Meet the Team
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Dr. Kate Harkness (She/her)
PROFESSOR
My primary research focus is the role of stress and early trauma in the etiology and ongoing pathology of major depression in adolescence and adulthood. My current work focuses on biomarker-environment interactions that increase the biological and psychosocial sensitivity to stress in major depression.
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Jordana Bard (She/her)
CAN-BIND RESEARCH COORDINATOR
I am a research coordinator in the Mood Research Lab. I oversee the organization and management of the lab as well as the coordination of ongoing CAN-BIND projects.
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Madison Crummey (She/her)
THEORY OF MIND RESEARCH COORDINATOR
I am a research coordinator for the Mood Research Lab, responsible for organizing and maintaining the ongoing Theory of Mind projects.
Graduate Students
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Elias Elaneh (He/him)
PH.D. YEAR 2
My research interests lie broadly at the nexus of social cognition and psychopathology. Currently, I am interested in exploring the role of theory of mind in daily social functioning.
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Eliana Brehaut (She/they)
PH.D. YEAR 2
I am interested in the relationship between life stress and trajectories of depression. For my master’s thesis, I plan to examine stressful life events and other risk factors in depressed individuals to investigate their risk for future episodes. The ultimate goal will be to help forecast, at the time of initial depression onset, who is and is not prone to multiple lifetime recurrences.
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Anabelle McPherson (She/her)
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Noah Maunder (He/him)
MSc Year 1
I am interested the concept of theory of mind. Specifically, I research the cognitive processes that underlie individuals' ability to read the emotions and intentions of others. I study this from a perspective of mood and stress, examining how these factors contribute to enhanced and/or diminished ability to recognize what others are thinking.
2026-2027 Honours Students
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Samantha Bard
501 THESIS STUDENT
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Ishan Sheth
501 THESIS STUDENT
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Kiley Balkwill
501 THESIS STUDENT