Our People

Previous Studies

I completed my undergraduate degree at McGill University, followed by graduate studies (MSc and PhD) at the University of Toronto. I then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC.

Research Topic

Our research focuses on developing a better understanding of the clinical, cognitive correlates, and underlying neurobiological mechanisms associated with addictive disorders.  Our hope is that this work will lead to the development of much needed novel and efficacious treatments for people suffering from addiction.

What attracted you to this field? 

The need for better treatments for people suffering from addiction.

What is your preferred technique to use?

The most valuable technique is the good old clinical interview.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Spending time with family, yoga, and traveling.

Previous Studies

Masters of Science, IPN, McGill University, QC

Research Topic

Examining the effects of cannabis and tobacco co-use on structural and functional outcomes, and episodic memory performance.

What attracted you to this field? 

The fact that I will be working with populations with possible comorbid afflictions, as well as learning new neuroimaging techniques.

What is your preferred technique to use?

Anything that can be automated by writing code.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Playing with my cat, playing games with friends, hiking.

Previous Studies

Bachelors of Science, Psychology, University of Waterloo, ON

Research Topic

My thesis is aimed at understanding the effects of having a cannabis use disorder on a person's mental health and wellbeing. 

What attracted you to this field? 

I'm interested in learning about the impacts of addiction on a person's functioning and what can be done to help people cope with addiction. I'm also interested in understanding how different substances affect the brain and the body and I hope to help create treatments for substance use disorders.

What is your preferred technique to use?

My favourite technique to use is active listening - I like to interact with participants to understand how substance use impacts their day to day life.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Spending time with my dog, working out, and baking.

Previous Studies

Bachelors of Science, Psychology, McGill University, QC

Research Topic

My thesis is aimed at identifying sex differences in cannabis withdrawal symptoms during 28-days of cannabis abstinence.

What attracted you to this field? 

Addiction is an extremely complex and misunderstood phenomena that has debilitating impacts on a personal and societal level. I want to understand how addiction develops and persists so that I can help individuals suffering from addiction in the future.

What is your preferred technique to use?

My favourite technique is a clinical interview.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

I love to read, paint, and workout.

Previous Studies

Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA

Research Topic

To study the effects of cannabis use during adolescence and how it may influence development.

What attracted you to this field? 

I want to investigate how substance use can affect brain development in younger populations. I hope my research can make positive impact and be helpful to people who are at risk or suffering from substance misuse.

What is your preferred technique to use?

My favourite technique is EEG.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Reading, writing, gaming, and travelling.

Previous Studies

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, McGill University, QC

Research Topic

I'm currently working as a research coordinator for the Addiction, Imaging and Mental Health lab to gain clinical research experience.

What attracted you to this field? 

I am very passionate about working in the mental health field with clinical populations..

What is your preferred technique to use?

I am interested in clinical interviewing 

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Traveling, cooking, baking, going to the spa, working out at the gym, spending time with friends and family

Research Topic

I'm currently contributing to the tobacco and imaging study, aiming to better understand how tobacco use affects the brain.

What attracted you to this field? 

I am extremely interesting in addiction disorders because they extremely debilitating for the individual as well as their loved ones. As well, they are often tied to anxiety disorders or trauma, which fall under the umbrella of my clinical interests. Finally, I am fascinated by the neurobiology of the brain's reward pathway and the implication of the neuromodulator dopamine.

What is your preferred technique to use?

fMRI imaging is extremely interesting.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Listening to great music, dancing, HIIT training, reading in coffee shops, traveling to hispanic countries 

Research Topic

Canabis use, memory and the brain (volunteering to assist)

What attracted you to this field? 

Its ties to the clinical population. Psychology is a wide topic with many areas of research, but my main interest lies in Psychopathology, working directly with a clinical population.

What is your preferred technique to use?

I'm very interested in learning how to interpret MRIs and perform data analysis through coding.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

Playing chess and piano

Research Topic

Reviewing the association between tobacco and cannabis co-use and the cannabis withdrawal syndrome. 

What attracted you to this field? 

I have been interested in psychiatric research for a very long time and I am especially influenced by my older brother who also began his research career in an addiction lab and is now completing his last few years in residency to become a psychiatrist. 

What do you like doing in your free time? 

I enjoy going to the gym and on walks, hanging out with my friends and spending time with my family. 

Role

Translating research on substance use for social media and conducting phone screens.

What attracted you to this field? 

I am very interested in the interdisciplinary approach to Psychology, and having the ability to work in both clinical and research-based settings. My interests include addiction and personality disorders.

What is your preferred technique to use?

I'm interested in learning about clinical interviews.

What do you like doing in your free time? 

I enjoy cooking, travelling, and spending time with friends and family.