TRACTION
Previous Fellows
Fellows from 2021-2022
Haley Mather BSc
First Year Fellow
Dr. Chad Wagoner
First Year Fellow
Zen Gajtani MSc
First Year Fellow
Benny Rana MSc
First Year Fellow
Andrew Tran BSc
First Year Fellow
Brianna Henry BSc
Second Year Fellow
Mannat Bansal BSc
Second Year Fellow
Sara Cho MSc
Second Year Fellow
Bobbie-Ann Craig MSc
Second Year Fellow
Dr. Sharon Hou
Second Year Fellow
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Manuel Ester PhD
Third Year Fellow
Emma McLaughlin MSc
Third Year Fellow
Fellows from 2019-2021
Julie Deleemans, PhD
Medical Science
Supervisor: Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: Long-term effects of chemotherapy on gut microbiota, and metabolic, immune, psychological and cognitive parameters in young adult cancer survivors (CHEMO-Gut Study)
Dr. Rosemary Twomey
Postdoctoral, Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
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Research Project: Exercise as part of a clinical care pathway for major head and neck cancer surgery
Michelle Flynn, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Tavis Campbell
Research Project: The ONE-MIND Study: Evaluating the Efficacy of ONline MINDfulness-Based Cancer Recovery During Chemotherapy Treatment
Dr. Utkarsh Subnis
Postdoctoral, Psychosocial Oncology
Supervisor: Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: The SmartphonE App-based MindfuLnEss for cancer SurvivorS (SEAMLESS)
Catharine Bowman, MSc
Health Sciences
Supervisor: Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: The Application of Flavonoids as a Novel Treatment for Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Dr. Amanda Wurz
Postdoctoral, Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Research Project: Moving knowledge to practice: developing, implementing and evaluating in-hospital physical activity practices to enhance health for children during treatment for cancer
Delaney Duchek, MSc
Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Research Project: Evaluating exercise adherence in a community fitness organization: The impact of behaviour change techniques in new members.
Max Eisele, MSc
Kinesiology - Exercise Physiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Research Project: The Feasibility of a Self-Paced Exercise Program for Cancer Patients
Hailey Zwicker, MSc
Medical Science
Supervisor: Dr. Fiona Schulte
Research Project: Social Competence in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Devesh Oberoi
Postdoctoral, Psychosocial Oncology
Supervisor: Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: A randomized preference-based comparative effectiveness trial of Mindfulness based cancer recovery and Taichi/Qigong for cancer survivors (The MATCH Study)
Brooke Russell, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Fiona Schulte & Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen
Research Project: Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Risk Factors and Health Outcomes Associated with Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Kirsti Toivonen, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Tavis Campbell & Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: A mixed-methods investigation of factors associated with adherence to adjuvant hormonal therapies among breast cancer survivors
Michaela Patton,PhD
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Fiona Schulte
Research Project: Characterizing Pain in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Julia Daun, MSc
Health and Exercise, Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Research Project: The Feasibility of Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes and Physical Function Across the Surgical Timeline in Head and Neck Cancer
Chelsea Moran, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Tavis Campbell
Research Project: TBD
Kelsey Ellis, MSc
Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Research Project: Yoga for Pediatric Patients and Survivors of Oncological and Hematological Diseases
Srishti Shrivastav, BSc (Honours)
Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Meghan McDonough
Research Project: Best social support predictors of physical activity in cancer survivors
Dr. Mohamad Baydoun
Postdoctoral, Oncology
Supervisor: Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Research Project: Psychological distress during the first year after hematopoietic cell transplantation: longitudinal trajectories and correlates