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Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, Edmonton Oilers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Green Onion Cakes, Star Wars.

Advice for Future Students: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

- Oscar Wilde :)

Dr. Ian Raugh

POSTdoctoral researcher

Hobbies/Interests: Prior to grad school, Ian worked as a ballroom dance instructor.

Advice for Future Students: Cultivate a life beyond work and protect it, you will need things (and people!) that energize and support you that are not related to your studies and research.

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Matthew Raymond

PHD Candidate

Hobbies/Interests: Electronic music, poetry and literature, cinema, the great outdoors, travel.

Advice for Future Students: Explore a wide-range of communities (both academic and otherwise). The Douglas and McGill are vast universes in themselves, and Montreal has even more to offer an open mind–everybody does things a bit differently. And enjoy your summer!

Brianna Beesley

Research Coordinator

Fun Fact: My cat is named Old Dude because he was thought to be elderly when he was found, only for the vet to confirm he was just 1-year old! Now at 5 he looks like more of a baby than he did when I got him. 🙂

Advice for Future Students: Take courses in or engage with different disciplines, we learn so much through looking at the same information with a new lens. :)

Cathy Fang

B.A. Psyhcology, Research Assistant

Hobbies/Interests: Yoga and good espressos. :D

Advice for Future Students: Reach out! Take a shot at anything you come across.

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Dr. Aarati Taksal

Research Program Manager

Hobbies/Interests: Conversations and coffee!

Advice for Future Students: Work collaboratively with others. :)

Dr. Justin Graffi

MD, PhD Candidate, FRCPC

Hobbies/Interests: Justin enjoys camping, hiking, and spending time with his wife and cat (Chester).

Advice for Future Students: Ask questions, even when you’re not sure they’re worth asking.

Letícia Müller Haas

PHD STUDENT

Hobbies/Interests: Letícia solo-travelled for five months in the northeast of Brazil.

Advice for Future Students: Grab any opportunity, even if you are not sure of what you want, just apply! You can decide later, and sometimes life makes the decision for you.

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Rebecca Lowe

MSc Student

Hobbies/Interests: Tiny objects, dinner parties, trick-taking card games, bodies of water.

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Kaitlyn Capano

Honours B.A Psychology, Research assistant

Hobbies/Interests: She loves travelling whenever possible and enjoying her free time especially on a beach. Fun fact, she lived in Croatia for a month and hopes to go back very soon!

Advice for Future Students: Absolutely take the chance to travel, time is precious!

Dr. Allison MacNeil

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Advice for Future Students: The best way to get to the Douglas is on a bike!

Bing Cai

PHD Candidate

Hobbies/Interests: I am an animal whisperer!

Advice for Future Students: Don't hesitate to ask for help when you need it.

Alyssa Frampton

Research Coordinator, Msc student

Hobbies/Interests: Reality tv shows, a good crossword puzzle....

Advice for Future Students: Every good writer has a good editor.

Ashley Vu

Research assistant

Hobbies/Interests: Running/Swimming/Biking, travelling, being outdoors, and trying new restaurants!

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Gabrielle Reynolds

Undergraduate Student, thesis

Hobbies/Interests: In her free time, she enjoys yoga, indie music and K-pop dance.

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