
University of Toronto
Centre for Addictions and Mental Health
Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Lab Alumni
Here is a glimpse of some of our lab alumni and their contributions to the lab!
Rachel A. Rabin, MSc, PhD

Dr. Rabin did her PhD at BACDRL, successfully completing her thesis, "Effects of Cannabis Abstinence on Neurocognition and Clinical Symptoms in Schizophrenia versus Controls” with support of the Ontario Graduate Student (OGS) Fellowship. She is now an Associate Professor at McGill University in the Department of Psychiatry.
Karolina Bidzinski, PhD

Dr. Bidzinski did her PhD at BACDRL under Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), successfully completing her thesis, Effects of rTMS on Cannabis Use Outcomes in Cannabis Dependent Patients with Schizophrenia”. She is now Senior Consultant at KPMG Canada.
Darby Lowe, MSc

Darby did her MSc at BACDRL under the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), successfully completing her thesis, “Effects of Cannabis Abstinence on Neurophysiological Outcomes in Cannabis Dependent Patients with Schizophrenia" and was also the Clinical Research Coordinator of the lab. She is now in the process of completing her PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, in clinical psychology.
Other Lab Alumni
Taryn Moss Atlin, Ph.D, C. Psych
Kristen Mackowick-Margolis, MS
Marya Morozova, MSW
Dr. Alanna C. Bridgman MD, FRCPC
Aliya Lucatch, MSc
Justyne Rodas, MSc
Gil Angela Dela Cruz, MSc
Dhvani Mehta, PhD
Molly Zhang, MSc
Angela Praecht, MSc (PhD Cand.)
Lily Blyth, BSc (MD Cand.)
Abigail Cherinet, BSc (MD Cand.)
Ilona Gorbovskya, MSc
Dr. Nadia Hua, MD
Dr. Alexandra Hudson, MD
Alexandria S. Coles
Dr. Erin V. Gaudette, MD
Jessica Ramalakhan, MSc
Clara Bourget, MSc, JD
Dr. Ruby Grewal, MD
Dr. Hannah Kis, MD, CFPC
Dr. Anjali Sergeant, MD,
Nazanin Izadi, DO
Rachel Clark, JD
Grace Polkosnik (MD Cand.)
Ashley Kivlichan (JD Cand.)
Cindy Wang, BSc
Shivahn Garvie, BSc
Ciara Ritchie, BHSc (MSc Cand.)
Cassandra Seal, BSc (MSc Cand.)
Mera Barr, PhD
Yasmin Mkalaf, BSc (MD Cand.)