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Meet our Lab Members<\/h1>\n

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Heba Elgharbawy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Heba is pursuing a PhD in the Clinical Lifespan Psychology program at UVic. She completed her Master\u2019s in Clinical Psychology at UVic and her Honours Bachelor in Applied Science degree in Psychology at the University of Guelph-Humber. Her research interests include mood disorders in youth, the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health, and improving mental health services and quality of care for People of Colour and other marginalized groups.<\/span> Heba hopes to identify current gaps in mental health services, barriers to accessing services, and how to support youth mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aleah Ross<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Aleah Ross (MSc) is a PhD student in the Clinical Lifespan Development program and the AMES Lab. Aleah is grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional, unceded territories of the Tseycum and Pauquachin First Nations. Her primary research interests are generally within the discipline of health psychology. Most recently, Aleah has conducted research evaluating a web-based physical activity intervention for youth with low mood and depression engaged in primary and community clinical care across BC. Through this and related work, Aleah aims to support youth mental health and wellbeing, and build evidence for alternative care and treatment of mental and chronic health conditions. Aleah also has special interests in the integration of BC primary and community care services with the goal to improve the delivery of healthcare services. Aleah has experience in applied research with mixed and community-oriented methods. Professionally, Aleah works as a researcher and coach on a number of excellent teams that have grown her passion and skills in health promotion, as well as clinical and research disciplines. She thrives in fast-paced and collaborative environments that contribute to healthy communities. When she is not in the lab, you\u2019ll find Aleah at the beach with her dog Paisley, or off hiking the island.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emmett Sihoe<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Emmett (MSc) is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Lifespan Psychology program at the University of Victoria. Emmett completed his Bachelor of Science in psychology (Honours) at UVic prior to his graduate studies. Emmett\u2019s research focuses on the relationship between screen time, health behaviours (e.g. physical activity and sleep) and mental health outcomes in adolescents. Emmett\u2019s dissertation will be co-designing an intervention with adolescents that aims to improve adolescent mental health by promoting healthy digital media use. Prior to entering the program, Emmett worked as an Addictions and Mental Health Outreach worker in the community, and previously conducted research on harm reduction programs with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kevin is completing his Master\u2019s of Science in the Clinical Lifespan program at the University of Victoria. Prior to joining the program, he completed his Bachelor\u2019s of Arts in Honours Psychology at MacEwan University in Edmonton. His research focuses on generalized anxiety disorder, and the cognitive and developmental factors that lead to its growth. He is also focusing on the association between anxiety and depression, and the interrelation present in their development. Kevin hopes his research will provide further insight into the early presentations of anxiety and depression, and help guide their effective treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brayden is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical Lifespan Psychology program at the University of Victoria. Brayden completed his Honours B.A. in Psychology at Vancouver Island University. Brayden\u2019s primary research interests lie in understanding how the implementation of activity programming that offers opportunities for community involvement, artistic expression, and land-based recreational activity may benefit youth at risk for substance use and other issues related to physical and mental health. Brayden is also passionate about expanding knowledge and developing solutions to complex problems surrounding the intersectionality between societal apparatuses pertaining to the provision of healthcare and individuals with disabilities, chronic health conditions, and neurodivergent characteristics.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bailey is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Victoria, pursuing a BA in Psychology with a minor in Applied Ethics. She joined the Ames Lab in the summer of 2025 as a recipient of the Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award (VKURA). Bailey is particularly drawn to the mental health and well-being stream within psychology, with a growing interest in preventative approaches to mental health care. Her work focuses on supporting youth at risk of experiencing mental health and addiction challenges, and she is especially passionate about health promotion and reducing systemic barriers to care. Outside of her academic work, Bailey is an active member of Victoria\u2019s theatre community and enjoys performing on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kelsey is currently a fourth year student at UVic pursuing a Psychology BSc (Honours). She is especially interested in supporting youth mental health and wellbeing, both through research and her work in the community. Kelsey has thoroughly enjoyed her time as a behaviour interventionist working with neurodivergent children and teens, and has worked as a youth crisis line volunteer. She is passionate about reducing barriers for individuals in the community to access mental health care. Following her undergraduate degree, Kelsey plans to pursue higher education in the field of counselling psychology. When she is not in the lab or in the community, you can find Kelsey baking cookies, playing her flute, or exploring a new hiking spot on the island<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Ames Lab Alumna<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Kai graduated with a BSc Honours in psychology with a minor in art education. Kai had been apart of the Ames Lab since the Fall of 2022 and had helped with research projects pertaining to supports for autistic post-secondary students and online physical activity interventions for depression. As an autistic student themself, Kai found their passion in research that promotes the strengths of autistic individuals and dismantling medical perspectives of disability. They also hold an interest in promoting gender-diversity in the field of psychology, amongst various other topics. