
Trainee
Board
WiCS-C+ Trainee board is made up of graduate students and early career researchers across universities in Canada who are engaged in research in the cognitive sciences. The trainee board offers information and resources toward trainees in cognitive sciences (undergraduates, graduates, and early career researchers) regarding issues related to various career trajectories to help other trainees navigate school, jobs and life in general.
About Us

What is the Trainee Board?
WiCSC Trainee board offers information and resources toward trainees in cognitive sciences (undergraduates, graduates, and early career researchers).
Our goal is to disseminate knowledge regarding issues related to various career trajectories to help other trainees navigate school, jobs and life in general.

Who is the Trainee Board?
The WiCSC+ trainee board is made up of graduate students and early career researchers across universities in Canada who are engaged in research in the cognitive sciences. These board members are volunteers committed to helping our peers succeed and thrive both inside and outside of academia.

For whom is the Trainee Board?
If you are a researcher looking for information relevant to careers inside and outside of academia and balancing the many demands faced by early career researchers, we are here to help. Despite the WiCSC+ name, the resources and knowledge on this page are provided for everyone.
Co-founders and Co-chairs

Erin Maloney
Trainee Board Co-Founder and Trainee Board Liaison
University of Ottawa

Fraulein Retanal
Trainee Board Co-Founder and Co-Chair
University of Ottawa

Taeko Bourque
Trainee Board Co-Chair
Carleton University
Governing Board Members

Vanessa Cunha
University of Ottawa

Megan Kelly
University of Waterloo

Madeline Wood
University of Toronto

Sophia Tran
University of Waterloo

Liza Kahwaji
Carleton University

Vivian Liu
University of Ottawa
Working Board Members

Veronic Lynn Delage
University of Ottawa

Elora Wales
University of Ottawa

Vegas Hodgins
McGill University

Tamanna Islam
University of Ottawa

Julianna Salvatierra
University of Waterloo

Elena Bakker
University of Ottawa

Diya Kamineni
University of Ottawa

Emily Larkin
Carleton University

Autumn Archibald
Carleton University

Candice Rubie
University of Waterloo

Noor Alyafei
University of Ottawa

Marie Gregoire-Gaul
University of Ottawa

Sarah Kelly
Carleton University

Sarah Blackburn
Carleton University

Leah Marshall
Carleton University

Mary Nehmé
Carleton University
Past Members
- Alexandria Samson – University of Toronto
- Pelin Tanberg – University of Waterloo
- Clara Perrier – University of Ottawa
- Yasmine Bachkhaznadji – University of Ottawa
- Sabrina Shajeen Alam – Western University

