Students and Postdoctoral Fellow Members
The School of Health helps students connect with leaders in the field while supporting their academic and professional goals. Our training and research platforms, networking events, and new academic programs create an agile, inclusive and sustainable environment for learning, collaboration and innovation.
Members
Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Research
Sayeda Shamma Alia
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Routine recognition, Remote elderly care, Healthy aging, Semi supervised Learning
Dimitrios Avramidis
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Behavioural Neuroscience, Associative Learning, Pavlovian Extinction, Locus Coeruleus, Amygdala
Justin Bonnieux
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mental Disorders, Depression, Oxytocin, Psychotherapy, Meta-Analysis, Artificial Intelligence
Cecilia Brancheriau
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cell division, cancer, stem cells
Mary Brooks
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Sleep, Memory consolidation, Older adults, Aging
Farhan Rahman Chowdhury
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Antibiotic resistance, Bacterial infections, Infectious diseases
Mahgol Darvishmolla
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Shahla Bakian Dogaheh
Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: sleep science
Negaralsadat Emamnia
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Tanin Esfandi
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Medical Device Failure Analysis, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, AI in Healthcare
Anastasia Gherghi
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cancer therapy, Aneuplidy, Solid tumours, CRISPR-Cas9, Targeted therapy, Synthetic lethal interactions
Fatemeh Gholizadehhosseinabadi
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cholinergic receptors in human T helper cells
Samuel O'Brien Gillman
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Sleep, Alzheimer's disease, Wearable technology, Insomnia, Aging
Brittany Greco
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: genotype-to-phenotype relationship, genetic interactions, mitochondrial carriers genes
Mehri Hajiaghayi
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Neuroimmune interactions, Stress-related receptors, Immune response, Cancer Immunology, Inflammation
Mohammadreza Niknam Hamidabad
Physics, Faculty of Arts and science
Area of focus: Antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial peptide, Molecular dynamics simulation, Machine learning
Sura Hanna
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: aging-in-place, independent living, Internet of Things, sensor technology, smart homes
Kathleen Hon
Biology, Faculty of Biology
Saidul Islam
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation- CPR, Ultrasound, Echocardiography, Artificial Intelligence
Sofia Iuliano
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Niels de Joode
Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Mika Kaeja
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Stroke, Connectomics, White Matter Network, Sensorimotor Deficits, Neuroinformatics
Lynn Karam
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Triple negative breast cancer, Large chromosomal deletion, Synthetic lethality, Precision oncology
Radina Koleva
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Lancia Lefebvre
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cellular Differentiation, Microgravity, Stem Cells, Gene Regulation and Expression, Biotechnology
Curtis John Logan
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Exosomes, extracellular vesicles, lipid nanoparticles, nanotherapeutics, bioengineering, probiotics
Mahsa Mehranfar
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder, Neurometabolic diseases, Rare diseases, Coenzyme A homeostasis
Elahe Memari
Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cellular Immunotherapy, Therapeutic Ultrasound, Brain Cancer
Melika Mirzaseyedi
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Circadian Rhythm, Mental health, Time series analysis, Rhythm analysis
Leila Sadat Mousavi
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Graph Neural Networks; Brain Connectivity; Multimodal Neuroimaging
Samira Norouzi
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ariana Olivier
School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Accelerometer, Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Health, Compositional Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Erin Page
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Substance use disorder, Relapse, Voluntary abstinence, Heroin
Jhelum Paul
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Zacharie Potvin-Jutras
Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebrovascular Health, Aging, Physical Activity
Maria Psomas
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: neuroplasticity, cognitive neuroscience, sensitive periods, music training
Niloufar Rahbari
Chemical and Materials Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Microfluidic devices for miniaturized gene therapy in human primary T cells
Natalia Romanova
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Catalytic RNA; RNA circularization; Fluorescent RNA aptamers; RNA-based RNA transcription
Gabrielle Schick
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Rozmehr Shokohi
