Dr. Karys Peterson-Katz is a post-doctoral research fellow with Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion, a program of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Peterson-Katz received her Honours Bachelor's of Arts and Science from McGill University, and her doctorate in Neuroscience from Queen's University. Her doctoral research focused on early childhood development in Canada and the implementation of developmental screening tools. Dr. Peterson-Katz currently leads the work on the first Canadian database of development from infancy to age six, as well as the evaluation of the Infant and Early Mental Health Care Pathways Initiative.