The CEYMH is currently running several research projects and has over 20 clinical and research staff and trainees enrolled at McGill University. For openings, please check our Opportunities page. 

Lena Palaniyappan, MD, PhD
Centre Director

lena.palaniyappan@mcgill.ca

Céline Villemus, MSc
Research Project Manager

celine.villemus.comtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca 

CENTRE STAFF

Michaële Aubourg
Research Intern

Julie Corriveau
Youth Art Therapist

Elsa Bernier
Research Assistant & Youth Navigator, BLOOM Project

Chelsea Cuffaro
Lived Experience Coordinator

Lulwa Daou
Research Assistant & Youth Navigator, BLOOM Project

Forest Day de Larrañaga
Research Assistant & Youth Navigator, BLOOM Project

Karine Malenfant, MA
Research Assistant, Q1K Project, Ridha Joober research group

Senna Mantel
Research Coordinator, Q1K Project, Ridha Joober research group

Geneviève Marquis
Administrative Coordinator

Melissa Palander, ARH
Digital Solutions Specialist, BLOOM Project

Deven Parekh
Data Scientist

Adriana Redensek, MSc 
Academic Lead
Research Coordinator, BLOOM Project

Saba Sagliker Kose, MD
Research Associate, Sherif Karama research group

Roozbeh Sattari, MA
Research Coordinator, Quebec Speechbank Project

Martin Sellier Silva
Research Assistant and Youth Navigator, BLOOM Project

Zita Torocsik
Research Assistant – Data Science

Sanie Varela, MD
Research Assistant & Youth & Family Navigator, BLOOM Project

Tosh Watson
FT Lived Experience Coordinator

Elissa Zavaglia, MSc, PhD 
Research Associate, Prevention and Early intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP-Montreal)

Nadia Zeramdini, MSc 
Research Coordinator, IMPLEMENT & MEGPSY Projects

TRAINEES

Jessica Ahrens
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Clifford Cassidy
Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University

Candice Canonne, MSc
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Naguib Mechawar
Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University

Mona Dlikan 
MSc Candidate, Co-supervised with David Rudko
Biological & Biomedical Engineering Program, McGill University

Rukun Dou 
MDCM Candidate, McGill University

Fiona Meister, MA
PhD Candidate, Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University

Chaimaa El Mouslih
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Debra Titone
Clinical Psychology, McGill University

Fernando Gonzales Aste, MD
Psychiatry Resident,
McGill University

Danqing Huang, MSc
Visiting Graduate Trainee (PhD candidate), 
McGill University

Lydia Jiayan Xu
Undergraduate Research Trainee, Faculty of Arts, McGill University 

Emmanuel Olarewaju, MSc
PhD Candidate,
Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University

Matt Park, MD
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Mallar Chakravarty
Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University

Juliette Thibaudeau, MDCM
Resident in Psychiatry,
McGill University 

Evan Su
Undergraduate summer student (T-CAIREM), 
University of Toronto

Alban Voppel, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow, Psychiatry
McGill University

Laetitia Yingqi Wang
MD/PhD Candidate,
Western University

Hsi (Tiana) Wei, MA, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University 

Farida Zaher
MSc Candidate, Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University 

SERVICE LEADS

Chantal Fournier, TS, MAP
Assistant Director of Specialized Services, CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

Amine Saadi, Inf.Clin., DESS
Director, Mental Health and Addictions Programs, CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

Susan Theberge, MSW
Coordinator, Youth Mental Health Continuum, CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

COMMITTEES

Social Media Committee

Website Design

Event Planning

Geneviève Marquis

Fiona Meister

Forest Day de Larrañaga

Tosh Watson

Lulwa Daou

Melissa Palander

Forest Day de Larrañaga

Geneviève Marquis

Adriana Redensek

Céline Villemus

Farida Zaher

ALUMNI

Nanyu Kuang
Visiting PhD Scholar
Fudan University, China
Dec. 2022 – Jun. 2023

Théo Korchia, MD
Clinical Fellow
Psychiatry, McGill University
Jun. 2022 – Jun. 2023

Alexander Murray
Visiting PhD Scholar
University of Birmingham, UK
May – Aug. 2023

Evelyn Chan 
Undergraduate Student
McGill University
Sep. 2023 – Apr. 2024

Mengdi Zhu
Undergraudate Student
McGill University
Sep. 2023 – Apr. 2024

Anthony DiMaggio
Undergraduate Summer Student
University of Toronto
Jun. – Aug. 2024

Gleb Melshin, MDCM Cand. 
Undergraduate Research Intern
McGill University
May – Aug. 2024

Lejia Fan 
Visiting PhD Scholar
Central South University, China
Aug. 2022 – May. 2024

Luke Bregulla
Visiting MSc student, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg University
Sep. – Dec. 2024

Huan Huang, MD, PhD 
Postdoctoral Fellow
McGill University
Jan. 2024 – Jan. 2025

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