Dr. Robyn McQuaid
Principal Investigator
Our Team
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Ayeila Daneshmend
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience
Dana Jarkas
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience
Frances Sherratt
Graduate Student
Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience
Branden Pervais
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
Kate Lui
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
May Crober
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
Aurora Tracy
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
Bessan Amer
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
Jordyn Norton
Graduate Student
Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
Ally Villeneuve
Research Assistant
Helping with research projects
McQuaid Lab Alumni
2025
Mkeila Sowa, BSc
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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
Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families
Carleton University
Dr. Amy Bombay