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Research Team

The BCCH Centre for Mindfulness research lab conducts original innovative research as well as supports other research and clinical teams across the hospital and beyond with incorporating mindfulness research into their work.

Research themes

Interpersonal mindfulness

Mindfulness for parents and caregivers of sick children

Mindfulness in new parents and perinatal mental health

Mindfulness and early child development

Digital health

Mindfulness for teens and youth

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Tabi, K., McGregor, M., Duncan, L.G., Bhullar, M., Shulman, B., Dueck, R., Hippman, C., Shen, Y., Wang, S., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (under review). Interpersonal mindfulness and couple relationships: Pilot study in families with postpartum depression and anxiety. Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia

Gill, H., Hippman, C., Hanft-Robert, S., Nugent, L., Nováček, O., Kamel, M.M., Ryan, D., Demlová, R., Krausz, M., & Tabi, K. (under review). Recommendations for a future mobile app for people accessing services: Qualitative interviews with psychiatrists.

Vo, D. X., Tabi, K., Bhullar, M., Johnson, A., Locke, J., Wang, S., Stewart, S. E., & Marshall, S. K. (2024). Mindful awareness and resilience skills for adolescents (MARS-A): a mixed-methods study of a mindfulness-based intervention for a heterogeneous adolescent clinical population. International journal of adolescent medicine and health36(1), 25–35. 
Fulltext: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2023-0112

Scoten, O., Tabi, K., & Hippman, C. (2024). Putting perinatal ADHD in context: Intersecting across identities, diagnoses, and generations. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, S0002-9378.
Fulltext: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(24)01132-3/fulltext

Scoten, O., Tabi, K., Paquette, V., Carrion, P., Ryan, D., Radonjic, N. V., Whitham, E. A., & Hippman, C. (2024). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology231(1), 19–35. 
Fulltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2024.02.297

Tabi, K., Bhullar, M., Fantu, L., Shulman, B., Dueck, R., Hippman, C., Ryan, R. & Stewart, S. E. (2022). Protocol: Feasibility of online          mindfulness-based interventions for families affected with postpartum depression and anxiety: study protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9). 
Fulltext: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051935

Posters

Tabi, K., McGregor, M., Wang, S., Bhullar, M., Okereke, C., Shulman, B., Dueck, R., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, November 25). Supporting relationships, interactions and connection via interpersonal mindfulness: Pilot study in families with postpartum depression and anxiety. BB&D 9th Annual Research Day, Vancouver, Canada. 

McGregor, M., Tabi, K., Pariñas, M., Wang, S., Hippman, C., Okereke, C., Shulman, B., Dueck,R., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, November 25). Delivering mindfulness-based interventions to both parents: A qualitative investigation in clinically distressed families. BB&D 9th Annual Research Day, Vancouver, Canada.

Pariñas, M., Tabi, K., Bhullar, M., Johnson, A., Locke, J., Wang, S., Stewart, S. E., Marshall, S. K., & Vo, D. X. (2024, November 25). Mindful awareness and resilience skills for adolescents (MARS-A): Qualitative insights from a heterogeneous clinical population. BB&D 9th Annual Research Day, Vancouver, Canada.
Poster: https://centreformindfulness.kelty.link/sites/default/files/2025-01/MARS-A%20Poster.pdf  

McGregor, M., Tabi, K., Pariñas, M., Wang, S., Hippman, C., Okereke, C., Shulman, B., Dueck, R., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, November 14–17). Interpersonal mindfulness for mothers with postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and their partners: Findings from qualitative interviews. 24th World Congress of Psychiatry, Mexico City, Mexico. 

Tabi, K., McGregor, M., Wang, S., Bhullar, M., Shulman, B., Dueck, R., Shen, Y., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, September 4–7). Interpersonal mindfulness in families facing postpartum depression and anxiety: Novel approach to supporting couple relationship and connection as a path to well-being. International Marcé Society 2024 Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

McGregor, M., Tabi, K., Hippman, C., Bhullar, M., Shulman, B., Wang, S., Fantu, L., Dueck, R., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, June 13). A thematic analysis of participant perspectives on mindfulness interventions in perinatal mental health. UBC Department of Psychiatry 2024 Annual Research Day, Vancouver, Canada.

McGregor, M., Tabi, K., Hippman, C., Bhullar, M., Shulman, B., Wang, S., Fantu, L., Dueck, R., Ryan, D., & Stewart, S. E. (2024, June 6). A qualitative exploration of distressed postpartum mothers’ perspectives on an online mindfulness intervention. Perinatal & Child Health Research Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

Meet the Team

Katarina
Dr. Katarina Tabi
Research Fellow
Maya
Maya McGregor
Research Coordinator
Evelyn
Dr. Evelyn Stewart
Research Director

Collaborations

If you would like to learn more about our work or contribute to our research as a collaborator, or team member, please contact us at katarina.tabi@cw.bc.ca