Katia Jitlina worked in the Anxiety Projects Lab since 2013 while completing her doctoral studies in School Psychology at UBC. After completing her undergraduate degree in biopsychology at UBC, she went on to work as a clinical research assistant at BC Children’s Hospital, examining development in children born prematurely. She then completed her Master’s degree in School and Applied Child Psychology at the University of Calgary. Her dissertation research looks at predictors of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders.