Past Members

Dmitrii Paniukov

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, Texas Tech University

Project Title: Effects of mother's psychological distress on children's brain development using MRI imaging

Emily Cameron

B.Sc. (Honours) in Biology and Psychology, University of Victoria  
Project Title: The effects of prenatal and early infancy exposure to cortisol on working memory performance in preschool children 

Stephana Cherak

M.Sc. in Clinical Pharmacology, University of Alberta 
Project Title: Mood Entropy and Fetal Programming

Jenna Thomas

B.Sc. (Honours) in Biology and Psychology, University of Victoria

Project Title: Maternal mental health and infant emotional and physiological development 

Aya Ebdalla

B.Sc. in Psychology and Anthropology
Project Title: Can coping behaviours buffer the effects of cortisol during pregnancy?

Marina Ferreira

B.Sc. in Neuroscience
Project Title: The Effects of Antenatal Maternal Cortisol and Depression on Child Neurodevelopment

Chloe Fichter

B.Sc. in Behavioural Neuroscience, University of British Columbia
Project Title: The role of the gut microbiota in birth condition-associated cognitive outcomes

Nariman Kiani

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: Gut microbiota and neurodevelopment

Aisha Lillywhite

B.HSc. in Biomedical Science
Project Title: Does the 'cry-it-out' sleeping training method harm attachment?

Chantelle Magel

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: Maternal childhood abuse and infant emotional development

Tina Nguyen

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: The Effects of Maternal DHA on Infant’s Executive Function

Jessica Park

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: Buffer Effect of Social Support on Prenatal Anxiety and Preterm Birth during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nisha Vashi

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: Operationalizing maternal dietary intake questionnaire

Greis Beharaj

B.Sc. in Psychology
Project Title: Can Probiotic Use Improve Sleep Quality and Reduce Crying Episodes in Infants?