Our Team

Dr. Quynh Doan

PhD, MHSc, MDCM, FRCPC

Kenneth McKinley

MD

Kenneth McKinley, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital, in Washington, DC. Dr. McKinley began his research career under the mentorship of Dr. Doan, applying complex computational models to predict the impact of system changes on pediatric ED throughput. He is now focused on the application of machine learning algorithms to develop prediction models for specific pediatric populations that present to the Emergency Department, including patients presenting with chief complaints related to sickle cell disease, asthma, or behavioral health. By creating robust risk prediction models for patients presenting with these complaints, Dr. McKinley’s work aims to enhance care for these patients, improve patient throughput generally, and help address the problem of ED crowding.

Karly Stillwell

Karly is a Research Coordinator in the Doan Lab and has been working in the lab since 2014. Karly graduated from UBC with a BSc in the Combined Major in Science specialization. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her dog Tali, baking new cookie recipes, and traveling with family and friends.

Justin Lee

Justin is an undergraduate student at UBC completing his B.Sc. in Integrated Science, specializing Physiology, Pathology, and Neurobiology. He is interested in emergency, acute and critical care medicine, and his research experience with the PICU further strengthened his interest in clinical research and pediatric care. Currently, he is a co-op student at the Doan Lab contributing to multiple projects, including the validation of MyHEARTSMAP-C and HEARTSMAP-U. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, and is recently looking to restarting his longtime hobby in archery.

Alyssa Chong

Alyssa is a PhD student at UBC in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences program. Her thesis research focuses on SWAMPED, a clinical measurement tool designed to quantify the workload of physicians in pediatric emergency settings. Her research examines the validity and application of SWAMPED as a way to better understand physician workload and support more informed staffing and resource allocation decisions in pediatric care. Outside of her studies, Alyssa enjoys going to pilates, hanging out with her cat, and is a big hockey fan.

Yury Onikashvili

Yury is a second-year grad student in the children’s health stream of the Women’s and Children’s Health Science program. He has been involved with the Doan lab since late 2020. He is working on a thesis investigating youth understandings and perspectives on scales used to measure suicidality to better inform future study design. In his free time Yury likes to play volleyball.

Kayla Campbell

Kayla is a UBC alumni with a bachelors in kinesiology. Their introduction to research was through a global project consisting of 7 countries assessing the sexual, reproductive and health rights of Indigenous women, girls, non-binary and Two Spirited people living with HIV. They are currently working at BC Children’s in the Doan Lab, analyzing data collected with the HEARTSMAP-U mental health tool and exploring the connection between the collected data and Indigenous students at UBC. Besides their current experience and research topics, they are interested in research around biomechanics and biomedical devices that help with human movement. They are dedicated and eager to contribute towards building equity and efficiency in healthcare. Outside of their academic interests, some of their hobbies include surfing, watching WSL events, playing video games, and finding new coffee orders.

Linda Chen

Linda is an MD/PhD student in the Experimental Medicine program at the University of British Columbia, supervised by Dr. Doan. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Integrated Sciences at UBC, with concentrations in Statistics and Behavioural Neuroscience. Linda is passionate about research and advocacy for individuals facing mental health challenges, poverty, and discrimination. Her work focuses on understanding the assessment, interventions, and social and structural factors associated with mental health disorders. For her PhD research, she is investigating why youth present to the emergency department with suicidality and developing an assessment to support care in emergency settings. Outside of her studies, Linda enjoys photography, baking, and birdwatching.

Isabella Vreux

Isabella is a Master’s student in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences program at UBC. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, majoring in Biology for Health Sciences and a double minor in Anthropology and Psychology. Isabella is passionate about youth mental health support, education and knowledge mobilization. For her Master’s thesis, Isabella is working on implementing MyHEARTSMAP in the ED at BCCH, focusing on a co-design process that includes clinician and operations leadership perspectives in addition to those of families and patients. Outside of academic work, Isabella loves swimming, baking, and of course, patio season.

Leia Tsao

Leia Tsao is an undergraduate student at Queen’s University completing her Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc). She is passionate about health equity, culturally responsive healthcare, and mental health research. As a Research Student in the Doan Lab, Leia is contributing to the evaluation of the MyHEARTSMAP-C tool with the goal of improving access to culturally informed mental health care across Canada. Outside of the lab, Leia enjoys filmmaking and exploring new restaurants in Vancouver.