Annie Mills | Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Lab

Annie Mills

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, York University (in progress)
Master of Arts, York University
Honours Bachelor of Arts & Science, McMaster University

Research Interests

I am interested in how youth with developmental disabilities experience wellbeing and manage mental health challenges. My master’s thesis investigated associations between child autism characteristics, parent co-regulation, and observed emotion dysregulation in autistic youth. For my dissertation research, I am exploring how youth with intellectual disability experience wellbeing (thriving), and the relationship between wellbeing constructs (social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing) and mental health problems.

Mills, A.S., Tablon-Modica, P., Mazefsky, C.A., & Weiss, J. A. (2022). Emotion dysregulation in children with autism: A multimethod investigation of the role of child and parent factors. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 91, 101911.

Albaum, C., Mills, A.S., Morin, D., & Weiss, J. A. (2021). Attitudes toward people with Intellectual Disability associated with integrated sport participation. Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ, 1–23. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0006

Mills, A. S., Vimalakanthan, K., Sivapalan, S., Shanmugalingam, N., & Weiss, J. A. (2020). Brief report:
Preliminary outcomes of a peer counselling program for parents of children with autism in the South Asian community. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04538-9.

Hassan, R., Mills, A., Day, K.L., Van Lieshout, R. J., and Schmidt, L. A. (2019). Relations among temperament, familial socioeconomic status and inhibitory control in typically developing four-year-old children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 950-958.

Mills, A., & Weiss, J. A. (2020, April). Program evaluation of a peer counselling program for parents of children with autism in the South Asian Community. Online poster presented at the 54^th Annual Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA.

Mills, A., & Weiss, J. A. (2020, May). Preliminary outcomes of a culturally responsive peer counselling program for parents of children with autism in the South Asian Community The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2020 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (Conference cancelled).

Mills, A., Tablon Modica, P. & Weiss, J. (2019, August). Observed Emotion Dysregulation and Frustration Task Success in Youth with Autism. Presented at the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) World Congress, Glasgow, UK.

Mills, A., Tablon Modica, P., Vorobehchik, A. & Weiss, J. (2019, May). Observed Emotion Dysregulation in Children with Autism During a Frustrating Task. The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.

Mills, A., Hassan, R., & Schmidt L.A. (2018, May). Temperament, SES, and inhibitory control in typically developing four-year-olds. Poster presented at Development 2018 – A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology, Brock, ON.

Funding

2023 – 2024 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2020 – 2023 SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship
2020 – 2022 LaMarsh Graduate Student Leadership Award
2019 – 2020 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2019 – 2020 Lilian Meighen Wright Maternal Child Health Graduate Scholarship
2018 – 2019 LaMarsh Graduate Student Research Award
2018 – 2019 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award Recipient, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Contact

Email: millsas@yorku.ca

Twitter: @annieshawmills