Dr. Kim Hellemans is an award-winning educator, neuroscientist, and Associate Dean of Science at Carleton University. Recognized for her passion for teaching, she has earned prestigious awards, including the OCUFA Provincial Teaching Award. Her research focuses on the intersection of mental health, substance use, and academic outcomes, with recent work exploring problematic cannabis and social media use, graduate student mental health, and the experiences of gender and sexual minority students in higher education. A champion of knowledge translation, she has created widely viewed neuroscience animations on addiction and stigma. She also co-hosts the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain, bringing cutting-edge neuroscience to the public.