INLIGHT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Inlight works with a Student Advisory Committee composed of current graduate and undergraduate students from across the three University of Toronto campuses to ensure the representation, prioritization, and engagement of diverse student voices in student mental health research and related activities across the University of Toronto.
2024-2025 Student Advisory Committee Members
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Bilal Ahmed Qureshi
Undergraduate | University of Scarborough
Neuroscience & Human Biology
Sacha Samouk
Undergraduate | University of Toronto Mississauga
Anthropology Specialist & Education Studies Minor
Alanna Sethi
Undergraduate |University of Toronto Mississauga
Psychology Specialist
Thanida Kamchokchai
Undergraduate | Faculty of Psychological & Health Sciences
Mental Health Studies Specialist
Claire Zhang
Medical Student | Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Yuening Chen
M.A Student |Department of Anthropology
Archaeology
Liz DaMaren
PhD Candidate| Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Meagan Muscat
EdD Candidate | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Counselling Psychology
Olena Zubrytska
Undergraduate | Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Nursing Science
Khushi Patel
Undergraduate | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Computer Engineering
Aden Ahmed
Masters Student | University of Toronto St. George
Global Mental Health & Counseling Psychology
Jas Chhetri
Undergraduate | Department of Biological Sciences
Molecular Biology
2024-2025 Priorities
As part of their mandate each term, the Student Advisory Committee supports a number of priorities identified by the the previous cohort.
The 2024-2025 Student Advisory Committee are addressing three main priorities.
Priority One - Engagement
Support the engagement and development of a broad student network, ensuring students are represented across the activities of Inlight and have the right resources to engage in mental health research at UofT.
Priority Two - EDIAI
Support the development of an equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility strategy, ensuring these principles are embedded across all work and activities of Inlight.
Priority Three - Mobilizing knowledge
Support the planning and development of Inlight’s knowledge mobilization and communications activities, ensuring UofT students are connected to mental health research findings and opportunities.
Previous Student Advisory Committee Membership
2021-2022 Student Advisory Committee
Assia Messaoudi, Undergraduate Student English, Professional Writing & Communications, and Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga
Ka Wing Cheung, Master’s Student, Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto Mississauga
Sylvia Romanowska MSc, Master’s Student, Clinical Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Hareem Ashraf, Undergraduate Student, Mental Health and Molecular Biology, Immunology & Disease, University of Toronto Scarborough
Alex Erickson, Undergraduate Student Economics and International Relations, Faculty of Arts & Science
Catherine Clarke, Undergraduate Student, Psychology, Biology, and Physiology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Akshay Mohan BTech SM, Doctoral Student, Industrial Relations & Human Resources, Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources, Faculty of Arts & Science
Lexi Ewing MA, Doctoral Student Developmental Psychology and Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Chen Yang, Undergraduate Student Architectural Studies, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
2022-2023 Student Advisory Committee
Sarah Hashish, Undergraduate Student, English, Political Science and Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga
Jueun Kang, Undergraduate Student, Information and UX/UI Design, Faculty of Information
Carrie Lau, Master’s Student, Social Work,Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Felix Lau HBSc, Master’s Student, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (Health Promotion), Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Orly Lipsitz BScH, Master’s Student, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (Field: Clinical Psychology), Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto Scarborough
Sapolnach Prompiengchai, Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience Specialist (Cognitive Stream) and Applied Statistics, University of Toronto Scarborough
Joanna Roy, Undergraduate Student, Engineering Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering option, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Hajar Seiyad, Undergraduate Student, Mental Health Studies & Political Science, University of Toronto Scarborough
Ruiqiu (Rachel) Shen, Undergraduate Student, Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga
Yiyi Wang MS, Doctoral Student, Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga
2023-2024 Student Advisory Committee
Ananya Bhattacharjee, PhD Student, Computer Science, Faculty of Arts and Science
Anica Shum, Masters Student, Nursing, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Charlie Sun, Undergraduate Student, Psychology & Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Science
Delaram Farzanfar, PhD Student, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Missisauga
Dinarshin Chandrakumar, Undergraduate Student, Social Science, University of Toronto Missisauga
Jenny Hui, PhD Student, Counselling & Clinical Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Jessica Atkins, Undergraduate Student, Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Maya Ahia, Masters Student, Clinical & Counselling Psychology, University of Scarborough
Madeline Kalda, Undergraduate Student, Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Mehakpreet Kaur Saggu, Undergraduate Student, Neuroscience Specialist and Psychology Minor, University of Toronto Scarborough
Kate Kim, Undergraduate Student, Psychology Specialist, Faculty of Arts & Science
Rya Buckley, PhD Student, School & Clinical Child Psychology, Ontario Institue for Studies in Education
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