Dr. Brandon Hey is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Predictive Care Lab (PCL), cross-appointed with Shkaabe Makwa. He holds a PhD in clinical and counselling psychology from the University of Toronto. In the PCL, he is working to support the creation of culturally grounded personas and culturally safe de-escalation methods to mitigate bias in Artificial-Intelligence-assisted risk assessment.

His research interests center on decolonialized, wholistic, and intergenerational life promotion and suicide prevention initiatives and the use of community-based, mixed, and Indigenous research methods to create gender-affirming, culturally safe and trauma-informed mental health services for intersectional and First Nations, Inuit, and Metis groups.

In addition to being a trained (supervised practice) psychologist, he brings extensive experience in mental health policy research, system planning and public health roles at organizations like the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), CAMH’s Provincial System Support Program (PSSP), and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA).