Meet our team

Corey grew up in Montreal and studied Physiology at McGill before completing his PhD in Pharmacology at UBC with Stephanie Borgland. There he studied orexin modualtion of dopamine circuits. He then moved to NYU for his postdoc with Adam Carter, where he examined neural circuit organization in the nucleus accumbens. Corey opened his lab at Dalhousie in 2023, which studies the neural circuits underlying motivated behaviour. Outside the lab, Corey loves exploring Atlantic Canada. As an avid runner and cyclist, he is  happiest on a trail or at the beach.

Mya obtained her Honours BSc in Neuroscience from Dalhousie University, where she worked in the Gadbois lab and examined canines' ability to identify breath-derived volatiles associated with anxiety attacks. In 2025, She joined Dr. George Robertson's lab, and assisted in the development of a mouse model of ischemic stroke. Mya is member of the Dalhousie Pharmacology Graduate Student Society and her MSc project examines the synaptic organization of neural circuits in the BLA.

Teagan joined the lab after graduating from Dalhousie University with a Honours BSc in Neuroscience where she studied pain perception and expression in children with autism spectrum disorder. Teagan’s is a member of the Dalhousie Pharmacology Graduate Student Society and her MSc project will use electrophysiology to investigate neuromodulation in the BLA. Outside of the lab, I can usually be found playing sports, spending time with animals, or learning a new language.

Katherine is an undergraduate student from Moncton, New Brunswick, and moved to Halifax to study neuroscience at Dalhousie University. Katherine started as a summer student in the lab and has transitioned to working on an independent study project. Outside of the lab, Katherine enjoys reading and volunteering with Feed Nova Scotia, but her favourite thing to do in Halifax is going to the gardens and visiting the ducks.