Mary Bunka
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Mary holds a MSc in Population & Public Health (2025) and a BA in Psychology (2017), both from UBC. Her MSc thesis examined depression treatment trends in children and youth in BC and was supported by a CIHR CGS-M award. Mary has published systematic reviews and original research since joining the C2E2 team in September 2020, while also working on economic modelling, patient engagement, and knowledge translation for the Pharmacogenomics for Depression project. Mary’s research interests include adolescent mental health, depression care optimization, and patient-oriented research methodologies. Outside of work, Mary enjoys hiking, ocean swims, camping, and curling up with a good book.