Grad Alumni

Dr. Sophia Tran 

Sophia Tran

​PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Drawing Benefits Memory and Comprehension By Establishing and Strengthening the Link Between Verbal and Visual Percepts 

Current Title: Killam Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Alberta

Patrick Tsapoitis 

Patrick Tsapoitis

​Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: The Limited Role of Attention in the Production Effect: Converging Evidence from Behavioural and Computational Methods

Current Title: Lab Manager at the University of Waterloo

Dr. Yadurshana Sivashankar

YaduSivashankar

​PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Identifying the Relative Contribution of Motoric and Cognitive Engagement on Spatial Memory

Current Title: Connected Minds Postdoctoral Researcher at York University

Dr. Pelin Tanberg

PelinTan

​PhD in Cognition

Thesis Title: Intentional Forgetting: The Role of Retrieval in Encoding

Current Title: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto

Dr. Brady Roberts

Brady Roberts

​PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: On Memory for Everyday Symbols

Current Title: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago

Adam Cox

AdamCox

Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Long-Term Consequences of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Younger Adults on Cognitive Performance and Emotional Regulation: Comparisons with Older Adults

Current Title: Concussion Research Lab Associate at Royal Ottawa Mental Health Hospital and CHEO Research Institute

Dr. Ryan Yeung

Ryan Yeung

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: The Persistence of Involuntary Memory: Analyzing Phenomenology, Links to Mental Health, and Content

Current Title: Schmidt AI Fellowship at Baycrest Hospital: Rotman Research Institute

Dr. Christopher M. Lee

Chris Lee

​PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Context reinstatement reconsidered: Investigating boundary conditions of the effect

Current Title: Research and Graduate Program Coordinator at the University of Toronto

Dr. Melissa Meade

Melissa Meade

​PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: The benefits and boundary conditions of drawing on episodic memory

Current Title: Assistant Professor at Huron at Western University

Dr. Jeffrey Wammes

Jeff Wammes

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: On the mnemonic benefits of drawing

Current Title: Assistant Professor at Queen’s University

Bethany Delleman

Bethany Delleman

​Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Influence of anxiety on memory and confidence

Current Title: Research Coordinator at McMaster University

Dr. Fahad Ahmad

Fahad Ahmad

Research associate, PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Wilfred Laurier University

Thesis Title: Associative memory in younger and older adults

Dr. Shahnaz Koji

Shahnaz with papers

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Remembering faces in different places: influence of context on face memory

Current Title: Managing Director at Vibrant Minds & CPA Psychology Careers and Professionals section Head

Dr. Jennifer Tomaszczyk

Jennifer Tomacyyzk

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Mechanisms of the aging-related positivity effect in memory and attention

Current Title: Science Associate at Krembil Research Institute

Dr. Lana Ozen

Lana Ozen

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Investigation of long-term changes after mild head injury using novel and sensitive measures

Current Title: Research Associate at the University of Victoria's Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health

Dr. Erin Skinner

Erin Skinner

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: The influence of study context on recollection: Cognitive, neural, and age-related processes

Current Title: Professor & Chair at Langara College

Dr. Stacey L. Danckert

Stacey L. Danckert

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: The interaction between retrieval and encoding processes in memory

Current Title: Co-Director at the Waterloo Region Environmental Network

Harm Kelly

Harm Kelly

Master's in Cognitive Neuroscience

Thesis Title: Relationship between cardiovascular health and the brain in the aging population.

Current: Attained certification to work with developmentally delayed individuals

Tracee J. Francis

Masters of Science

Thesis Title: Memory in bilinguals

Current Title: Clinical Psychologist in private practice