MEET OUR TEAM
Scientific Director
Synthia Guimond, PhD
Research Assistants
Jack Shaver, BA
Kenda Parsons, MSc
Yasmine Tiraoui-Elkhoumri
Honors Students
Matteo Montgomery
Doctoral Students
Holly Shannon, MSc
Maëlle Charest, BA
Masters Students
Roya Al-Khalili
Olivia Desormeaux
Volunteers
Sarina Carosielli
Emilie Du Perron
Rosa Sadat
Sia Srivastava
Ana Victoria Chouha
Sumaiya Binte Ali
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
Juliette Morency, PsyD Student
Arthur Hamilton, PhD Student
Marianne Lemieux, PsyD Student
Lisa-Sarah Brunier, PsyD Student
Marika Goyette, PsyD Student
Zacharie Saint-Georges, MD/PhD Student, currently completing medical degree at UOttawa
Bryce Bogie, MD/PhD Student, currently completing medical degree at UOttawa
Jasmin Yee, Master’s Student, currently a Research Coordinator at Bruyere Hospital
Rami Al Haddad, Doctoral Student
Jessica Drodge, Master’s Student, currently the Interventional Psychiatry Program Coordinator at the Royal
Molly Watson, Master’s Student, currently a PhD student in Neuroscience at the University of Calgary
Alexandra Tucci, Master’s Student, currently a Research Coordinator at Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions
Alexandra Therond, Master’s student, currently a PhD student in Clinical and Experimental Psychology at UQAM
Undergraduate Students
Claude Fortier, Honours Student
Lina Alzamel, Honours Student
Jamie Mongeon, Honours Student, currently a Policy Analyst
Anita Luong, Honours Student, currently a Research Assistant at McGill University
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
Emma Wilkinson, Research Assistant.
Raina Barara, Research Assistant, currently a Clinical Psychology student at McGill University
Ahmad Alftieh, Research Coordinator, currently a Clinical Psychology student at Toronto Metropolitan University
Cecelia Shvetz, Research Assistant, currently a Clinical Psychology student at McMaster University
Patrick Dans, Research Assistant, currently a Research Associate at Homewood Research Institute
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
Feng Gu, Research Assistant, senior data scientist at Privacy Analytics
International Students and Interns
Claire Mayaud, International Exchange Graduate Student, currently a Master's student at the University of Bordeaux in France
Volunteers
Maham Khurram, Volunteer Student
Makayla Dagenais, Volunteer Student
Melodie Pilon, Volunteer Student
Emilie DuPerron, Volunteer Student, currently a PhD student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Ottawa
Jana Bennett, Volunteer Student, currently a undergraduate student in Neuroscience at Carleton University
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
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Canada
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Douglas Mental Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
University College London, London, England
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Ottawa, Canada