Aranie Vijayaratnam

Aranie is a Research Assistant for Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Demonstration Lab (MtS DEMS) and other research projects with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. She holds an Honours degree in Biology from the University of Toronto and received further research training from her post-graduate work in Research Analysis at Humber College. Aranie is passionate about illicit drug policy, addictions and how they intersect with youth experiencing homelessness. In her spare time, Aranie can be found playing Final Fantasy games, trying out new recipes in her kitchen, or eating her way around Toronto.