Shannon Chellew Paternostro is a Research Analyst for the Ontario Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (OCRINT) within the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (IMHPR) at CAMH. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research from Sheridan College. Approaching her work through a health equity lens, her research interests include drug policy and the health and social impacts of policy environments, structural and social determinants of health, and neurodivergence from childhood through adulthood, including diagnosis, medical and social support needs.