Dr. Kim Cornish – Cornish Research Team, McGill University

Mariam (Marina) Ter-Stepanian, B.A.

Marina Ter-Stepanian is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Kim Cornish and Dr. Ridha Joober, in School/Applied Child Psychology Program at McGill University. Her research project focuses on Executive Function, math performance and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Marina also works at ADHD Clinic and is actively involved in a research project, “Clinical and Pharmaco-genetic Study of ADHD”, conducted at Douglas Mental Health University Institute (Montréal).

Students who would like to volunteer for Marina's project will receive training in conducting neuropsychological tests with children diagnosed with ADHD. Students will have a unique opportunity to work both at McGill Child Laboratory for Research and Education in Developmental Disorders and at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute ADHD Clinic and gain experience in a wide variety of research activities. Marina can be reached at mariam.ter-stepanian@mail.mcgill.ca or by phone: 514-398-2126; 514-761-6131 ext 3115.

Selected Publication

Ter-Stepanian, M., Grizenko, N., Polotskaia, A., Taerk, E., Bellingham, J., Joober, R. (June, 2007). Cognitive functioning in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder separated according to subtypes. 68th annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Ter-Stepanian, M., Cornish, K., Grizenko, N., Polotskaia, A., Joober, R. (March, 2007). Assessing the Effect of Methylphenidate on Math Performance During Restricted Academic Situation. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Grizenko, N., Kovacina, B., Ben Amor, L., Schwartz, G., Ter-Stepanian, M., Joober, R. (2006). Relationship between response to methylphenidate treatment in children with ADHD and psychopathology in their families. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 45, 47-53.

Grizenko, N., Bhat, M., Schwartz, G., Ter-Stepanian, M., Joober, R. (2006). Efficacy of methylphenidate in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities: a randomized crossover trial. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscinece, 36, 46-51.

Ben Amor, L., Grizenko, N., Schwartz, G., Lageix, P., Baron, C., Ter-Stepanian, M., Zappitelli, M., Mbekou, M., and Joober, R. (2005). Intra familial perinatal complications in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and their non-affected siblings. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 30, 120-126.

Taerk, E., Grizenko, N., Ben Amor, L., Lageix, P., Mbekou, V., Deguzman, R., Torkaman-Zehi, A., Ter-Stepanian, M., Baron, C., Joober, R. Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Val 108/158 Met polymorphism does not modulate executive function in children with ADHD (2005). BMC Medical Genetics: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/5/30.

Ter-Stepanian, M., Grizenko, N., Schwartz, G., Ben Amor, L., Joober, R. (2005). Comorbidity and therapeutic response to methylphenidate in children with ADHD. Canadian Psychology, 46:2a, 20-21. (Abstract).

Grizenko, N., Lachance, M., Collard, V. Baron, C., Ben Amor, L., Ter-Stepanian, M., Mbekou, V., Schwartz, G., Bellingham, J., Joober, R. (2004). Sensitivity of tests to assess improvement in ADHD symptomatology. The Canadian Child and Adolescent Review, 13, 36-40.

Grizenko, N., Zappitelli, M., Langevin, P., Hrychko, S., El-Messidi, A., Kaminester, D., Pawliuk, N., Ter-Stepanian, M. (2000). Effectiveness of a social skills training program using self/other perspective-taking: A nine month follow-up. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 70, 501-509.