She and her team are passionate about helping women and their families have the best start to life by improving maternal mental health, especially during pregnancy. She holds the Lois Hole Hospital Cross-Provincial Chair in Perinatal Mental Health, as well as a national New Investigator Award from Canadian Institutes of Health Research. In addition to her research on the application of e-technology to mental healthcare, Dawn is leading the largest study to date exploring the genetic, epigenetic, biological and social factors influencing child resilience. She also studies the long-term impact of prenatal and postnatal maternal mental health problems on child mental health and development. Some of her publications can be viewed here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=dawn+kingston