Kiana Habibagahi

• Applies strong cultural awareness and developmental psychology background to compassionately attend to children's needs
• Establishes rapport with children, youth and staff worked by displaying friendliness and respect
• Adapts quickly to environmental changes and children's needs
• Helps reliably deliver therapeutic content in programs, helping create a supportive and empowering space for children with socioemotional & executive needs
• Volunteer facilitator Oct 2022-Feb 2023

• Supervisor: Eleonora Maldina
• Assisted mentees in setting and achieving educational and career goals to encourage independence.
• Increased attendance at program socials through advertising initiatives and planning student-chosen events
• Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
• Promoted positive relationships between mentees and other peers and adults to encourage social resilience and connection.

• Teaching supervisor: Dr. John Vervaeke
• Created and organized class materials based on lecture plans, e.g., syllabus, online learning platform, tutorial content
• Assisted in maintaining safe and welcoming educational environment in tutorials by promoting cooperation, respect, and joy in learning.
• Supported and mentored Co-TAs & acted as liaison to teaching supervisor

• Volunteer speaker, well-versed in sociocultural determinants of youth mental health
• Facilitates and encourages more conversations on mental health among youth in high schools and universities
• Delivers engaging talks to several school and hundreds of students 1

• Supervisor: Dr. Michel Ferrari
• Co-author on 4 manuscripts submitted for publication
• Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced lab environment.
• Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for qualitative coding studies
• Trained and supervised junior volunteers on protocols.
• Co-organiser, editor, and co-host of lab podcast, Essence of Wisdom, helping to increase lab's online presence

• Helped highlight and remove controversial university policies (i.e., verification-of-illness policy and handcuffing policy)
• Advised on H&W policy changes (i.e., virtual appointment and lateness fee)
• Openly collaborated with H&W and student leaders to review H&W services (i.e., website, receptionist's desk, crisis lines)

Supervisor: Dr. Gili Adler Nevo

• Administered neurofeedback treatments to paediatric patients
• Cultivated interpersonal skills and rapport with patients and staff by demonstrating respect, friendliness and willingness to help
• Organised patient records and created lab reports

• Built interpersonal skills & cultural awareness through collaboration with external organisations (e.g., Project Semicolon), UofT administration and student activists
• Provided confidential & compassionate peer support to students in crisis
• Demonstrated strong time management while managing multiple advocacy projects for students
• Advocated for greater access to resources for students, offered off-site resources, & connected students to support
• SafeTalk Certified

• Designed, budgeted and executed orientation events for ~1000 students
• Budgeted and delivered meals 3x/day for ~1000 students
• First-aid and CPR Certified