MEET OUR TEAM
Scientific Director
Synthia Guimond, PhD
Research Coordinator
Ahmad Alftieh, MSc
Research Assistants
Jasmin Yee, BA
Feng Gu, MA
Doctoral Students
Bryce Bogie, MSc
Lisa-Sarah Brunier, BSc
Holly Shannon, MSc
Zacharie Saint-Georges, BSc
Marianne Lemieux, BSc
Arthur Hamilton, MA
Juliette Morency
Rami Al Haddad, MSc
Marika Goyette, BA
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Master’s Students
Nazanin Khosravi, PhD
Volunteers
Jana Bennett
Emilie Du Perron
Cecelia Shvetz, MSc
Maëlle Charest
Claude Fortier
Alumni
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Patrizia Pezzoli, Postdoctoral Fellow, currently a Lecturer in Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London
Catheleine Van Driel, Postdoctoral Fellow, University Medical Center Groningen
Graduate Students
Jessica Drodge, Master’s Student
Molly Watson, Master’s Student
Alexandra Tucci, Master’s Student, currently a Research Assistant at Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions
Alexandra Therond, Master’s student, currently a PhD student in Psychology at UQAM
Undergraduate Students
Jamie Mongeon, Honours Student
Anita Luong, Honours Student
Sebastien Nadeau, Honours Student
Hannah Matheson, Honours Student, currently a Master’s student in Occupational Therapy at University of Toronto
Camryn Kealey, Honours Student, currently a Coach at ROC Swimming
Olivia Turner, Honours Student, currently a Master’s student in Psychiatry at McMaster University
Research Staff
Patrick Dans, Research Assistant, currently a Research Analyst at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Ting Wang, Research Assistant, currently a Master’s student in Psychiatry at McGill University
Sarah Watts, Research Assistant, currently a Master’s student in Psychology at Carleton University
Tabassum Rahman, Research Assistant
International Students and Interns
Claire Mayaud, International Exchange Graduate Student, currently a Master's student at the University of Bordeaux in France
Volunteers
Abby Bradley, Volunteer Student, currently a graduate student in Psychology at Carleton University
Jade Côté, Volunteer Student, currently a Student Researcher at Institut Cardiologie de Montréal
Chelsea Noel, Volunteer Student, currently a graduate student in Psychology at Lakehead University
David Macdonald, Volunteer Student, currently a Master’s student in Neuroscience at McGill University
Hassan Khan, Volunteer Student, currently a Researcher at the Department of National Defence
Maria Abbas, Volunteer Student, currently a Registered Psychotherapist (Q) at Hoffman Psychology
Rachal Hedge, Volunteer Student, currently a Clinical Research Assistant at Harvard Medical School
COLLABORATORS
The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Dr. Michael Bodnar
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Dr. Clifford Cassidy
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Dr. Robyn McQuaid
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Dr. Stuart Fogel
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Dr. Rébecca Robillard
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Dr. Sara Tremblay
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Dr. Lauri Tuominen
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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Dr. Amedeo D'Angiulli
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Dr. Kim Hellemans
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Dr. Olessia Jouravlev
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Dr. Andrea Howard
Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Canada
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Dr. Caroline Blais
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Dr. Stéphane Bouchard
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Dr. Ana-Maria Cretu
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Dr. Daniel Fiset
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Dr. Roscoe Brady
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Dr. Guusje Collin
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Dr. Sinead Kelly
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Dr. Matcheri Keshavan
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Dr. John Torous
Douglas Mental Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Dr. Mallar Chakravarty
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Dr. Martin Lepage
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Dr. Mahesh Menon
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Dr. Todd Woodward
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
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Dr. Christopher Bowie
University College London, London, England
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Dr. Patrizia Pezzoli
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Ottawa, Canada