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The Healthy Families Lab is located at the University of British Columbia.

11/12/2025

👋 Meet the Team!
We’re excited to introduce two of our amazing Research Assistants, Taima Gheriani and Inyoung Kim 💫
Taima is a Psychology Honours student who joined the Healthy Families Lab through the WorkLearn program. She loves exploring new skills, making lab tasks more efficient, and connecting with the wonderful lab community.
Inyoung recently graduated from UBC and brings her creativity to the lab by making research more engaging through fun infographics.
Outside the lab, you can find Taima outdoors or discovering cozy cafés ☕, and Inyoung rewatching movies “for research purposes” 🎬.

11/04/2025

Meet Risa Murakami, our Sleep Health Equity Coordinator!
Risa brings her background in mood disorder and music-cognition research to the Healthy Families Lab, where she coordinates the sleep healthy equity (SHE) project. 🎶💤
Her favorite part of working in the lab? Being surrounded by kind, supportive colleagues who share a passion for promoting well-being through research.
When she’s not at the lab, Risa enjoys reading, playing piano, and getting creative with her bullet journal.

10/28/2025

🌿 Meet the Team!
Say hello to Hayal Muslu, our dedicated Study Coordinator for the Pregnancy During the Pandemic project at the Healthy Families Lab. 💫
Hayal loves collaborating with a passionate and talented team — and takes pride in knowing that their research helps improve people’s wellbeing. When she’s not coordinating studies, you’ll likely find her hosting dinner parties (with way too many appetizers!) or exploring Vancouver’s vibrant food scene. 🍴✨

10/23/2025

Meet Ari! 🐾
When she’s not coordinating BEAM projects or fostering a positive lab space, you can find her baking goodies or hanging out with her cat, Matcha (named after her fave drink 🍵).

10/16/2025

🌟 Meet the Grad Student: Maya! 🌟
Maya (she/her) is a Master’s student in the Counselling Psychology program at UBC, supervised by Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen. She completed her BSc. (Hons) in Psychology at Queen’s University in 2022 🎓
Her favourite part about being in the Healthy Families Lab is the friendly and kind team.
Outside the lab, you can find her hiking, reading, endlessly sipping coffee ☕, or playing piano 🎶

10/08/2025

🌟 Meet the Team! 🌟
Say hello to Lisa Yang, our incredible MA Counselling Psychology student and former study coordinator for the Pregnancy During the Pandemic and Sleep Health Equity studies!
Lisa loves working alongside such a thoughtful and driven team:
“Their dedication pushes me to keep learning and growing every day.” 💡
When she’s not in the lab, you’ll find Lisa reading, exploring new cafes and restaurants, or picking up new languages. ✨

09/25/2025

🌟 Meet the Team! 🌟
Say hi to Makayla Freeman (she/they), one of our amazing PhD students in Counselling Psychology at UBC! 👋✨
Makayla’s research focuses on improving the health of parents and their children, with a special focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ parents. They are passionate about supporting families through the transition to parenthood and co-creating inclusive, innovative, and effective mental health supports in partnership with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 🌈👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
We’re so lucky to have Makayla on the Healthy Families Lab team! 💫

09/16/2025

👋 Introducing our “Meet the Team” series!
First up is Camille Mori, PhD (she/her) — our amazing Postdoctoral Fellow in Educational & Counselling Psychology and Special Education at UBC! 🎓
Camille’s research focuses on sleep health equity and how environmental factors affect sleep during the perinatal period.
We’re so excited for you to get to know the incredible people behind the Healthy Families Lab!

09/11/2025

🌟 Lab Spotlight! 🌟
We’re so proud of Dr. Leslie Roos for being featured on CBC’s Weekend Morning Show! 🎙️ She shared how the BEAM program helps parents strengthen family connections and support their kids’ well-being.
💻 Catch the full interview through the link in our bio!

08/15/2025

📢 We’re Recruiting Volunteer Research Assistants!

Are you passionate about supporting families’ mental health through meaningful research? The Pregnancy During the Pandemic (PdP) study and the Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) study are looking for RAs to help us share important findings and keep our research running smoothly!

Ideal applicants should:
Have experience creating infographics, social media posts, or other engaging content. Have experience using REDCap or other data management tools.Have experience interacting with study participants. Are comfortable working with a team and individually.Are ready to start Early Sept 2025 for a minimum of 6 hours/week.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply early for the best chance!
Visit healthyfamilieslab.com or the link in our bio to learn more! 💙👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

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Our Lab

The Healthy Families Lab is located at the University of Calgary under the direction of Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen. Our laboratory focuses on identifying relationships between physical health and psychological and social variables in family settings.

Currently, our research is focused on (1) better understanding how maternal adversity is associated with infant and child health problems and (2) testing interventions in pregnancy that aim to reduce maternal stress, anxiety, and insomnia and reduce postpartum mood problems.

In a second and related line of research, we are investigating poor infant and child sleep both in typically developing populations and in children experiencing illness (e.g., pediatric cancer, TBI).