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Trisha was a <\/span>Research Assistant and Lab Coordinator in the Ames lab while pursuing<\/span> a Bachelors of Science in Psychology at UVic. She is interested in the physiological effects of mental illnesses, particularly how anxiety and depression can cause physical responses in people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Olivia has graduated with a BSc Honours in Psychology. Olivia’s honours thesis explores how teens with somatic symptoms feel connected to their bodies and if emotional regulation and physical activity play a role in that connection. She plans to continue research into graduate school for clinical psychology studying pediatric pain and the sociocultural aspects of the pain experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Travis graduated with an MSc. in the Lifespan stream of the Clinical Psychology program at UVic. Before coming to UVic, Travis completed his Honours B.A. in Psychology at Mount Royal University. Travis\u2019 research focuses on understanding the link between mental health concerns and health behaviours. Specifically, Travis is interested in exploring the effect of physical activity on depressive symptoms. Travis\u2019 research aims to utilize intensive, longitudinal sampling methods, and employ ecological momentary assessment to allow for predictive multi-level structural equation models to be created in analysis. In future work, Travis aims to identify how physical activity can be tracked using wearable technology, and subsequently used as an effective prevention and intervention tool in addressing depression in adolescents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jessica was a volunteer research assistant and honours student within the Ames lab. Motivated by her work with at-risk youth, she is passionate about knowledge translation; particularly, she is interested in understanding risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms and self-damaging behaviours (e.g., suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, and disordered eating) and how best to integrate this information into early-identification strategies and the development and delivery of prevention programs. Her honours thesis examined physical self-concept as a mediator between physical activity and depressive symptoms and explored the moderating potential of social media use, self-objectification, and reasons for exercise engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cara received her BA with Honours at the University of Victoria. Cara has many research interests in the field of psychology, including youth, mental health, resilience, harm reduction, and interpersonal relationships. In her research, she utilizes a holistic lens to consider the contextual variables that contribute to our unique lived experiences. Additionally, Cara approaches her research with strong values of inclusivity, mindful of the barriers that some individuals face in engaging with research. Her experiences working in the non-profit sector have prompted her to see the world through a community-oriented lens, with the goal of using evidence-based practice to improve the health and well-being of communities. Cara\u2019s Honours thesis was on teen mental health and strengths-based behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and introduced a new conceptual model and theory for capturing the interactional effects of resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emily is a queer autistic researcher who was a research assistant at the Ames lab. They worked alongside Dr. Ames to research Autistic experiences within higher education settings. Presently, Emily is a graduate student at the University of Calgary, where she studies the intersection of Autism and LGBTQ+ identity, the experiences of autistic women and lesbian mental health. Emily is also affiliated with the University of Alberta where they support studies related to autistic adults’ experiences with higher education, autistic autonomy and indigenous-autistic lived experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachel was a volunteer research assistant and graduated with honours, with a Bachelors of Science at UVic in Psychology. She is interested in adolescent and young adult mental health, and in particular, the implications of experiencing anxiety and depression during this transitional period.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oliver was a reasearch assistant for the AMES lab, and completed their\u00a0undergraduate studies in psychology (honours). Oliver\u2019s thesis is concerned with the differences in minority stress among members of the affectional and gender minority community, particularly along racialized intersections. Their additional project includes evaluating the current graduate-level education for mental health practitioners regarding affectional and gender minority community members. Oliver\u2019s research aims to improve the quality of care for the affectional and gender minority community, with specific support for those members who experience multiple intersections of oppression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tyler graduated with a BA in the Psychology Honours program. Working with youth and growing up playing sports inspired Tyler to develop research interests in physical activity and mental well-being. Tyler’s Honours thesis is investigating how contextual factors of exercise, such as where adolescents exercise, and who they participate in exercise with, affect how exercise reduces stress in adolescents. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sydney was a volunteer research assistant for the Ames lab, and is a 5th-year psychology student. They worked on an independent study in the Ames lab, using a bioecological framework to examine the experiences of autistic students during the transition from high school to post-secondary school. Sydney joined the Ames lab in August 2023, and had such a pleasure getting to know her labmates both academically and personally. She plans to continue research into graduate school for clinical psychology in child or developmental clinical studies, emphasizing childhood and adolescence. She has specific research interests in autism spectrum disorder and the effects of adverse childhood experiences on emotion and behaviour regulation.
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