental health
Emotion regulation
Health treatments and interventions
Information processing challenges
Martial arts for youth with self-regulation disorders
Martial arts interventions for youth
Maternal substance use
School-based mental health
Substance-exposed children
Theme: Health and wellbeing
Theme: Resilient, inclusive communities
Treatment research
Women with substance abuse issues and their children
Bio/Research
Dr. Milligan’s research is focused on improving understanding of how an individual’s cognition and emotion regulation abilities impact on their mental health and well-being and applying this knowledge to community-based intervention. She works with populations who often experience challenge in th...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Milligan’s research is focused on improving understanding of how an individual’s cognition and emotion regulation abilities impact on their mental health and well-being and applying this knowledge to community-based intervention. She works with populations who often experience challenge in these areas associated with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., learning disabilities, ADHD) and substance use/mental health challenge. She also integrates an understanding of other social determinants of health (e.g., social support, housing and food security etc.) into this work. Using a strength-based approach, Dr. Milligan regularly partners with community treatment agencies, policymakers, and individuals/families themselves to explore these questions and to implement and evaluate innovative interventions that attend to these factors. She is particularly interested in integrated treatments that bridge social, education, and health systems. Currently, her work focuses on two primary populations: mothers with problematic substance use who are parenting young children and youth with learning disabilities and co-occurring mental health challenges.
In addition to her research, Dr. Milligan is a registered psychologist. She works with children, adults, and families and has a particular interest in working with individuals who are experiencing co-occurring learning and mental health challenges. She is also the Director of Clinical Training for Ryerson’s CPA Accredited Clinical Psychology Graduate Program and a clinical supervisor for clinical psychology students at the Ryerson Psychology Training Clinic.
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In addition to her research, Dr. Milligan is a registered psychologist. She works with children, adults, and families and has a particular interest in working with individuals who are experiencing co-occurring learning and mental health challenges. She is also the Director of Clinical Training for Ryerson’s CPA Accredited Clinical Psychology Graduate Program and a clinical supervisor for clinical psychology students at the Ryerson Psychology Training Clinic.
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