Tatyana Mollayeva, PhD, MD

My research centers on the comprehensive investigation of biological, behavioural and social factors associated with complex neurological disorders and injuries. I also study equity in brain health. Brain health inequity stems from structural inequalities, gender roles and responsibilities, and gender-based division of labour. This impacts a person's ability to dedicate sufficient time for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and ensure the appropriate timing of sleep/rest within the 24-hour day in alliance with the internal biological clock, and also individuals' behaviours related to their brain health which operate in the context of social structures that they are members of. Exploring the health, behaviour and environment of persons with neurological disorders enables me to understand person and system-level structures that create disparities in brain health outcomes (i.e., dementia). It also helps to extend our current understanding of brain health and to inform policy on prevention and rehabilitation. My goal is to increase the scientific/brain health literacy of people through formal teaching and community outreach to protect brain health for generations to come.