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Who we are

Administration Staff 
Psychologist 

Psychometrists and Clinical Specialists
Research Staff

Post-Doctoral Fellows, Interns & Graduate Students

Administration Staff

NameTitle

Brenda Spiegler

Director of Psychology

Donald Mabbott

Academic Programs Director

Christina Bowes

Senior Administrative Assistant

Psychologists

NameTitleProgram Affiliation(s)

Khush Amaria

Psychologist

Good 2 Go Transition Program, Chronic Pain

Maru Barrera

Psychologist

Haematology/Oncology, Motherisk

Jennifer Coolbear

Psychologist

Maltreatment/Neglect (SCAN)

Jennifer Crosbie

Psychologist

Psychiatry Research

Maureen Dennis

Senior Scientist

Brain and Behaviour

Elizabeth Dettmer

Psychologist

STOMP

Ruth Donnelly

Psychologist

Neurosurgery

Irene Drmic

Psychologist

Autism Research Unit

Ellen Fantus

Psychologist

Motherisk

Anna Gold

Psychologist

Transplant, Cystic Fibrosis

Sharon Guger

Psychologist

Haematology/Oncology

Margus Heinmaa

Psychologist

Eating Disorders

Laura Janzen

Psychologist

Haematology/Oncology

Elizabeth Kerr

Psychologist

Epilepsy Surgery, Epilespsy Classroom, Metabolics/Genetics

Melissa Lieberman

Psychologist

Eating Disorders

Maureen Lovett

Senior Scientist

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Don Mabbott

Psychologist

Haematology/Oncology

Eva Mamak

Psychologist

Transplant, Cystic Fibrosis

Patricia McGrath

Psychologist

Chronic Pain

Katherine Mckenney

Psychologist

STOMP

Gail McVey

Health Systems Research Scientist

Department of Community Health Systems Resource, Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders

Sandra Mendlowitz

Psychologist

Anxiety Disorders

Debbie Minden

Psychologist

Neuropsychiatry, Telepsychology

Joanne Rovet

Senior Scientist

Brain and Behaviour

Danielle Ruskin

Psychologist

Pain Clinic

Renee Sananes

Psychologist

Cardiology

Ruth Slater

Psychologist

Diabetes Research

Mary Lou Smith

Psychologist,
Senior Scientist

Epilepsy Surgery, Infectious Diseases

Brenda Spiegler

Psychologist,
Director of Psychology

Haematology/Oncology

Rosemary Tannock

Senior Scientist

Psychiatry Research

Katie Walker

Clinical Research Project Manager

Community Health Systems Resource Group

Tricia Williams

Psychologist

Haematology/Oncology, Rheumatology

Robyn Westmacott

Psychologist

Stroke

Psychometrists and Clinical Specialists

NameTitleProgram Affiliation(s)

Matthew Andres

Psychometrist

Epilepsy Surgery

Alda Fernandes-Penney

Psychometrist

Infectious Diseases

Kenneth Gore

Psychometrist

Neuropsychiatry

Christina Hay

Psychometrist

Haematology/Oncology

Kristin Kelly

Psychometrist

Stroke

Tami Korenblum

Psychometrist

Neurosurgery

Lola Olorunfemi-Edwards

Psychometrist

Eating Disorders

Elena Sanjuan

Psychometrist

Motherisk

Anna Singer

Psychometrist

Haematology/Oncology

Naomi Smith

Psychometrist

Neonatal Follow-Up

Donna SorbaraPsychometristMotherisk

Research Staff

NameTitleProgram Affiliation

Patricia Arseneau

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Neurosurgery

Bravina Bala

Clinical Research Project Assistant

Dennis Research Lab

Jody Chong

TDSB Remedial Research Teacher

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Tammy Cohen

Remedial Research Teacher

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Maria Depalma

Systems Program Coordinator / Psychometrist

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Esther Direnfeld

Research Assistant

Epilepsy Surgery

Trish Domi

Research Technician

Stroke

Ian Frijters

Psychology Technologist I

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Kelly Hancock

Research Assistant

Haematology/Oncology

Min-Na Hockenberry

Research Technologist III

Psychiatry Research

Naomi Kessler

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Haematology/Oncology

Kristina Krmpotic

Project Coordinator

Chronic Pain 

Lea Lacerenza

TCDSB Remedial Research Teacher

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Dianna Lanteigne

Research Assistant

Rovet Research Lab

Anishka Leis

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Rovet Reserach Lab

Gail Markson

TDSB Remedial Research Teacher

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Sheelagh Martin

Research Assistant

Metabolics-Genetics

Mira Milne

Research Secretary 

Dennis Research Lab

Denis Murphy

TCDSB Remedial Research Teacher

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Melanie Orfus

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Paediatric Brain Tumour Program

Naomi Oton

Senior Secretary (Tues/Fri)

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Melanie Orfus

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Haematology/Oncology

Jennifer Pinto

Research Assistant

Barrera Research Lab

Nadia Scantlebury

Research Associate

Haematology/Oncology

Naomi Smith

Clinical Research Project Coordinator

Paediatric Brain Tumour Program

Karen Steinbach

Program Coordinator

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Reuven Sussman

Research Assistant 

Motherisk

Cynthia Taverner

Research Secretary 

Rovet Research Lab

Tanya Teall

Research Assistant

Barrera Research Lab

Meredith Temple

Psychometrist

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Kathy Vander Zwagg

Research Technologist I

Learning Disabilities Research Program

Amy Wilkinson

Research Assistant

Stroke Research Program

Post-Doctoral Fellows, Interns & Graduate Students

NameTitle

Sara Ahola Kohut

Pre-Doctoral Intern

Dr. Melissa Blackwell

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Todd Cunningham

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Kim Daniel

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Trish Domi

Graduate Student

Nora Fayed

Graduate Student

Dr. Darren Kadis

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Sarah Khan

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Dina Lafoyiannis

Graduate Student

Carmelinda Longo

Pre-Doctoral Intern

Kelly Nash

Graduate Student

Andrea Regina

Pre-Doctoral Intern

Santhosh Sekharan

Research Student

Dana Shapero

Pre-Doctoral Intern

Nevena Simic

Graduate Student

Dr. Katia Sinopoli

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Sara Stevens

Graduate Student 

Sarah Tuck

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Sarah Wheeler

Graduate Student 

Karen Willoughby

Graduate Student