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UTM Child Language

and Speech Studies Lab

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows & Graduate Student Alumni

Thomas St. Pierre
Assistant Professor

Department of Language, Literature and Communication, Utrecht University

Natalie Fecher

Natalie Fecher
Acquisitions Editor

De Gruyter

Marieke van Heugten

Marieke van Heugten
Senior Researcher and Program Leader

Royal Kentalis

Félix Fesmeules-Trudel

Félix Desmeules-Trudel
Senior Research Officer

Egale Canada

Angela Cooper

Angela Cooper
Senior Strategist, Practice Manager

BEworks

Dena Krieger

Dena Krieger
Solutions Engineering Manager, Data

GEOTAB

Melissa Paquette-Smith

Melissa Paquette-Smith
Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology, UCLA

Helen Buckler

Helen Buckler
Assistant Professor

Department of Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition, University of Nottingham

Huiwen Goy

Huiwen Goy
Health Data Analyst

Freelance

Undergraduate Student Alumni (selected)

Raquelle Kupferschmidt

Raquelle Kupferschmidt
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), SSHRC-UTEA Scholar

MA Candidate, Masters of Arts in Child Study and Education, OISE

Amrita Bagga
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Independent Research Project (IRP), Work Study, NSERC-USRA Scholar

MD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Ala Refai

Ala Refai, MHSc
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Honours Thesis

PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto

Jasleen Grewel, MSc
SSHRC-UTEA Scholar

PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Science, University of British Columbia

Tessa Marshall
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study

MA Candidate, Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan University

Rida Ansari

Rida Ansari
Work Study, Canada Summer Jobs Program

PhD Candidate, Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Carthy Ngo

Carthy Ngo, MHSc
Volunteer, Research Assistant

Speech-Language Pathologist, CBI Health Group

Chevalier Taylor

Chevalier Davis, MHSc
Volunteer, Research Assistant

Speech-Language Pathologist, Toronto District School Board

Mauricia Silva

Mauricia Silva, MHSc
Independent Research Project (IRP), Work Study, Canada Summer Jobs Program

Speech-Language Pathologist, TCDSB & Wonderspeak

Alyssandra Chee-a-tow

Alyssandra Chee-a-tow, MA
Volunteer, Work Study, Independent Research Project (IRP)

DDS Candidate, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Nazia Siddiqui, MD
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Independent Research Project (IRP), Work Study, Research Assistant

Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Trinity Health

Ysabel Macdonald, PhD
Volunteer, Research Assistant

Clinical Research Coordinator, Western University

Julie Kow, MA
Volunteer, Independent Research Project (IRP), Research Assistant

Co-Founder, Tinkergarden STEM Discovery Centre, Trinidad

Lisa Rustom, MHSc
Research Assistant

Speech-Language Pathologist

Gracy Meany
Volunteer, IRP Student

MA Candidate, Teaching Junior/Intermediate Division, OISE

Kaitlyn Harris
Research Opportunity Program, Work Study Student, SSHRC-USRA Scholar

MA Candidate, Child Study and Education, OISE

Grace Wang

Grace Wang
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Independent Research Project (IRP)

PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program, Dalhousie University

Momina Raja

Momina Raja
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Independent Research Project (IRP), Canada Summer Jobs Program

PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program, Dalhousie University

Ethan Antidormi

Ethan Antidormi
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), NSERC-USRA Scholar

MA Candidate, Occupational Therapy, McMaster University

Rupinder Sran

Rupinder Sran
Independent Research Project (IRP)

Speech-Language Pathologist, Trillium Health Partners

Manasi Patel, CCPA
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study

Physician Assistant, Kingsbridge Medical Centre

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Sofia Mirzazada
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Research Assistant

Occupational Therapist, The Hospital for Sick Children

Sara Oczak-Arsic, MA
Honours Thesis

PhD Candidate, Clinical Development Psychology, York University

Rusan Lateef
Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

PhD Candidate, School of Social Work, McGill University

Lorena Vadan
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Canada Summer Jobs Program

MD Candidate, St. George Medical School, Granada

Katrina Aranas
Volunteer, Research Assistant, NSERC-USRA Scholar

PhD Candidate, School & Clinical Psychology, University of Alberta

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Caterina Bordignon, RN
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Independent Research Project (IRP), Research Assistant

Emergency Response Nurse, Trillium Health Partners

Natalie Rzeszutek, MA
Work Study, Research Assistant

PhD Candidate, School of Public Policy, University of Regina

Daniel DeSantis, MHSc
Independent Research Project (IRP), Honours Thesis

Speech-Language Pathologist, Alberta Health Services

Runyi Yao
Mitacs Globalink Intern

PhD Candidate, Department of Linguistics, Oxford University

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Ahmad Refai, MD
Volunteer, IRP Student

Resident, Internal Medicine, Wayne State University

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Eason Shum
Mitacs Globalink Intern

MPhil Candidate, Linguistics, Philology, Phonetics, Oxford University

Yazad Bhathena

Yazad Bhathena
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, NSERC-USRA Scholar

MD, Family Medicine Resident, McMaster University

Tamim Fattah
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Independent Research Project (IRP)

DDs Candidate, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

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Sarah Dehbi, MA
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study

Policy Analyst, Women and Gender Equality Canada

Denia Hurst
Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

Consultant, Collective Results

Changhao Gao

Changhao Gao
Independent Research Project (IRP), Research Assistant

UX Designer, StoryMD

Juwairia Sohail, PhD
Work Study, Research Assistant, NSERC-USRA Scholar

Psychologist, B & C Health

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Hazel Ngo
Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

MA Candidate, School & Clinical Psychology Program, OISE

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Zena Agabani
Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

MSc Candidate, Pharmacology, University of Toronto

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Jaspal Brar, MHSc
NSERC-USRA Scholar, Independent Research Project (IRP), Research Assistant

Speech-Language Pathologist, William Osler Health System

Michelle Rodrigues, PhD
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Research Assistant

Clinical Child Psychologist, Halton Psychologists

Shukri Nur, MHSc
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Work Study, Independent Research Project (IRP), SSHRC-UTEA Scholar

Speech-Language Pathologist, Trillium Health Partners

Alina Patel, MA
Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology, University of Toronto

Caterina Minaudo, MSc
Research Opportunity Program (ROP), Research Assistant

Speech-Language Pathologist

Maheen Shahzad
Work Study Student

MMPA Candidate, Management and Professional Accounting, UTM

Bailey Agard
Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), Summer Jobs Program

PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto

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Jessica Hira
Research Opportunity Program, NSERC-USRA Scholar, Honours Thesis Student

MD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

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