Mental Health Research Team
The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health brings together over 20 world-class clinicians,
neuroscientists, and data scientists affiliated with McGill University.
Our diverse team is dedicated to advancing early intervention through innovation and lived experience collaboration.
For professional openings within our mental health group, please check our Opportunities page.
The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health brings together over 20 world-class clinicians, neuroscientists, and data scientists affiliated with McGill University.
Our diverse team is dedicated to
advancing early intervention through
innovation and lived experience collaboration.
For professional openings within our mental health group, please check our Opportunities page.
LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONS
Céline Villemus
MSc Operations Director & Research Project Manager
SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH TEAM
Adriana
Redensek
Academic Lead &
Research Coordinator, BLOOM project
Forest
Day de Larrañaga
Community Engagement Coordinator & Youth Navigator, BLOOM project
Elsa
Bernier
Research Assistant & Youth Navigator, BLOOM project
Melissa
Palander
Digital Solutions Specialist, BLOOM project
Sanie
Varela
Research Assistant & Family Navigator, BLOOM project
Martin
Sellier Silva
Research Assistant and Research Liaison, BLOOM project
Sophia
Goertz
Research Assistant for Quebec Speech Bank and BLOOM project
John
Read
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Olivia
Bishop
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Havana
Hechavaria
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Evan
Matthews
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Sophia
Kebede
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Mylane
Merdas
Research Assistant for BLOOM project
Ranjini
Garani
Research Coordinator, DIALOG project
Kelsey
Davis
Clinical Coordinator, DIALOG project
Etienne
Barou
Research Assistant, DIALOG project
Roozbeh
Sattari
Research Coordinator, Quebec Speech Bank project
Alban
Voppel
Research Coordinator, MOTS+ project
Marie-Ange
Barthel
Research Assistant for Quebec Speech Bank and MOTS+ project
Nadine
El-Mufti
Research assistant for MOTS+ and Quebec Speech Bank project
Tosh
Watson
FT Lived Experience Coordinator
Chelsea
Cuffaro
Lived Experience Coordinator
Raven
Hudon
Lived Experience Inclusion Rep.
Léa
Rizk
Lived Experience Agent
Fatima
Abboud
Data Analyst and Statistician
Deven
Parekh
Data Scientist
Karine
Malenfant
Research Assistant, Q1K Project, Ridha Joober research group
Saba Sagliker Kose, MD
Research Associate, Sherif Karama research group
Elissa Zavaglia, Msc, PhD
Research Associate, Prevention and Early intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP-Montreal)
Jade
Carriere
Research Assistant, Implement Project
Samuel Papp
Administrative Coordinator
Aurore Lebourg
Communication Coordinator
MCGILL TRAINEES & FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH INVESTIGATORS
Jessica
Ahrens
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Clifford Cassidy
Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University
Candice
Canonne
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
Fiona Meister,
Ma
PhD Candidate, Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Hsi (Tiana) Wei,
Ma, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Chaimaa
El Mouslih
PhD Candidate, Co-supervised with Debra Titone
Clinical Psychology, McGill University
Farida
Zaher
MSc Candidate, Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Fernando Gonzales Aster, MD
Psychiatry Resident,
McGill University
Laetitia Yingqi
Wang
MD/PhD Candidate,
Western University
Emmanuel Olarewaju
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
Freeha
Anjum
MSc candidate in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University
Abhijit
Chinchani
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Angelica
Sangiorgi
MD Candidate at Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
CIUSSS CLINICAL SERVICE LEADS & HEALTH PARTNERS
Our integration with the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal ensures that our research is directly implemented into the Quebec Healthcare System
Our integration with the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal ensures that our
researchis directly implemented into the
Quebec Healthcare System
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 : KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Media & Digital Presence
Forest Day de Larrañaga
Fiona Meister
Melissa Palander
Tosh Watson
Communication
Fatima Abboud
Etienne Barou
Ranjini Garani
Adriana Redensek
Martin Sellier Silva
Celine Villemus
Event Planning
Forest Day de Larrañaga
Adriana Redensek
Céline Villemus
Farida Zaher
Workshop & Activities
Freeha Anjum
Elsa Bernier
Kelsey Davis
Forest Day de Larrañaga
Martin Sellier Silva
Melissa Palander
ALUMNI : GLOBAL RESEARCH IMPACT
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
Leija 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
Danqing Huang, MSc
Visiting Graduate Trainee (PhD candidate),
McGill University
Feb. 2024 – Nov. 2025
Lydia Jiayan Xu
Undergraduate Research Trainee, Faculty of Arts, McGill University
Sep. 2024 – Apr. 2025
Evan Su
Undergraduate summer student
(T-CAIREM),
University of Toronto
May – Aug. 2024
Rukun Dou
MDCM Candidate
McGill University
May 2025 – July 2025
