Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to contribute to research, advocacy, and storytelling that center women’s health, mental health, and lived experience. My work bridges community and academia — from co-designing mental health care improvements to speaking openly about the realities of patient advocacy.
Here are some of the projects, publications, and recognitions that reflect my journey so far.
Grants & Awards
I’m grateful to have been recognized and supported by organizations that share a commitment to advancing patient-centered research and care.
Cathy Fooks Award for Research and Leadership Excellence
University of Toronto, 2024
This award recognized my work in patient and caregiver engagement and the importance of empathy, innovation, and authentic collaboration in transforming healthcare.
CIHR Team Grant
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
ED to EPI: Using SMS (Text) Messaging to Improve the Transition from the Emergency Department to Early Psychosis Intervention for Young People with Psychosis
A research collaboration aimed at improving how young people move from emergency care to early psychosis services, using digital tools and lived experience engagement.
CIHR Project Grant
Trillium Health Partners
Nothing about me without me: Co-designing mental healthcare improvements with emerging adults from diverse communities
This project focused on creating inclusive and culturally informed approaches to digital mental health care by co-designing alongside youth, families, and service providers.
CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Engaging Stakeholders in Establishing Evaluation Priorities for Early Psychosis Intervention Services
A planning initiative that brought together youth, families, and clinicians to define meaningful evaluation priorities in early psychosis care.
Standards Council of Canada
National Workshop Agreement – Early Psychosis Intervention
A national collaboration to develop standardized approaches for early psychosis intervention across Canada.
Publications
I’ve had the privilege of co-authoring research that explores ethical innovation, collaborative care, and system transformation in mental health.
- Perspectives of Youths on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Research and Clinical Care — Read here →
- Engaging a person with lived experience of mental illness in a collaborative care model feasibility study — Read here →
- ED to EPI: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an SMS (text) messaging intervention to improve the transition from the emergency department to early psychosis intervention for young people with psychosis — Read here →
- Early Psychosis Intervention-Spreading Evidence-based Treatment (EPI-SET): protocol for an effectiveness-implementation study of a structured model of care for psychosis in youth and emerging adults — Read here →
- Adaptation of a Psychosocial Intervention for Canadian Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis — Read here →
Media & Speaking
Here you can explore recent interviews, panels, and features that highlight my advocacy work and reflections on women’s health, mental health equity, and the power of lived experience
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