Hi there! I'm Tulip, a Graduate Student (MA1) in the MA/PhD program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. I have previously completed my MSc. at IMS at the University of Toronto in 2023, and joined the Cognitive Brain Health Lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute as a Clinical Research Assistant in Summer 2023 shortly after, before starting my graduate studies in Clinical Psychology in Fall 2024. I am interested in using brain imaging and other biomarkers to understand changes in cognition in older adults with mood disorders (e.g., depression) or cognitive disorders (e.g., dementia) to understand risk mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. I'm also passionate about teaching and mentorship, and creating general graduate school admission resources and specific clinical psychology/neuropsychology career resources for underrepresented students!

My name is Katie, and I’m a graduate student in the MA/PhD program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. I have previously completed MSc and HBSc degrees in neuroscience, where I studied brain differences associated with suicide in treatment-resistant depression. Currently, I am studying sex differences in brain structure and cognition in older adults in the Cognitive Brain Health lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute. In addition to my research interests, I am passionate about raising awareness for neurodiversity and disability rights. In my free time, you can find me curled up with a good book, a cup of tea, and my dog Albie.

Faculty Representative

Konstantine K. Zakzanis, Ph.D., C.Psych. is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the Graduate Departments of Psychology and Psychological Clinical Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Zakzanis is also a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. His primary research interest is in placing the practice of diagnostic assessment on firmer scientific grounds using various neuropsychological, neuroimaging, computer-based and virtual reality measures. He is engaged in the development of novel theoretical constructs and psychometric measures to improve clinical diagnostic inference as it pertains to real world functioning and to improve and predict outcome in the context of various clinical disorders, including primarily that of traumatic brain injury, depression, and dementia.