Our Team
Dr. Robyn McQuaid
Principal Investigator
Dr. McQuaid is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University and a Scientist at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Mental Health Research. Robyn is a recipient of the IMHR’s Emerging Research Innovators in Mental Health (eRIMh) award.
Ayeila Daneshmend
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Dana Jarkas
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Frances Sherratt
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Branden Pervais
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master's in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Kate Lui
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master's in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
May Crober
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master's in Neuroscience in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Aurora Tracy
Honours Student
Pursuing a Bachelor of Science Honours in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Mkeila Sowa
Honours Student
Pursuing a Bachelor of Science Honours in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University
Ally Villeneuve
Research Assistant
Helping with all research projects and administration in the lab
Auroni Bakth
Volunteer
Helping with research projects
Bessan Amer
Volunteer
Helping with research projects
McQuaid Lab Alumni
2024
Chelsea Montgomery, MSc
Noah Bennell, Volunteer
Aileen Mo, Volunteer, BSc
Abdullah Al-Jaradat, Volunteer, BSc Honours
Molly Mullan, MSc
2023
Shain Raichura, BSc Honours
Priya Van Oosterhout, BSc Honours
Madison Hunt, BSc Honours
Kaitlin Pedley, BSc Honours
Jennifer Crookshank, BSc Honours
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2022
Alexis St. Pierre, BSc Honours
Mikaela Ethier-Gagnon, BSc Honours
Krystina Pepper, BSc Honours
​2021
Coleka Masama, BSc Honours
Leen Ghanayem, BSc Honours
Yolanda Yip, BSc Honours
Emily Thaw, MSc
Sabina Franklyn, MSc
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2020
Rachel Kardish, BSc Honours
Katie Baker, BSc Honours
Veronique Rowley, BSc Honours
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2019
Jennifer Kemp, BSc Honours
Lab Group Photos
2023-2024 (Back to front, left to right): Branden Pervais, Abdullah Al-Jaradat, Ally Villeneuve, Ayeila Daneshmend, Frances Sherratt, Noah Bennell, Chelsea Montgomery, Robyn McQuaid, Dana Jarkas, Kate Lui.
2022-2023 (Back to front, left to right): Priya Van Oosterhout, Kaitlin Pedley, Ayeila Daneshmend, Molly Mullan, Madison Hunt, Ally Villeneuve, Frances Sherratt, Shain Raichura, Chelsea Montgomery, Robyn McQuaid, Dana Jarkas, Jennifer Crookshank.
2021-2022 (Top to bottom, left to right): Cecile Beaurepaire, Robyn McQuaid, Dana Jarkas, Mikaela Ethier-Gagnon, Krystina Pepper, Ayeila Daneshmend, Molly Mullan, Alexis St. Pierre, Ally Villeneuve.
Our Collaborators
The Royal Institute for Mental Health Research
Dr. Andrew Nicholson​
Carleton University
Dr. Amy Bombay