Linda Pagani, Ph.D., was born and raised in the west end of the Greater Montreal area. Dr. Pagani worked as a registered nurse (1984-1994) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital of Montreal for 10 years in medicine, surgery, CVA rehabilitation, and finally, psychiatry. During that decade, she also earned university degrees at both Concordia University (BA Psychology 1986-1989) and McGill University (MA and Ph.D. Educational and Counseling Psychology 1989-1993) in Montreal, Canada. After her doctorate, she pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in longitudinal analysis of human development at the University of Montreal (1993-1994), using some of the most valued and informative longitudinal data sets of North American children. The University of Montreal remains the largest French-speaking educational institution worldwide. After leaving the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1994, she became an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal. In 2005, Dr. Pagani was ranked Full Professor at the School of Psycho-Education. Dr. Pagani also has served as Senior Researcher, since 1999, at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center in the Brain Health Division. The Center is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Montreal.

Dr. Pagani’s research expertise examines modifiable factors in early childhood that ultimately can affect human development. Her energy has been targeted at ultimately improving social and health policies addressing youth. She has always viewed psychology research and practice as a branch of public health. Her research agenda has increasingly focused on examining (1) The unique long-term risks associated with screen-time in early childhood; (2) The unique long-term benefits of physical activity and risks associated with sedentariness in childhood; and (3) The unique and combined long-term risks associated with a multitude of family environment factors such as secondhand smoke, minimized social interaction time, and bedroom screens. Dr. Pagani teaches and supervises several courses at the University of Montreal including Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Prevention and Social and Health Policies; and Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD. Her main clinical expertise as a clinical psychologist is the diagnosis and care of children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD and its comorbid disorders. She also offers 1-day, 3-day, or 5-day workshops on (1) scientific writing for AMA and APA journals; (2) ADHD Diagnosis and Care and (3) Research Methods in the Social Sciences.