Kyra recently graduated from the Honours Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour program at McMaster University and is currently working as a Research Assistant. She completed her undergraduate thesis with the lab in 2024 which looked at the Ages & Stages Questionnaire Scores of infants of mothers with Postpartum Depression (PPD) who underwent Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) vs. infants of mothers who did not. Kyra is currently working on the fNIRS study on the impact of PPD on infant emotion regulation. She partakes in study visits utilizing various technologies, such as: EEG, fNIRS, and heart-rate variability, in addition to data analyses. Outside of research, Kyra is passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy, as well as working on de-stigmatizing various mental illnesses. In her free time, she enjoys camping, spending time with friends, and caring for her cat Mei Mei. Kyra is working towards becoming a school child psychologist.