Members

Director

Ismail, Nafissa

Dr. Nafissa Ismail is an assistant professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests relate to neuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology and critical periods of development. Dr. Ismail completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a specialization in Neuroscience at Concordia University in 2002 and received her Ph.D. from Concordia University in 2009. She then completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts.

nafissa.ismail@uottawa.ca
613-562-5800 ext 4176

Kolmogorova, Daria

Daria is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology. For her PhD thesis, she examines the effects of immune stress during puberty on cognitive functions in adulthood.

dkolm072@gmail.com
Murray, Emma

Emma Murray is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology. Emma Murray completed her BA (Honours) in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience & Mental Health in 2014 at Carleton University. Emma's research is focused on the identification of the genetic mechanisms underlying pubertal stress and immune responses.

emurr059@uottawa.ca
Sharma, Rupali

Rupali is PhD Student in Experimental Psychology. Her research focuses on the enduring effects of exposure to immune stress or hormonal changes during puberty on stress reactivity and cognitive functioning in humans.

rshar069@uottawa.ca
Smith, Kevin

Kevin Smith is PhD Student in Experimental Psychology. He completed a B.A. in Psychology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. His research examines the effects of environmental enrichment on acute immune and stress responses and enduring changes in behavior.

ksmit006@uottawa.ca