Lara Radovic
Title: Former Honours Student Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Lara is currently completing her Honours Bachelor of Science in Behavioural Neuroscience at UBC, and is excited to be conducting her undergraduate thesis at the SWELL Lab. She is interested in fields intersecting psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and women’s health. Lara aspires to investigate historically understudied topics in psychiatric […]
Chloe Dean
Title: Former Research Assistant (2021) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Chloe recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from UBC, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Law and Society. She is interested in studying stress and anxiety, sexual dysfunction and self-esteem, and personality disorders. She hopes to get her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and […]
Aly Moscowitz
Title: Former Research Assistant (2020-2021) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Aly graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in May 2020. Outside the SWell Lab, Aly has gained research experience in help-seeking behaviours and disparities in mental health care for marginalized groups, as well as the cognitive neuroscience of schizophrenia. Within […]
Sohrab Ghassemieh
Title: Former Research Assistant (2020-2021) About: Sohrab is a fourth-year psychology student at UBC, hoping to further his education in clinical psychology. He is interested in anxiety disorders, particularly Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the relationship between sexual obsessions and sexual functioning.
Ellen Flynn, BSc
Title: Former Research Assistant (2021) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Ellen is a final-year psychology MSc student studying online at the University of Edinburgh. Her master’s dissertation explores the intersection of body image and social media use. Her research interests include; sexuality and sexual wellbeing, women’s health, body image, eating disorders, and critical psychology.
Tianqi Peng
Title: Former Work Learn Student (2021) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: Tianqi recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She hopes to contribute research that helps better understand sexual health and development of interventions for people who are encountering problems with sexuality.
Lior Torgeman
Title: Former Work Learn Student (2021) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers About: I am a 4th year undergraduate student studying Psychology, with a minor in International Relations. I am interested in studying how past experiences of trauma manifest in sexual health and wellbeing. My longterm aspiration is to provide trauma-informed counselling services to better support individuals in their […]
Leor Elizur
Title: Former Lab Manager (2020-2021) About: Leor has an Honours BA in Psychology from UBC and is the lab manager of the Sexuality and Well-being (SWELL) lab. Her research interests lie at the intersection of mental health and sexuality and she is particularly interested in the mental health experiences of sexual minorities.
Priyam Joshi
Title: Former Work Learn Student (2020-2021) About: Priyam is a 4th-year undergraduate student studying Psychology with a minor in Law and Society. She is interested in psycho-social interventions, Mindfulness, CBT and anxiety disorders. Her career goal is to conduct research on increasing accessibility and effectiveness of psycho-social treatments and interventions. She will be working on […]
Molly Hsu
Title: Research Assistant Pronouns: She/They About: Molly is a third-year undergraduate Psychology and Critical Sexuality Studies student at the University of British Columbia. She is interested in sexual dysfunction, psychopathology, and paraphilias. Molly aims to pursue research surrounding sexual well-being and dysfunction to combine her interests in clinical psychology and sexuality.