Mr. Tanmoy Newaz

Tanmoy Newaz is a final-year Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial biology student in the Faculty of Science. Tanmoy has always been extremely passionate about serving individuals from traditionally marginalized and underrepresented communities due to his identity as a second-generation immigrant and his lived experiences. Early on in his undergraduate degree, Tanmoy founded the Canadian Organization for Undergraduate Health Research with a team of like-minded individuals to mitigate the barriers faced by undergraduate students from equity-deserving backgrounds in attaining health science-related research opportunities.

In the future, Tanmoy hopes to pursue a career in the healthcare industry to mitigate the barriers marginalized populations face when accessing medical treatment. Additionally, Tanmoy hopes to continue advocating for increased resources for equity-deserving individuals in STEM fields to instill a love for lifelong learning within these students. He hopes through these initiatives; successful students will act as mentors for others in similar circumstances to themselves, resulting in increased diversity in STEM fields overall.

Dr. Patrina Duhaney

Dr. Patrina Duhaney is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her research is informed by critical race theory and focuses on race, crime, victimization and criminalization. Specifically, she examines Black women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and with the police. She also focuses on racialized people’s experiences in academia and broader society.

Dr. Duhaney has over 14 years of experience working with various racialized and marginalized populations, including women and children exposed to IPV, youth in conflict with the law, young parents and children, and youth and adults with multiple disabilities.

Dr. Jean Kaya

Dr. Jean Kaya is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Werklund School of Education. His research has been primarily with pre-service teachers to investigate their intercultural understandings and support them in integrating critical literacy as pedagogy to mediate issues of equity, diversity, social justice, and inclusion of diverse groups.

In working with pre-service teachers, Dr. Kaya values them as vital change agents well positioned to put EDI goals into practice, which has the potential to help students become critical and socially just citizens and eventually impact communities to make the world a better place for all.

Psychology Trans Affirming Care Team

Dr. Brae Anne McArthur, Ms. Michaela Paton and Ms. Caroline Luszawski

Dr. Brae Anne McArthur

Dr. McArthur’s research program focuses on understanding individual and family-level risk and resiliency factors that impact child and youth mental health and well-being. Recognizing that healthy functioning in childhood emerges from multiple interacting factors in the social ecology, Dr. McArthur examines proximal factors (e.g., child characteristics, lifestyle habits) and distal factors (e.g., positive interpersonal relationships, parent mental health, and discrimination). Dr. McArthur’s research also applies positive psychology to scientifically study how young people cultivate psychological strengths and generate wellness and resilience.

Dr. McArthur has studied child and youth mental health and well-being among at-risk and healthy populations using various research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and longitudinal designs. Most recently, Dr. McArthur has actively evaluated treatment outcomes for BIPOC and LGTBQIA2s+ youth seeking mental health services.

Current research interests and projects include screen use and youth mental health; predictors and trajectories of youth mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic; mental health treatment outcomes for BIPOC and LGTBQIA2s+ youth.

Michaela Paton

Michaela Patton is a Clinical Psychology PhD candidate studying under the mentorship of Dr. Fiona Schulte. Michaela’s primary research interests are in creating accessible psychological interventions. Her doctoral dissertation project will test an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for survivors of childhood cancer struggling with chronic pain. Michaela is also passionate about researching the best ways to provide 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Caroline Luszawski

Caroline Luszawski (PRONOUNCED LU-SHAV-SKI) is a first-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology Program working under the supervision of Dr. Keith Owen Yeates. Her research focuses on the role of sleep in recovery from pediatric mild traumatic brain injury. Caroline is also dedicated to improving mental health care and treatment outcomes for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.