Mica Marbil

BA (Hons.)

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Master's Student

Faculty of Arts , Department of Psychology

Contact information

mica.marbil@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Partnering for Pain lab website

Background

Educational Background

BA (Hons.) Psychology, University of Calgary, 2021

Biography

Mica Gabrielle Marbil is a Master of Science student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Calgary. She is supervised by Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Birnie, and is a trainee in the Partnering for Pain laboratory. Mica completed her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, First Class, at the University of Calgary, where she examined posttraumatic headache in children with mild traumatic brain injury. Through her research, Mica hopes to address the systemic inequities that disproportionately affect the experiences and outcomes of equity-seeking groups living with chronic pain.

Research

Areas of Research

Pediatric pain, Health disparities, Cross-cultural research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Child health and wellness

Awards

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) Graduate Scholarship (Master's), Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute. 2024
Alberta SPOR Support Unit Graduate Studentship, Alberta SPOR Support Unit. 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 2022

Publications

Ethical issues in the equitable virtual delivery of pediatric chronic pain care. Marbil, M. G., & Birnie, K. A.. Pediatric Pain Letter. 1-5. (2024)
The relation between parental and family functioning and post-concussive symptoms after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: A scoping review. Chadwick, L., Marbil, M. G., Madigan, S., Callahan, B. L., & Yeates, K. O.. Journal of Neurotrauma. 305-318. (2024)
Longitudinal trajectories of posttraumatic headache after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury. Marbil, M. G., Ware, A. L., Galarneau, J.-M., Minich, N. M., Hershey, A. D., Orr, S. L., Defta, D. M., Taylor, H. G., Bigler, E. D., Cohen, D. M., Mihalov, L. K., Bacevice, A., Bangert, B. A., & Yeates, K. O.. Cephalalgia. 1-12. (2023)