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Author: EmilyWeiDan

_members/bea-alfanous.md

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+name: Bea Alfanous
+image: images/team/Bea_A.jpg
+description: Volunteer
+role: undergrad
+group: ug
+aliases:
+  - B. Alfanous
+  - B Alfanous
+  - Bea Alfanous
+links:
+  email: bt374075@dal.ca
+---
+
+Bea is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology, minoring in Russian, and completing a certificate in Intercultural Communication. She was most recently involved in the LANGA project investigating changes in EEG activity associated with unfamiliar language acquisition. She hopes to participate in future research involving neurodegenerative disease, stress & illness, and the gut-brain axis. Outside of research, Bea’s personal interests include culture, language learning, sociology, theology, and baking.

_members/isabela-hicks.md

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+---
+name: Isabela Hicks
+image: images/team/Isabela_H.jpg
+description: Volunteer
+role: undergrad
+group: ug
+aliases:
+  - I. Hicks
+  - I Hicks
+  - Isabela Hicks
+links:
+  email: is551716@dal.ca
+---
+
+Isabela Hicks recently completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology along with a certificate in Neurotechnology Innovation. She is currently involved in the ComChERP study, where she assists with data collection. The study looks at how neural processing of reading cues, such as commas and pauses, relates to reading comprehension in children in grades 3 to 5. Since 2024, she has volunteered in the Child Life Playroom at IWK Health. Outside of academics and volunteering, she enjoys going to the gym, listening to music, spending time with friends and family, and iced chai lattes. 

_members/khushbu-aumeer.md

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+---
+name: Khushbu Aumeer
+image: images/team/Khushbu_A.jpeg
+description: Independent Research
+role: undergrad
+group: ug
+aliases:
+  - K. Aumeer
+  - K Aumeer
+  - Khushbu Aumeer
+links:
+  email: kh793853@dal.ca
+---
+
+Khushbu is a fourth-year undergraduate neuroscience student completing a Certificate in Public Health Management at Dalhousie University. Under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Newman, she is involved in an ongoing EEG study exploring reading development in children in grades 3–5, contributing to data collection, scoring, and analysis. Outside the lab, Khushbu loves martial arts, working out, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, and exploring new coffee shops and food spots whenever she gets the chance.