Courtney Cameron

Courtney is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program, entering her fourth year of study. She earned her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Regina in Spring 2022. Her honours thesis examined the real-world application, utility, and satisfaction of an internet-delivered preoperative preparation program designed to reduce preoperative anxiety among children undergoing day-surgery procedures.

Before joining the Family Health Lab, Courtney worked with caregivers and adults living with chronic pain through the Aging, Residents and Caregivers Research Unit at the University of Regina. Her research interests include pediatric and family health, chronic pain, and the ways families communicate about health-related concerns. She has long been interested in women’s health and the social contexts that shape how health concerns are understood and discussed. Her dissertation examines menstrual pain stigma and attitudes, with a particular focus on parents’ and families’ communication about menstrual pain.

Cayley Mackie

Cayley is a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program. She is currently completing her pre-doctoral residency with the Saskatoon and Area Residency. She received her B.A. (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan. Her honours thesis investigated the publics' perceptions of the use of cannabidiol to help with ailments such as pain, stress, and anxiety. Her specific interests are women’s reproductive health and pain experiences, and her dissertation research examines parent-adolescent communication during menstrual pain.

Victoria Spurr

Victoria is a graduate student in the clinical psychology program. She received her B.A. (honours) degree in psychology from University of Saskatchewan in 2025. Her honours research examined the implications of menstrual symptom tracking via an application on menstrual-related, pain-related and mental-health outcomes. In addition to her studies, Victoria has worked as a research assistant at USask, and as a neurofeedback technician at CASA Psychological Services in Saskatoon.

Lindsey Trepanier

Lindsey is a doctoral student in clinical psychology. She received her B.Sc. (Honours) majoring in Psychology with First Class Standing from the University of Calgary. For her honours thesis, she examined psychosocial and health outcomes in long-term survivors of pediatric cancer at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. Specifically, she investigated predictors of abnormal body mass index (BMI) in pediatric survivors over time. Her dissertation research is focused on examining emotion-focused interventions for parents of youth with chronic pain. Lindsey recently completed her pre-dcotoral residency at the Saskatoon and Area Psychology Residency - Pediatric Track.

Sophia Haotong Wang

Sophia received their Honours B.A. degree in Psychology with High Honours from the University of Saskatchewan. Their academic interest lies in cultural clinical psychology with a focus on immigrant and refugee health and completed their honours thesis on Chinese mental health and mental illness beliefs. Sophia worked as a research lead/assistant and teaching assistant at St. Thomas More College and has been a member of the Lifespan Development Lab since 2018. During their time at the lab, Sophia has worked extensively on Canadian older adults’ wellbeing and loneliness. They have multiple conference publications on memory, development, and mental health related topics. Sophia's research is being co-supervised by Dr. Jennifer Briere and Dr. Gagnon.

Saphia Bedi

Saphia is a B.Sc. (Honours) Psychology student at the University of Saskatchewan. Her honours research focuses on the social communication of pain by examining how individuals' express pain and how it's perceived by others. Additionally, she is interested in how social interactions and factors such as socioeconomic circumstances, stigma, and stereotypes influence health and well-being. Through her research with the Family Health Lab, she hopes to contribute to a better understanding of pain communication and it's implications on interpersonal relationships.

Sofie Jones

Sofie completed her B.A. (Honours) degree in Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. She has volunteered at her local hospital and held various positions involving youth, fostering her passion for helping others, particularly young people. Currently, Sofie works as a research assistant at the Family Health Lab. She aspires to earn a clinical psychology degree and become a child psychologist.