84. Mikaela Gerber - You Are What You Eat

Mikaela Gerber is an aspiring psychologist and career researcher interested in studying the connection between food, nutrition, and mental health via the gut-brain axis.  The Cambridge, Ontario native was a Canadian National Gymnastics Team member from 2006-2013 wherein she competed at various international competitions including World Championships and PanAmerican Games.  She was also a Torch Runner for the 2015 PanAmerican Games hosted in Toronto.  Mikaela earned a scholarship to UCLA where she completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Global Health and competed with the UCLA Gymnastics team.  During her final year, she worked as a research assistant with the UCLA Aftercare Research Program which studies early-onset Schizophrenia.  She conducted her own independent research on the dietary habits of patients with Schizophrenia and presented her work at several research conferences in 2018.  Currently, Mikaela is earning her MSc in Psychological Approaches to Health at the University of Leeds in England. Find Mikaela online: https://www.instagram.com/mikabrik/ https://twitter.com/mikkigerb Find us online: https://www.facebook.com/thecadstory https://twitter.com/thecadstory https://www.instagram.com/thecadstory/ https://anchor.fm/thecadstory