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: TRAPP complex, Autophagy
Jordan Kache Signe
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Artherosclerosis, high-fat diet, low-carbohydrate high-protein diet, Lipidomics, lipids, probiotics
Pascal Spiegler
Computer Science and Software Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Medical image analysis, Computer vision, Machine learning, Human-computer interaction
Amanda Spilkin
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: AI-assisted Echocardiography,Health Monitoring for Remote Communities and Space Applications
Matthew Stamm
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Drug design, g-coupled protein receptors, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, drug design
Giridhar Sunil
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Graph Neural Network, Neuronal Connectome, Extra synaptic connections, C-Elegans
Sarah Taylor
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Medicinal chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Anticancer
Kayla Toledano
Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Differential effects of early vs late onset obesity
Ioanna Tountas
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cell division, Cytokinesis, Cell differentiation, iPSCs, Cancer, Liver, Hepatoblasts, Biomarkers
Clinical Research and Prevention
Lyne Al-Nabelsi
Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Seleste Beaulieu
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Prosocial behaviour, Social-cognitive development
Jada Benedictson
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Pain, Pediatric cancer, Cancer survivorship, Chronic pain, Pain interference, Parent mental health,,
Justin Bonnieux
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mental Disorders, Depression, Oxytocin, Psychotherapy, Meta-Analysis, Artificial Intelligence
Mary Brooks
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Sleep, Memory consolidation, Older adults, Aging
Julie Coupal
Health, Kinesiology, & Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Concussion, paediatrics, mTBI, exercise
Ignacio Perezmontemayor Cruz
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Interpersonal emotion regulation, Mental health, Couple Dynamics, Depression
Jennifer Diep
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Child and Adolescent Development, Juvenile Justice, Externalizing Behaviours
Cole Dougherty
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: help-seeking behavior, moral development, early social cognition
Kayla Eisenberg
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Youth development, Intervention research, Externalizing disorders, ADHD, Callous-unemotional (CU) traits
Nadine El-Mufti
Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), Gina Cody School
Area of focus: My research focuses on detecting pathologies from speech to aid in early diagnosis and prevention
Negaralsadat Emamnia
Biology, Faculty of Art and Science
Eloïse Fairbank
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Social support, subjective social status, child health, social determinants of health, income inequality
Cailyn Fridgen
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: OCD, Experimental Psychopathology, Anxiety Disorders, Losing Control, Beliefs
Claire Galvin
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cancer, Pediatrics, Mental health
Fatemeh Gholizadehhosseinabadi
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cholinergic receptors in human T helper cells
Samuel O'Brien Gillman
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Sleep, Alzheimer's disease, Wearable technology, Insomnia, Aging
Xiaowei Gong
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Lylou Guilloton
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: sleep health, insomnia, cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia, geriatric research
Mehri Hajiaghayi
Biology, Faculty of Art and Science
Area of focus: Neuroimmune interactions, Stress-related receptors, Immune response, Cancer Immunology, Inflammation,,
Carla Nicole Heger
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Sofia Iuliano
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Leila Jamshidi
Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Muscle Quality, Chronic inflammation, Inflammatory Biomarkers
Tori Langmuir
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Eden Mancor
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Exercise/Cognitive Training Intervention, Dementia prevention research
Sofia Marinou
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cognition, Alzheimer's Disease, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Aging
Chanelle Montpetit
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Spine conditions, Spine musculoskeletal health, Exercise interventions
Anjalee Wanasinghe Mudiyanselage
Health Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Art and Science
Area of focus: Obesity, Weight loss, Adipose tissue characteristics, Inflammation, Effects of dietary proteins
Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology (HKAP), Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Obesity, Diabetes, Adipose Tissue Dysfunction, Inflammation, Immune Profile, Bariatric Surgery
Andréa Douala Ndoumbe
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: metabolism, obesity, nutrition, type 2 diabetes
Stephanie Oliverio
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Obesity, Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, Depression
