Biography

This category holds: Investigators, Awardees, Trainees, Fer Graduates, Family Members, Fellows

John Sheehan

John is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Victoria, where he specializes in early assessment/diagnosis of diverse neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g., ASD, FASD, very preterm birth), as well as the development and evaluation of accessible and affordable clinical interventions (e.g., the KBHN-funded Dino Island Training Program for Attention and Executive Functioning, led by Dr. Sarah Macoun).

Dr. Mahdieh Yousef

Mahdieh was a research assistant at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta and worked on projects on neurodevelopmental disabilities in children. Her areas of interest include clinical neuroscience, kids’ mental health, and research methodologies in community-based studies.

2023-09-27T11:16:52-08:00April 16th, 2021|Biography, Former Trainee|

Lori Sheremeta

Research Analyst, Health Innovation, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Lori is a researcher and a lawyer. Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2001, Lori then pursed her Masters of Law focusing on the regulation of emerging technologies. She has held positions in academia at the University of Alberta, the National Research Council [...]

2021-04-08T12:25:48-08:00April 8th, 2021|Biography|

Brent Wennekes

Brent Wennekes, BBA President and Lead Strategic Consultant, Wennekes Consulting Incorporated Since 2008, Brent has been working in communications, business development, and management roles in support of research, technology development, and innovation with experience across virtually all industry sectors and academic disciplines. His roles have included executive leadership of a provincial innovation accelerator; [...]

2023-01-18T12:46:15-08:00April 8th, 2021|Biography|

Dr. Normand Carrey

Associate Professor , Division of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry. Dalhousie University, Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, IWK Health Centre Dr. Carrey specializes in infant mental health, family therapy and attachment theory and practice. He has trained under Dr. Klaus Minde, a world authority on infant mental health, and Dr. [...]

2023-01-31T15:24:30-08:00April 8th, 2021|Biography|

Buse Bedir

Buse is a second-year PhD student in the Neuropsychology stream of the University of Victoria Clinical Psychology Program. Buse previously completed her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and M.Sc. at the University of Victoria. Her research interests include working with children who have neurodevelopmental disabilities, and helping them improve executive functioning and self regulation [...]

2022-06-28T13:12:15-08:00April 8th, 2021|Biography|

Paul Pavlidis

Professor of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Paul Pavlidis is a professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He obtained his B.S. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology (neuroscience) at the University of California, Berkeley. He did postdoctoral work at Stanford University (under Daniel Madison) [...]

2021-03-26T12:55:12-08:00March 26th, 2021|Biography, Investigator|

Jean-Paul Collet

Dr. Jean-Paul Collet (M.D., PhD) Investigator, BC Children's Hospital,  Director, Partnership Development & Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Dr. Collet is currently holding a joint appointment in Beijing China at Tiantan Hospital, Capital University, as Director of the Center for Autonomic Investigation and Brain Plasticity, which [...]

2023-06-22T08:02:27-08:00March 26th, 2021|Biography, Investigator|
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