Affiliated with McGill University and the Montreal West Island IUHSSC
July 2025 –Trainee spotlight Supervisor: Dr. Linda Booij Current program: PhD Year of Study:entering PhD 3 Program of Study:Clinical Psychology (Concordia University) Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? During my second year as a graduate student in my program (considered Master’s level for the first two years), my supervisor Dr. Booij started … Read more
February 2025 –Trainee spotlight Supervisor: Ian Gold Co-supervisor: Geneviève Sauvé Current program: Master of Science (MSc) Year of Study: 2 Program of Study: Mental Health Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? My connection to the Douglas started early—I was a participant in the ‘98 Ice Storm longitudinal birth cohort study for nearly … Read more
October 2024 Trainee spotlight Supervisor: Srividya Iyer Degree: PhD Year of Study: 4th year (PhD5) Program of Study: Mental Health (McGill University, Department of Psychiatry) Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? During my residency, I travelled to Montreal for a clinical and research internship at PEPP- Montreal, and I was inspired … Read more
February 2022 Trainee Spotlight Name of Supervisor: Dr. Suzanne King Name of Co-Supervisors: Dr. Bianca D’Antono Degree: Graduate Student – PhD Year of Study: Year 3 Program of Study: PhD in Psychology Research and Intervention Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? First of all, the environment around the Douglas has always made me dream, I had a secret … Read more
March 2021 Trainee Spotlight Name of Supervisor: Dr. Giamal Luheshi Name of Co-Supervisors: Dr. Nicolas Cermakian & Dr. Marie-Claude Audet Degree: Graduate Student – PhD Year of Study: Year 5 Program of Study: Integrated Program in Neuroscience Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? I came to the Douglas to work with my graduate supervisor, Dr. Giamal Luheshi. … Read more
October 2020 Trainee Spotlight Name of Supervisor: Kai-Florian Storch Degree: Graduate Student – PhD Year of Study: Year 4 Program of Study: Integrated Program in Neuroscience Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? I was interested in systems neuroscience research and techniques, and the Douglas seemed to have a number of labs who were undertaking such work. While … Read more
December 2019 Trainee Spotlight Name of Supervisor: Jamie Near Degree: Graduate Student – PhD Year of Study: Year 3 Program of Study: Biological and Biomedical Engineering Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? Joining a lab at the Douglas was actually a bit of an accident. Initially when I looked at my current prof’s profile (Dr. Jamie … Read more
June 2019 Trainee Spotlight Name of Supervisor: John Breitner Degree of Study: Étudiante graduée – doctorat Year of Study: Ancienne étudiante et mainteannt stagiaire postdoctorale Program of Study: IPN Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? The Douglas is associated with McGill. There was a new centre that was opening to discover new biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. … Read more
May 2019 Trainee spotlight Supervisor: Jai Shah, MD Degree: Graduate Student – Master’s Year of Study: Year 3 Program of Study: Psychiatry Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? I’ve wanted to do research in early psychosis since I had the opportunity to coordinate a drama group at the Levinschi House at the Douglas. This unique experience … Read more
April 2019 Trainee spotlight Supervisor: Thomas G. Brown, Ph.D. Co-Supervisor: Marie Claude Ouimet, Ph.D. Degree: Graduate Student – PhD Year of Study: Year 3 Program of Study: Psychiatry Why did you choose to come to the Douglas? My supervisors, who work a the Douglas, gave me the opportunity to study exactly what I wanted (i.e. … Read more