Thuvaraka is in her fourth year of Bsc Honors Psychology minoring in Biology. She recently completed her thesis investigating the role of empathy in children’s perception of social robots in the context of teaching.
Barbara is in her fourth year in BA Honors Psychology minoring in Social Development Studies. She is interested in cognitive and clinical psychology, with a target population of children. She helps with recruitment and coding in the lab.
Mika is entering her 4th year of the Honour's B.Sc. program in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. She is currently completing her Honour's Thesis under the supervision of Dr. Nilsen and Dr. Henderson, in collaboration with the Cognitive Development Lab and the Social Development Lab. Her thesis examines how shyness impacts children’s communication with peers during a collaborative, goal-oriented drawing task. Broadly, Mika is interested in how children express themselves and how psychopathology manifests in childhood and adolescence. She hopes to pursue a career in the field of clinical psychology.