Averil Parker
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Cognitive-motor interactions, gait rehabilitation, rhythmic auditory stimulation, aging
Alex Pizzo
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: cancer survivorship, pain, fear of cancer recurrence, disease related worries
Claire Plissonneau
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Obesity, Diabetes, Adipose tissue, Preadipocytes, Extracellular vesicles
Zacharie Potvin-Jutras
Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebrovascular Health, Aging, Physical Activity
Daniela Presta
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Aging, Exercise, Chronic conditions, blood flow
Brent Rosenstein
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: low back pain, rehabilitation, MRI, patient outcomes, muscle morphology
Miranda Sammut
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Actovegin, PAC-1, Migration Assay, Atherosclerosis
Tiffany Dal Santo
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Panic Disorder, Loss of Control, Experimental Investigation, Intervention, Cognitive Treatment
Thomas Seibel
Religions and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mental Health, India, Covid-19, Traditional Medicine
Amanda Spilkin
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: AI-assisted Echocardiography,Health Monitoring for Remote Communities and Space Applications
Valerie Thomas-Leitao
Theological Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Kayla Toledano
Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Differential effects of early vs late onset obesity
Community Health Research
Courtney Blamey
Communication, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mental health, emotion, affect, game design, game communities, developer intentionality
Annabelle Brault
Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Fine Arts
Area of focus: Digital Well-being, Music Therapy, Musicking, University Students, Arts-Based Research
Brock Dishart
Humanities, Faculty of Fine Arts
Area of focus: Emotion regulation, arts-based interventions, tech-based interventions, 2SLGBTQ+
Christian Scott Martone Donde
Individualized Program, Faculty of Fine Arts
Area of focus: Social connection, playful cities, sense of community
Cole Dougherty
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: help-seeking behavior, moral development, early social cognition
Eloïse Fairbank
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Social support, subjective social status, child health, social determinants of health, income inequality
Nathan Ferguson
Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and science
Area of focus: Medical Anthropology, Critical Body Studies, Transcultural Psychiatry, Ecosocial Medicine
Sura Hanna
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Gina Cody School
Area of focus: aging-in-place, independent living, Internet of Things, sensor technology, smart homes
Leila Jamshidi
Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Muscle Quality, Chronic inflammation, Inflammatory Biomarkers
Tori Langmuir
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Iako'tsi:rareh Amanda Lickers
Individualized Program, Faculty of Fine Arts
Area of focus: Indigenous land-based futures, strengths-based, Indigenous methodologies, design sovereignty
Liam McMahon
Education, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Food Security, Public Health
Chanelle Montpetit
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Spine conditions, Spine musculoskeletal health, Exercise interventions
Anjalee Wanasinghe Mudiyanselage
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Obesity, Weight loss, Adipose tissue characteristics, Inflammation, Effects of dietary proteins
Aaliya Naaz
Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: TANGO2, Metabolic crisis, Cardiac arrhythmia, Rhabdomyolysis, Lipid metabolism, Humanized yeast model
Samira Norouzi
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ariana Olivier
School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Accelerometer, Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Health, Compositional Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Vanessa Racine
Individualized Program, Faculty of Fine Arts
Area of focus: Traditional Knowledge, Holistic Care, Indigenous Health, Colonialism, Land Displacement, Land Stewardship
Brent Rosenstein
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: low back pain, rehabilitation, MRI, patient outcomes, muscle morphology
Thomas Seibel
Religions and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Mental Health, India, Covid-19, Traditional Medicine
Amanda Spilkin
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: AI-assisted Echocardiography,Health Monitoring for Remote Communities and Space Applications
Giridhar Sunil
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gina Cody School
Area of focus: Graph Neural Network, Neuronal Connectome, Extra synaptic connections, C-Elegans
Valerie Thomas-Leitao
Theological Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Kathryn Urbaniak
Education, Faculty of Arts and Science
Clare Walker
Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Wellness, Women's health, Medical Anthropology, History of Medicine, Feminist Studies
Shima Yaghoubian
Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Area of focus: Aging, Brain Fractal Dynamics, Hurst Exponent (HE), Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA)
