Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Ryan Project Description The goal of this research project is to use web-based online eyetracking platforms toContinue reading “Online screening for age-related memory decline”
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How prior knowledge begets new memories
Mentor: Dr. Asaf Gilboa Project Description Learning something new is easier if we already have knowledge on that topic, butContinue reading “How prior knowledge begets new memories”
Development of autobiographical memory
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Anderson Project Description Autobiographical memory is poor for our early years; we recall few events from ourContinue reading “Development of autobiographical memory”
Language revitalization through optimized learning techniques
Mentor: Dr. Jed Meltzer Project Description My lab studies language processing in adults, with applications to diagnosis and rehabilitation ofContinue reading “Language revitalization through optimized learning techniques”
Good and Evil, Reward and Punishment
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Sommerville Project Description Even babies possess moral tendencies: infants will help others achieve their goals, and evaluateContinue reading “Good and Evil, Reward and Punishment”
Are people blind to their own power?
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Stellar Project Description Hierarchies in which some individuals have more power than others are a defining featureContinue reading “Are people blind to their own power?”
How do first-year undergraduate students understand “knowledge”?
Mentor: Dr. Romin Tafarodi Project Description The rapid growth and development of the service sector over the past half-century hasContinue reading “How do first-year undergraduate students understand “knowledge”?”
Technology and You: How Digital Devices and Applications affect Work and Non-Work Performance and Health
Mentor: Dr. Soo Min Toh Project Description How does the work and non-work domains of your life interact to influenceContinue reading “Technology and You: How Digital Devices and Applications affect Work and Non-Work Performance and Health”
Understanding how drivers respond to dangerous situations
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Wolfe Project Description If you are driving down the road and someone steps into the road aheadContinue reading “Understanding how drivers respond to dangerous situations”
Learning, memory, and reasoning: the mutual interplay of cognition’s key mechanisms
Mentor: Dr. Michael Mack Project Description Our ability to learn, reason, and remember often go hand-in-hand. However, scientific research hasContinue reading “Learning, memory, and reasoning: the mutual interplay of cognition’s key mechanisms”
Research and Practice Partnership: Building Awareness and Increasing Social Emotional Capacity in the Early Years (RAISE)
Mentor: Dr. Tina Malti Project Description Child emotional and behavioral challenges are a significant health issue in Canada and areContinue reading “Research and Practice Partnership: Building Awareness and Increasing Social Emotional Capacity in the Early Years (RAISE)”
Diaspora Communities Organizing in Response to Disasters
Mentor: Dr. Ryann Manning Project Description Diaspora communities – individuals who identify with and retain a connection to their countryContinue reading “Diaspora Communities Organizing in Response to Disasters”
Responses to Feeling Invisible
Mentor: Dr. Becca Neel Project Description People want to belong and to be valued by others, but sometimes, that desireContinue reading “Responses to Feeling Invisible”
Evaluating eye-movement and brain imaging indicators that predict dementia in healthy older adults
Mentor: Dr. Rosanna Olsen Project Description Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating and costly neurodegenerative illness. A major barrier toContinue reading “Evaluating eye-movement and brain imaging indicators that predict dementia in healthy older adults”
Meaningful Interactions with Friends
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Page-Gould Project Description Taken on the whole, interacting with other people – even virtually – seems fundamentalContinue reading “Meaningful Interactions with Friends”
Children and adults’ thinking about possible, improbable, and impossible events
Mentor: Dr. Samuel Ronfard Project Description Unlike older children and adults, preschool children typically judge improbable events, such as makingContinue reading “Children and adults’ thinking about possible, improbable, and impossible events”
Memory Organization and Development
Mentor: Dr. Meg Schlichting Project Description Past work suggests that the memories of children, adolescents, and adults differ in manyContinue reading “Memory Organization and Development”
Personality Traits, Financial Literacy, and Financial Decision-Making Among University Students
Mentor: Dr. Marc A. Fournier Project Description This study will examine the relationships between personality traits, financial literacy, and financialContinue reading “Personality Traits, Financial Literacy, and Financial Decision-Making Among University Students”
Changing social roles: how manipulating gene expression alters social behaviour in eusocial naked mole-rats
Mentor: Dr. Melissa Holmes Project Description Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber, NMRs) are an exceptional species for studying the neural mechanismsContinue reading “Changing social roles: how manipulating gene expression alters social behaviour in eusocial naked mole-rats”
Language and Cognitive Development
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Project Description Long before children learn to tie their shoes or ride a bike, they learnContinue reading “Language and Cognitive Development”
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Belonging – What Does it all Mean?
Mentor: Dr. Sonia Kang Project Description Buzzwords like diversity and inclusion are everywhere these days, as are associated terms likeContinue reading “Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Belonging – What Does it all Mean?”
Memory organization over time
Mentor: Dr. Morgan Barense Project Description A hallmark of human behavior is the recounting of experiences and the retelling ofContinue reading “Memory organization over time”
Do you see what I see? Understanding individual differences in visual space perception
Mentor: Dr. Anna Kosovicheva Project Description We often have to make difficult perceptual judgments about where objects are located inContinue reading “Do you see what I see? Understanding individual differences in visual space perception”
Happiness Inequality
Mentor: Dr. Felix Cheung Project Description Disparity in key life outcomes is unfortunately ubiquitous. Happiness inequality refers to the extentContinue reading “Happiness Inequality”
Morality, politics, social class, motivation and cognition
Mentor: Dr. Spike W. S. Lee Project Description Broadly speaking, our lab investigates-(1) mental contents that matter for social lifeContinue reading “Morality, politics, social class, motivation and cognition”
Exploring the structure of emotions in everyday life in Syrian-origin youth who have recently resettled in the Netherlands
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Chung Project Description Daily diary and experience sampling studies have provided exciting insights into how people experienceContinue reading “Exploring the structure of emotions in everyday life in Syrian-origin youth who have recently resettled in the Netherlands”
Self-Categorization in the Workplace
Mentor: Dr. Geoffrey Leonardelli Project Description Although Canada’s leaders may envision humans and robots collaborating for the sake of society,Continue reading “Self-Categorization in the Workplace”
Musical movement in childhood
Mentor: Dr. Laura Cirelli Project Description Some music just makes us want to move, whether dancing with a crowd atContinue reading “Musical movement in childhood”
Singlehood and well-being
Mentor: Dr. Geoff MacDonald Project Description My lab is studying various dimensions of singlehood that may contribute to well-being. OurContinue reading “Singlehood and well-being”
Social Class and Cooperation
Mentor: Dr. Stéphane Côté Project Description Do people from the same social class background cooperate more with each other thanContinue reading “Social Class and Cooperation”
Attitudes and Preferences in Social Contexts
Mentor: Dr. William Cunningham Project Description Our lab broadly focuses on a variety of questions pertaining to (1) why peopleContinue reading “Attitudes and Preferences in Social Contexts”
Ambiguous Bias
Mentor: Dr. Laura Doering Project Description Large-scale surveys and audit studies demonstrate that lower-status groups (women, racial minorities, etc.) experienceContinue reading “Ambiguous Bias”
A systematic review of memory in Parkinson’s Disease
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Duncan Project Description Memory deficits are a commonly reported non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s Disease. The exact patternContinue reading “A systematic review of memory in Parkinson’s Disease”