The BEAM Team

Youth and caregivers, to inform project design and activities from their perspectives as individuals with lived experience

Researchers, service providers, and decision-makers, for well-rounded views regarding evidence, front-line care, and policy and sustainability of the intervention 

Principal Investigators

Roula Markoulakis, PhD

Nominated Principal Investigator
Scientist at the Family Navigation Project (FNP) at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Anthony Levitt, MD, FRCPC

Medical Director of FNP and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Diana Urajnik, PhD

Director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Laurentian University; Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University

Steering Committee

Naomi Algate, CCLS

Principal Knowledge User; Navigator with FNP GTA at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Debbie Dixon, CYW

Principal Knowledge User; Client Services Manager at Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan; Manager of FNP Sudbury-Manitoulin

Mark Fraser, MA

Principal Knowledge User; CEO of Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan

Doris Jayson

Principal Knowledge User; Lived Experience Partner; member of the FNP GTA Family Advisory Council

Sugy Kodeeswaran, MHSc

Principal Knowledge User; Executive Director of FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Anthony Levitt, MD, FRCPC

Principal Investigator; Medical Director of FNP and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Roula Markoulakis, PhD

Nominated Pricipal Investigator; Scientist at FNP at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Brandon Martel, MBA, MTS

Principal Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; member of the Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan Youth Advisory Council

Kaitlin Mohan

Principal Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; former member of the FNP GTA Youth Advisory Council

Carly Rickard, MSW, RSW

Principal Knowledge User; Director of Programs and Services at Noojmowin Teg Health Centre

Kristen Yee Joshi

Principal Knowledge User; Project Manager at FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Study Team

Alex Abramovich, PhD

Co-Investigator; Canada Research Chair in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health; Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Amy Cheung, MD, FRCPC

Co-Investigator; Senior Researcher and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Kristin Cleverley, RN, PhD, CPMHN, FAAN

Co-Investigator; Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Associate Professor at the University of Toronto

Dawn Croussette

Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; member of Parents & Caregivers for Mental Health, Sudbury Chapter

Sander L. Hitzig, PhD

Co-Investigator; Senior Scientist at St. John’s Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Associate Professor at the University of Toronto

Deborah King, MSW, RSW

Knowledge User; Intensive Treatment Child and Youth Counsellor at Noojmowin Teg Health Centre

Shannon Knowlan, BSCN, MBA

Knowledge User; Administrative Director, Mental Health and Addictions Programs, Urgent & Acute Care at Health Sciences North

Kristina Kokorelias, PhD

Co-Investigator; Scientist at Sinai Health; Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto

Liisa Kuuter, MSc (MFT), RP

Knowledge User; Program Manager at FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Laurie Legere

Knowledge User; Director of Equity and Social Accountability at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Susana Rivas, BSc Hons

Knowledge User; Navigator with FNP GTA at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Nicholas Schwabe, MSW

Knowledge User; Supervisor of System Performance at Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan

Jason Seguin, RP

Knowledge User; Clinical Manager, Integrated Urgent Mental Health and Addictions Care & Addiction Medicine Unit/AMCS, Health Sciences North

Kiran Subramaniam

Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; member of the FNP GTA Youth Advisory Council

Laura Young, BSc, BEd

Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; Co-Peer Support Facilitator for Parents & Caregivers for Mental Health, Sudbury Chapter

Jora Flora

Study Staff; Master’s Student with FNP at the University of Toronto

Poppy Jackson, MA

Study Staff; Research Coordinator at FNP at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Elena Sheldrake, PhD

Study Staff; Postdoctoral Fellow at FNP at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Principal Investigators

Roula Markoulakis, PhD

Nominated Principal Investigator
Scientist at the Family Navigation Project (FNP) at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Anthony Levitt, MD, FRCPC

Medical Director of FNP and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Diana Urajnik, PhD

Director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Laurentian University; Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University

Steering Committee

Naomi Algate, CCLS

Principal Knowledge User; Navigator with FNP GTA at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Debbie Dixon, CYW

Principal Knowledge User; Client Services Manager at Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan; Manager of FNP Sudbury-Manitoulin

Mark Fraser, MA

Principal Knowledge User; CEO of Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan

Doris Jayson

Principal Knowledge User; Lived Experience Partner; member of the FNP GTA Family Advisory Council

Sugy Kodeeswaran, MHSc

Principal Knowledge User; Executive Director of FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Anthony Levitt, MD, FRCPC

Principal Investigator; Medical Director of FNP and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Roula Markoulakis, PhD

Nominated Pricipal Investigator; Scientist at FNP at Sunnybrook Research Institute

Brandon Martel, MBA, MTS

Principal Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; member of the Compass/Boussole/Aki-Izhinoogan Youth Advisory Council

Kaitlin Mohan

Principal Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; former member of the FNP GTA Youth Advisory Council

Carly Rickard, MSW, RSW

Principal Knowledge User; Director of Programs and Services at Noojmowin Teg Health Centre

Kristen Yee Joshi

Principal Knowledge User; Project Manager at FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Study Team

Alex Abramovich, PhD

Co-Investigator; Canada Research Chair in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health; Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Amy Cheung, MD, FRCPC

Co-Investigator; Senior Researcher and Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Kristin Cleverley, RN, PhD, CPMHN, FAAN

Co-Investigator; Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Associate Professor at the University of Toronto

Dawn Croussette

Knowledge User and Lived Experience Partner; member of Parents & Caregivers for Mental Health, Sudbury Chapter

Sander L. Hitzig, PhD

Co-Investigator; Senior Scientist at St. John’s Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Associate Professor at the University of Toronto

Deborah King, MSW, RSW

Knowledge User; Intensive Treatment Child and Youth Counsellor at Noojmowin Teg Health Centre

Shannon Knowlan, BSCN, MBA

Knowledge User; Administrative Director, Mental Health and Addictions Programs, Urgent & Acute Care at Health Sciences North

Kristina Kokorelias, PhD

Co-Investigator; Scientist at Sinai Health; Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto

Liisa Kuuter, MSc (MFT), RP

Knowledge User; Program Manager at FNP at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Laurie Legere