Emma Ilyaz, MSc (she/her)

Emma is a 2nd-year PhD student in Clinical Psychology. Before this, she completed her Honours Bachelor of Science with Distinction at Queen's University in 2021 and worked for a year as a lab coordinator, and then was a Master's student in the EMBody Lab. Emma is fascinated by the ways in which young people acquire emotion knowledge, especially the abilities to interpret their bodily arousal and identify and label their feelings. Her Master's research examined the intergenerational impact of parental psychopathology and dysregulated parental emotion displays on youths' mental health. Her doctoral research on adverse childhood environments and emotional development is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). 

When not working, Emma enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction books, scrolling on TikTok, watching documentaries and tending to her diverse interests, from learning about airplanes to finding the perfect lasagna recipe.