Cindy Nguyen is a student at the University of Toronto, pursuing her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences with a collaborative specialization in Women’s Health. She holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and a Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering. Her interdisciplinary training bridges neural engineering and clinical research, with past work spanning deep brain stimulation to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Her current doctoral research investigates sex-stratified patterns in depression-related service utilization following traumatic brain injury (TBI), with an emphasis on sex and gender. Cindy served in multiple institutional initiatives advocating for equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, and accessibility (EDIIA) such as co-lead the READII Committee at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Project Lead at the Toronto Council on Aging, among others, where she organized speaker series, co-developed educational toolkits, and coordinated workshops focused on inclusive health research and practice.
In addition to her roles, Cindy is an avid sourdough baker and half-marathon runner!