Name: Brienne Tougas
Email Address: brienne@tougas.net
Position: Summer Research Assistant
Biography:
Brienne joined the DEPRESSD team as a research assistant in May 2023 to work on the Living Systematic Review project examining the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. She is currently studying at McGill doing her undergraduate in psychology. Brienne has worked as a research volunteer for the DAIR research team at McGill from 2022 to 2023, where she gained valuable research experience and helped with projects that focused on education and mental health. In the future Brienne would like to attain her PhD in psychology and is interested in conducting research on how traumatic life events can impact mental health and well-being, particularly in youth.