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Dr. Shahirose Premji leads an international team of academics, clinicians, and policy decision-makers that examines the role of psychosocial factors (e.g., stress, depression and anxiety) as both risk factors and targets of intervention to prevent preterm birth. The goal is to develop psychosocial interventions that consider the socio-economic and cultural context of pregnant women in order to limit unintended adverse consequences. Premji is the director and a professor in the Faculty of Health, School of Nursing at York University, and a clinical researcher and former neonatal nurse practitioner and public health nurse (postpartum). She is the founder and first president of the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses (CANN). Her international work dates back to 1989 and includes teaching or providing technical expertise in development of nursing programs in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, and Syria.