Izzy Malik

Izzy is a third-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at Lakehead University. His research focuses on evaluating innovative e-mental health interventions, including mobile apps and generative artificial intelligence chatbots, as well as understanding broader patterns of online behaviour and digital well-being. He is also interested in addiction recovery, peer support and mutual-help programs, personality-matched interventions, and how individual differences shape engagement with digital technologies over time. His emerging neuroimaging research also examines how generative AI use and cognitive offloading may relate to brain systems involved in memory and executive functioning.

His current work includes a pilot/feasibility trial evaluating ChatGPT as a tool to support postsecondary student emotion regulation and a longitudinal study examining problematic social media use, online gaming, and sports betting among Canadian adults.

Izzy is a Fellow of the Digital, Inclusive, Virtual, and Equitable Research Training (DIVERT) in Mental Health Platform. Alongside his research, he is passionate about clinical work, supervision, and mentoring undergraduate students. Outside of academia, he is an avid tennis and basketball player and enjoys spending time with his partner, his Westie Winnie, and family.