Think Tank - October 24th, 2025

Co-Creating and Evaluating Mental Health Solutions for High School Students
Hillary Peladeau
Evaluation Team Lead, United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex
Maia Williamson
Program Director, On Track to Success

This project is looking to partner to build capacity and leverage funding and expertise to meet the needs of high school students: how can we collaborate so students receive the support they need, while also creating opportunities to study and evaluate the impact? They are looking to have this discussion with community organizations, health partners, funders and academics.

Establishing a CBCT Imaging Platform for Predicting Tumour Response Using Radiomics and Machine Learning in Lung Cancer
Laura D'Alimonte, MRT (T), MHSc
Director, Cancer Program, Windsor Regional Hospital

This presenter is looking to have an open discussion on the topic and for collaborators in the area of AI or Machine Learning as well as those who could inform a strong methodological approach.

Evaluating and Expanding Impact: Building Collaborative Pathways for Inclusive Summer Programming
Jillian Fenech
Executive Director, Autism Services Inc.

We invite educators, researchers, clinicians, and social service professionals to join this session focused on advancing a 6-week summer program for high-needs autistic children and youth (ages 6-18). The presenters are looking for cross-disciplinary collaboration in areas such as program evaluation, caregiver support, skill development, and community integration. Whether you're from the Education, Social Work, Medicine, Psychology, Human Kinetics, Program Evaluation or Allied Health fields, your expertise can help shape sustainable models of care, deepen understanding of caregiver mental load, and explore innovative partnerships, including with hospitals and municipal services. They are looking to elevate the program's reach, refine its impact, and explore future pathways for transitional-aged youth and longitudinal research. 

If you have any questions/ideas for our Think Tanks, or would like to present at a future Think Tank, please contact us at wesparkhealth@uwindsor.ca. To learn more about these events, please visit our Think Tank webpage!