Wilhelmy, Mathilde

  I am currently a graduate student in the Lunken Lab at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. After graduating from McGill University with a degree in Dietetics, I worked as a registered dietitian in Quebec, gaining experience in private clinics. During this time, I observed a gap in specific guidance for people living with […]

Rapos, Victoria

  I recently completed my PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. My dissertation focused on understanding neural activity and behaviours associated with a daily task of collision avoidance in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Now as a postdoctoral fellow, my research focuses on understanding the structural and functional relationship […]

Levett, Kate

  Dr Kate Levett is an epidemiologist, educator, Chinese medicine practitioner and maternal health research specialist, focusing on childbirth education practices. She is a Senior Research Fellow, at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney School of Medicine, and an adjunct Fellow at the NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University and an Honorary […]

Burrell, Jen

  Jen Burrell is a Master’s Student under the supervision of Dr. Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva in the psychology department at UBC. Jen completed her BSc at the University of Alberta, with a specialization in Psychological Research, in 2021. As an undergraduate, Jen researched a novel approach to diagnosing stroke using mobile electroencephalography (EEG), in hopes […]

Bedir, Buse

  I am a post-doctoral fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology at BC Children’s Hospital. I provide neuropsychological assessments to children who are at risk of experiencing cognitive difficulties. I also engage in multiple areas of research including newborn health and brain development, cognitive outcomes in children with congenital heart disease , and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Simmons, Mia

  I graduated from Saint Mary’s University in May 2024 with my Bachelor’s degree. Now, I am graduate student pursuing a Master’s degree in UBC’s Genome Science and Technology program. I work in Dr. Catrina Loucks’ lab, researching genetic factors that could be predictive of painful toxicities in response to chemotherapy. The goal of this […]

Simonson, Laura

Haire, Georgia

  Georgia is a historian of health and medicine and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the Pelvic Health and Public Health in Twentieth Century Canada (PH | PH), a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project based at Vancouver Island University, which explores how pelvic health issues became matters of growing public health concern. Her […]

Cameron, Emily

  My research integrates methodology and theory from child clinical and school psychology, health psychology, and public health to evaluate biological, psychological, and social factors that influence family welling and child development. Using mixed-methods and patient-oriented approaches, this research informs the creation of scalable prevention and intervention programs to promote child development and family wellbeing. […]