Dr. Cleverley supervises graduate students at the University of Toronto Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing who focus on a wide range of topics surrounding mental health. She is currently recruiting PhD students with a particular interest in studying transitional aged youth and continuity of mental health care.
Please visit the University of Toronto Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing website for more information about their graduate programs.
Trainees
Julia Davies, RN, MN
Julia Davies is a Registered Nurse and PhD Candidate at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) funded by a CIHR Fellowship. She has clinical and research expertise in mental health, traumatic brain injury, and health care transitions, with methodological expertise in patient-oriented research methods and program evaluation. The focus of Julia’s doctoral work is to understand 1) links between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and symptom profiles of youth receiving mental health care, and 2) youths’ perspectives on their TBI-related experiences and needs when accessing mental health services. Julia’s goal is to increase the capacity of mental health services to better meet the needs of youth and young adults who are experiencing ongoing challenges related to TBI or concussion.
Katherine Sainsbury, RN, MPA, CPMHN(C)
Katherine is a Registered Nurse at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), a Research Coordinator with the Cleverley Lab, and a PhD student at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include health care transitions, student mental health, and risk assessment in acute care. Katherine’s doctoral research aims to better understand the needs of post-secondary students who are accessing mental health services.
Dr. Melissa Elgie, MSc, PhD
Dr. Melissa Elgie is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Cleverley Lab through the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and the McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health at CAMH. She completed her PhD at the University of Waterloo in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics where her research focused on the mental health of children with chronic physical illness and their parents. Melissa has expertise in youth mental health research, mental and physical illness comorbidity, and family-centred healthcare. The focus of Melissa’s Post-Doctoral research is (1) the post-secondary school experience for youth with mental illness and (2) the psychosocial outcomes for youth transitioning from child and adolescent to adult mental health services.
Sarah Kuburi, MA
Sarah Kuburi is a PhD student in Developmental Psychology and Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Her doctoral research examines the mental health of post-secondary students, specifically focusing on stress and coping mechanisms, such as nonsuicidal self-injury. As a Research Trainee at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in the Cleverley Lab, Sarah leads a study evaluating the impact of clinician-facing dashboards on clinical decision-making and patient mental health care. She actively collaborates with youth to ensure their feedback is integrated throughout this study.
Student Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Lin Li (2026)
Sandy Rao (2026)
Sandy Rao (2026)
PhD
Patty Wilson, DN (2025)
Remar A. Mangaoil, PhD (2022)
Sara Ling, PhD (2022)
Patty Wilson, DN (2025)
Remar A. Mangaoil, PhD (2022)
Sara Ling, PhD (2022)
Master’s
Alexis Siren, MN (2016)
Elisabeth Nardi (2014)
Sara Ling, MN (2014)
Undergraduate
Ayomide Olayinka (2026)
Lindsey Lenters, BScN (2019)
Dana Gore, BScN (2018)
Julie Ahmed, BScN (2018)
Allyson Graham, BScN (2017)
Jean Phan, BSc (2017)
Sabrina Phan, BScN (2017)
Sonal Prasad, BSc (2017)
Evelyn Craig, BScN (2016)
Meaghan Grenville, BScN (2016)
Jordan Riviera, BScN (2014)
Sasithra Kanageswaran, BSc (2014)
