Dr. Deepa Singal
Research Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Director of Scientific and Data Initiatives, Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Association
Health services and policy research, Child and maternal health, Autism spectrum disorder, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Substance use during pregnancy, Women's mental health, Prenatal antidepressant use, Administrative data
Media
Many pregnant women still consume alcohol despite prenatal checks: U of M study
U of M researchers explore link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and child development
Biography
Dr. Deepa Singal is a Research Scientist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, a world renowned Centre for population-based research and Director of Scientific and Data Initiatives at the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Association. Dr. Singal is a quantitative child and maternal health researcher working at the intersection of academia and policy. As a two-time Health System Impact Fellow at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and a CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) Rising Star, Dr. Singal has a breadth of experience working in multiple jurisdictions with senior level policy makers and key change makers in the health data science sector. She has a demonstrated history of leading multidisciplinary teams and her work has informed government policy and has been widely disseminated among media outlets throughout the country. Her research interests are in child and maternal health, alcohol use during pregnancy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, antidepressant use during pregnancy, perinatal pharmacoepidemiology and maternal mental health.
She holds a PhD in community health sciences from the University of Manitoba and an MSc in epidemiology and biostatics from the University of Western Ontario and is currently completing executive certification in public governance and policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University. Singal was awarded the Canadian Health Institute of Health Research Rising Star Award, a Dean of Medicine Award of Excellence, and the Manitoba Children’s Hospital Foundation Award.