Student Type: PhD Students

Stephanie McKenzie (she/her) is a third-year Indigenous PhD student in York University's Clinical Developmental Psychology program. She is a registered member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba (The Pas). She earned both her  Master of Arts degree (MA) and Bachelors degree (BA, Hons) degrees from York University. Her research has focused on First Nations […]

Jenna Barnhardt (iakon:kwe/she/her) is a second year Indigenous PhD student from Kenhte:ke Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in the Clinical Developmental Neuropsychology program. She received her Masters degree (MA) in Clinical Developmental Psychology from York University and her Bachelors degree (B.Sc. Hon.) from Toronto Metropolitan University in Biomedical Science with a minor in Psychology and a certificate in […]

Alaina Thomas (she/her) joins the ICMH lab as a graduate researcher and second year PhD student in York's Clinical Developmental Psychology program. Under the supervision of Dr. Bohr and in partnership with Inuit youth and communities across Nunavut, her Master’s thesis examined factors that promote and sustain engagement among Inuit youth in participatory mental wellness […]

Marette Abdelmaseh (she/her) is a fourth year PhD student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program at York University. She received her undergraduate Specialized Honours degree in Psychology at York University. Marette’s doctoral research investigates the relationships among adverse experiences in childhood, emotion regulation in adulthood, and caregiver sensitivity. She was also actively involved in the I-SPARX project and investigated […]

Khadija (Khad) Bint Misbah is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program at York University. She received her M.A. degree from York University. Khad’s research focuses parental causal attributions of children’s behaviour and caregiver sensitivity. She hopes to one day contribute to the development of parenting interventions for vulnerable populations, and to subsequently promote positive child […]

Yookyung Carol Lee is a fourth year PhD student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program at York University. She received her B.Sc. degree (Biopsychology) from University of British Columbia, and M.Sc. degree (Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology) from University College London. Her research focuses on the impact of culture in widely-used caregiver sensitivity assessment tools and whether they are […]

Mariami Bimm is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program at York University. She received her Honours B.Sc. degree from the University of Ottawa and her M.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on caregiver sensitivity and infant emotion regulation during stressful relational contexts. She is particularly interested in using behavioural measures to enhance current understanding […]