Gabriela Kennedy

Gabriela is currently pursuing an MSc in Psychology at the University of Montreal, where her research examines how brain activity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms fluctuate across the menstrual cycle. As an undergraduate, she also founded Sex and Self Concordia, Concordia University’s first student-led reproductive health initiative focused on improving access to menstrual, reproductive, and gender-affirming care for students and community members. In Fall 2026, she will begin an MA in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Toronto. She is committed to advancing equitable access to mental health care for youth from historically underserved communities. As a second-generation Venezuelan-Canadian woman, Gabriela is particularly interested in making science more accessible to girls and gender-expansive youth from diverse backgrounds, and in encouraging young people to become actively involved in research that can directly shape medical and policy decisions affecting their bodies and health.