I am a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Mathison Centre for Mental Health, located at the University of Calgary, where I research community-based interventions for mental health. I completed my PhD in Psychology at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Colin Ellard and I hold a Bachelors in Neuroscience from McGill University. Throughout my career, I have worked on numerous environmental design research projects for both the public and private sectors, where I have used behavioural science and research psychology methods to generate meaningful insights for designers about the effects of urban and architectural design on human health and wellbeing. Examples include developing a data-driven methodology for the City of Calgary to measure liveability in inner-city communities, working with a Calgary architect to evaluate a laneway house designed for aging-in-place, and conducting a mock-up evaluation of a universal operating room design for the Vancouver General Hospital. In addition to the research experiences, I also have training in the design disciplines, having completed his Masters in Urban Planning at the University of Calgary, as well as studio semesters in urban and architectural design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and Columbia University’s GSAPP.
Awards/Honours/Scholarships:
President's Graduate Scholarship 2022
Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) 2022