Dr. Maral Yeganeh Doost

Maral is a Behavioural Scientist at Impact and Innovation Unit supporing the Health portofolio. She is responsible for coordinating and supporting Behavioural Science (BeSci) research activities to meet objectives and requirements of Health portofolio, working closley with colleagues at Behvioural Science Office (BeSciO) of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). She also provides ongoing support and mentorship to the Fellows as they apply BeSci insights and methods in a government context.

Prior to this role, Maral was an Impact Canada BeSci Fellow at the National Resource Canada (NRCan). During that time, she supported the application of BeSci in the Home Energy Labeling project. She worked with interdisciplinary partners to generate and apply BeSci evidence to Homes and Communities Division.

Maral recieved her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium in 2018 and followed this with a postdoctoral position at Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University in cognitive neuroscience and motivation. Before joining the Fellowship program, she has worked as the behavioural science consultant and content creator for non-profit management consulting firms.