Harsimran holds a BSc. (Hons.) in Psychology from York University and is currently pursuing her MSc in Occupational and Public Health  at TMU. Along with her graduate studies, she is also a teaching assistant contributing to student learning while advancing her research interests under the supervision of Dr. Bhawra. She is deeply passionate about mental health, health equity, and health promotion, with a strong commitment to supporting vulnerable populations through research, education, and advocacy. She has experience in community-engaged research, recruitment, working with vulnerable populations, and the application of experimental tools. One of her goals is to expand mental health access for underserved communities. 
harsimran.dogra@torontomu.ca

Annabelle holds a BSc. (Hons) in Psychology and Bioethics from the University of Toronto, and is currently pursuing her MSc in Occupational and Public Health at TMU. She has worked in various research fields in psychology. She started in social psychology, then completed an independent project in developmental psychology before moving to clinical psychology at St. Michael’s Hospital, where she continues to work as a research assistant examining the efficacy of novel treatments for depression. Annabelle is currently being supervised by Dr. Bhawra, where she hopes to continue her studies in mental health and expand her research into public health. Her aim is to continue to examine the environmental determinants of mental health, with a special focus on how culture, the workplace, and social environments affect mental well-being. 
annabelle.persaud@torontomu.ca

Anojini holds a MSc in Occupational and Public Health from TMU and a BSc in Neuroscience and Human Biology from the University of Toronto. She has worked extensively in applied public and occupational health research, including graduate research on sun-safety interventions and environmental determinants of health. She has experience in community-engaged research, data analysis, disease prevention, and translating evidence into practical public health action. She is passionate about epidemiology and mental health, with a strong interest in understanding how social, environmental, and occupational factors shape mental health outcomes. Her work is driven by a commitment to health equity and improving access to prevention, care, and supportive interventions for underserved and at-risk populations. anojini.ravichandran@torontomu.ca

Katarina holds an MSc in Occupational and Public Health program, and currently enrolled in the PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Western University. She is an aspiring mixed methods public health researcher with experiences in community outreach and conducting qualitative research with vulnerable populations to improve health outcomes. She is also passionate about sustainability, health promotion, and social determinants of health in urban environments. Katarina's work as a Research Assistant with the CHANGE lab involves exploring climate change-induced negative health effects in Toronto and collaborating with the team to develop a citizen science framework that tackles this issue.
katarina.bursac@torontomu.ca

Heya is a BMSc student in the Medical Sciences program at Western University, pursuing an Honours Specialization in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Alongside her studies, she is contributing to the 2026 India Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents under Dr. Bhawra’s supervision. Her research work and career interests are driven by a commitment to advancing precision-prevention and proactive healthcare solutions that address the unique health challenges faced by marginalized communities. She is deeply passionate about lifestyle medicine, endocrinology, and global health, viewing active and healthy living as a pathway to optimizing human potential, shaped by her lived experience managing Type 1 diabetes. Currently, she is also conducting a systematic review of AI-enabled diabetes interventions in lower-middle-income countries. 
hdesai26@uwo.ca

Dr. Rubina Mandlik is a Project Manager at the Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute in Pune, India. She is a nutritionist and researcher with over 15 years of experience in nutrition and education. She is a Lila Fellow and has been a recipient of the University Grants Commission Jr. Research Fellowship. Her research interests span maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, knowledge translation, and behaviour change communication. Rubina works with Dr. Bhawra on a range of projects focused on infant and young child feeding practices, as well as climate change impacts on non-communicable disease risk in India. dr.rubina.mandlik@hcjmri.org.in

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