Research Team

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    J Don Richardson, MD, FRCPC

    Scientific Director

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    Anthony Nazarov, PhD, PMP

    Associate Scientific Director

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  • A young woman with glasses, light brown hair pulled back, smiling, wearing a blue polka dot shirt.

    Kylie Dempster, PhD

    Head of Operations

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    Natalie Ein, PhD

    Head of Research and Implementation

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  • Jenny Liu, PhD

    Jenny Liu, PhD

    Head of Scientific Development and Knowledge Mobilization

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    Erin Collins, PhD

    Postdoctoral Associate

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    Stephanie Houle, PhD

    Research Associate

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  • A woman with long dark hair, glasses, and makeup, wearing a white turtleneck, sitting on a chair against a plain white background.

    Temitope Osifeso, MA, PhD Candidate

    Research Associate

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  • A smiling woman with brown hair, wearing a colorful patterned sleeveless dress, outdoors with trees and greenery in the background.

    Kate St. Cyr, MSc, PhD

    Research Associate

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  • A woman with long, wavy brown hair, wearing a black blazer over a cream blouse, smiling at the camera against a plain white background.

    Shamantha J. Lora, MSc

    Research Coordinator

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    Sophia Richardson, MA

    Knowledge Mobilization Officer

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  • A smiling man outdoors wearing a black Columbia jacket with mountains and trees in the background during sunset.

    Dominic Gargala

    Research Data Analyst

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  • A young man dressed in a graduation cap and gown holding a diploma, standing against a cloudy background.

    Xavier Loffree

    Research Data Analyst

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  • A woman with long brown hair smiling, wearing a light gray blazer and white top, standing in front of a stone wall.

    Clara Baker

    Research Assistant

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    Michelle Birch

    Research Assistant

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  • A woman with long, light brown hair and fair skin, wearing a black top and a thin necklace, standing in front of a light-colored wall.

    Callista Forchuk, MSc, MA

    Research Assistant

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  • A woman with long, wavy dark hair and light skin, wearing a white blazer and gold necklaces, standing against a plain light background.

    Julia Gervasio, MA, PhD Candidate

    Research Assistant

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    Ilyana Kocha

    Research Assistant

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    Tri Le

    Research Assistant and Ambassador/Head of Volunteer and Student Engagement

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    Vanessa Soares, MD

    Research Assistant

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    William (Liam) Younger

    Research Assistant

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Affiliated Scientists

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    Rachel Plouffe, PhD

    Assistant Professor

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    Maya Roth, CPsych

    Psychologist

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  • A young woman with brown hair smiling, wearing a black and white patterned top, standing against a plain background.

    Sonya Wanklyn, PhD, CPsych

    Psychologist

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Visiting Scholars

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    Thomas Wasiuta, MD

    Clinical Fellow

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  • A woman with curly brown hair wearing a purple top stands against a purple background, looking at the camera.

    Evgenia (Jane) Milman, PhD, LP

    Postdoctoral Fellow

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  • A woman with brown hair wearing a teal blazer and a black floral blouse, smiling with one hand on her hip, standing against a white background.

    Bethany Easterbrook, Msc, PhD

    Clinical Psychology PhD

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  • A smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a dark blue top, standing in a modern building with glass windows and metallic railings.

    Erin Courtice, PhD

    Visiting Scholar

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  • A smiling woman with long wavy brown hair, wearing a purple floral top and a gold necklace, outdoors with a cloudy sky and trees in the background.

    Deanna Davis (Walker), PhD, CPsych

    Visiting Scholar

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  • Portrait of a young woman with long light brown hair, wearing a denim jacket and a silver necklace, sitting indoors near a window with a blurred background.

    Cassandra Skrotzki, PhD Candidate

    Visiting Scholar

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  • A young woman with long brown hair, glasses, and a black top, smiling in an indoor setting with blurred background.

    Sara Stretton, PhD

    Visiting Scholar

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  • Graduation portrait of a young woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, wearing a black top with a yellow graduation stole, against a dark background.

