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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 - announcement coming soon

We are finalizing recruitment of UofT graduates and undergraduates for our 2024-2024 SAC committee. Please follow Inlight’s socials to hear the announcement soon.

2023-2024 Student Advisory Committee Members

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Maya Ahia

Masters Student | University of Scarborough

Clinical & Counselling Psychology

Ananya Bhattacharjee

PhD Student | Faculty of Arts & Science

Computer Science

Anica Shum

Masters Student |Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Nursing

Kate Kim

Undergraduate Student | Faculty of Arts & Science

Psychology Specialist

Jenny Hui

PhD Student | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Counselling & Clinical Psychology

Delaram Farzanfar

PhD Student | University of Missisauga

Department of Psychology

Rya Buckley

PhD Student | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

School & Clinical Child Psychology

Jessica Atkins

Undergraduate Student | University of Toronto Scarborough

Psychology

Charlie Sun

Undergraduate Student | Faculty of Arts & Science

Psychology & Sociology Double Major

Mehakpreet Kaur Saggu

Undergraduate Student | University of Toronto Scarborough

Neuroscience Specialist & Psychology Minor

Madeline Kalda

Undergraduate Student | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Dinarshin Chandrakumar

Undergraduate Student | University of Toronto Missisauga

Social Science

2023-2024 Priorities

As part of their mandate each term, the Student Advisory Committee supports a number of priorities identified by the the previous cohort.

The 2023-2024 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

Are you interested in connecting or learning more about Inlight’s approach to student engagement in research?

Please contact Inlight studentmh.research@utoronto.ca.