My name is Jennifer F. Chan (she/her) and I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto Health Adaptation Research on Trauma Laboratory

My research focus involves measures of biopsychosocial stress and health in first responders; previous projects have explored occupational stress, the prevalence of mental health symptoms (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety), and cortisol dysfunction in police. I have also completed research at SickKids’ Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, studying MEG resting state neuroconnectivity of Canadian Armed Forces personnel diagnosed with PTSD. My current dissertation research investigates how healthcare professionals’ experienced stress and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic influences mental and immune health via salivary biomarkers of inflammation.

Research Interests: Psychoneuroimmunology, Health, Inflammation, Stress, Trauma, First Responders