    Alexa Van Rassel, Masters Candidate

    Masters Student

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    Jieun Jung, Masters Candidate

    Masters Student

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  • A young man with a shaved head and light facial hair, wearing a dark suit, shirt, and a patterned tie.

    Pouria Saffaran, Masters Candidate

    Masters Student

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  • A young man with short dark hair smiling outdoors, wearing a blue argyle sweater over a black shirt, with greenery in the background.

    Philip Trepiak, Masters Candidate

    Masters Student

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Undergraduate Trainees and Volunteers

  • Samia Maurin

    Undergraduate Thesis Student

  • Maya Henderson

    Volunteer

  • Jacky Li

    Volunteer

  • Bella Moniz

    Volunteer

  • Biya Wadhawan

    Volunteer

Former Members

  • Akshitha Ereddy

    Volunteer

  • Alec Brandwood

    Research Assistant

  • Alyssa Zhu

    Computer Science Intern

  • Andrew Bridgen, MD

    Psychiatry Resident and Visiting Scholar

  • Bailey Wolfs

    Volunteer

  • Brent Davis, PhD

    Head of Advanced Analytics

  • Brittni Jackson

    Volunteer

  • Cassidy Trahair, MSc

    MSc Student

  • Chayanika Tyagi

    Volunteer

  • Cindy Nguyen

    Health Informatics Thesis Student

  • Dakota Fisher

    Volunteer

  • Eliza Khan

    Research Assistant

  • Emily Zhang

    Volunteer

  • Evelyn MacDonald

    Volunteer

  • Helen Schreyer

    Psychology Thesis Student

  • Hudson Howlett

    Computer Science Intern

  • Hung Nguyen

    Volunteer

  • Isaac Baker

    Computer Science Intern

  • Janissha Pushpaharan

    Volunteer

  • Jasper Crockford

    Volunteer

  • Jay Ding

    Volunteer

  • Jenna Dias

    Administrative Assistant

  • Jennifer Shatsky

    Volunteer

  • Jesse Bourret-Gheysen

    Research Assistant & Computer Science Intern

  • Jessica Zhang

    Volunteer

  • Juwon (Joan) Omar

    Volunteer

  • Karmen Tse

    Volunteer

  • Kelly Schluter

    Administrative Assistant

  • Kevin Hansen, PhD

    Postdoctoral Associate

  • Kristine Tauschek

    Administrative Assistant

  • Kyle Martin

    Volunteer

  • Luciana (Lucy) Brown, MBA

    Research Coordinator

  • Lucy Kim

    Volunteer

  • Madalena Costa

    Research Assistant

  • Maede Nouri, MSc

    Research Associate and Data Scientist

  • Mehdi Samadieh, MSc, PhD Candidate

    Research Associate and Data Scientist

  • Nancy Liu

    Medical Student

  • Natalie Campbell

    Psychology Thesis Student

  • Neha Raina

    Volunteer

  • Priyonto Saha

    Research Assistant

  • Renee Hunt, MA, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Rishika Bhogadi

    Volunteer

  • Rose Gao

    Computer Science Intern

  • Samdarsh Saroya

    Volunteer

  • Sarah Smith

    Volunteer

  • Shyann Hang

    Research Assistant

  • Sierra Crocker

    Volunteer

  • Suriya Ragu

    Volunteer

  • Tania Al-jilawi

    Volunteer

  • Valerie Kulakouski

    Volunteer

  • Yarden Levy

    Volunteer

  • Yuan (Danny) Du, Msc

    Research Associate and Data Scientist

  • Zahra Shirazi, MA, PhD Candidate

    Research Associate and Data Scientist

Join Our Team

It all begins with reaching out to us. Maybe you want to conduct your PhD with us. Maybe you want to pursue a research career in the field of military and Veteran mental health. Or maybe you have a creative research idea that we can help foster. Whatever it is, our doors are always open to starting a conversation.

 
 
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