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GRADUATE STUDENTS

Kevin Yu

Kevin Yu

PhD Student (ABA)

Kevin’s research focuses on applying strengths-based approaches across family and service contexts to improve outcomes for autistic children, caregivers, and service providers.

Serena D'Angelo

Serena D'Angelo

MA Student (LDCC)

Serena is interested in understanding the challenges and barriers that Canadian service dog handlers face when accessing public spaces, and in improving the accessibility of public spaces for service dog teams.

Victoria Radovski

Victoria Radovski

MA Student (ABA)

Victoria is interested in using Acceptance and Commitment Training to improve the wellbeing of young adults with a focus on physical activity.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

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Jessica Anderson

Master's Student

Jessica recently joined the lab (2026).

She will be involved in various research on strengths, mindfulness, and therapeutic rapport.

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Julia Mindru

Brock Alumna

Julia has been a lab member since 2021.

She has been involved in the transitioning together and adapted transitioning together projects. Additionally, she has assisted graduate students in their projects.

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Mansi Gulati

Master's Student

Mansi has been a lab member since 2025.

She has been involved in qualitative research in the lab and an upcoming transition pilot for Autistic youth.

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Zack Bowman

Undergraduate RA

Zack has been a lab member since 2023.

He is involved in various projects in the lab.

ALUMNI

MA GRADUATES
Chantal Veilleux

Chantal Veilleux

MA (ABA)

Chantal's MA thesis focused on teaching ABA graduate students to support culturally responsive clinical practice.

Brynn Jichici

Brynn Jichici

MA (ABA)

Brynn's MA thesis was a scoping review and rigour assessment of behavioural interventions for transition difficulties in children and youth with developmental disabilities.

Shona Mills

Shona Mills

MA (ABA)

Shona’s MA thesis was a mixed methods investigation of the effects of behavioural skills training to teach community practitioners to implement a transition to adulthood program for youth on the autism spectrum and their families.

Brittany Davy

Brittany Davy

MA (ABA)

Brittany’s MA thesis was a qualitative investigation of the role of culture and other social variables on the perceptions and experiences of mental health and mental health service utilization of migrants to Canada within the Greater Toronto Area.

Sara Tanasichuk

Sara Tanasichuk

MA (ABA)

Sara's MA thesis focused on understanding the barriers and facilitators for caregivers of children on the autism spectrum to participate in intervention research.

Rebecca Ensor

Rebecca Ensor

MA (ABA)

Rebecca’s MA thesis focused on the effects therapeutic rapport training for early interventionists working with children on the autism spectrum.

Jean Phan

Jean Phan

MA (ABA)

Jean's MA thesis focused on evaluating the effects of a brief mindfulness mobile application intervention on mindful parenting behaviours and cooperative behaviours in children on the autism spectrum.

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PAST RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS
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Chee (Qi) Wan (Graduate)

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Jess Walker (Graduate)

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Shangavi Kannan (Graduate)

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Julia Mindru (Undergraduate)

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Emma Chaikowsky (Graduate)

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Isidora Kostic (Undergraduate)

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Samantha Brennan (Undergraduate)

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Julia Dubinsky (Undergraduate)

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Dana Kalil (Undergraduate)

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Tia Rustenberg (Undergraduate)

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Roxana Badiei (Graduate)

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Sandhya Seeram (Undergraduate)

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