A Unique and Rigorous Data Platform for Depression Screening Research

Name: Yin Wu, PhD

Email: yin.wu@mail.mcgil.ca

Position: Research Associate

Biography:

Dr. Wu is currently a Research Associate with Dr. Thombs’ team where she also contributes to the DEPRESSD Project as a steering committee member in September 2022. She is an instructor in the Department of Epidemiology at McGill University as well. She completed her Ph.D. in education psychology and quantitative methods at University at Buffalo in 2017, during which she got her advanced certificate in applied statistical analysis of New York state. Her research dual focuses on both application of quantitative data analysis methodology and psychometrics in improving psychological health and well-being. She is involved in the DEPRESSD project of individual patient data meta-analyses on the diagnostic accuracy of depression screening tools, living systematic review of mental health in COVID-19, and survey design and scale development for mental health outcomes and psychometrics for the SPIN cohort.

Website: https://www.depressd.ca/yinwu