In addition to being a graduate researcher at the AIRP, she is a research trainee at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health and the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, which focuses on the mental health care of clients with developmental disabilities. Isabella combines her experience in autism and mental health research with the field of aging and technology to bring awareness to the under-recognized population of older adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Isabella completed her Honors Bachelor of Science in Biological Anthropology at University of Toronto, Mississauga in 2018 and her Master of Arts at York University in Social Anthropology in 2020. Isabella has lived experience of autism and mental health, which guides her research and advocacy work. Isabella loves learning about all things technology and mixed methods research, and is happy to connect.