Heather Henderson, Ph.D.
I am a Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. I completed my B.Sc. in Psychology at McMaster University and my Ph.D. in Human Development at the University of Maryland-College Park. I joined the faculty at UW in July 2014.
Serena McDiarmid
Serena McDiarmid is a fourth-year doctoral candidate and Vanier Scholar with the Social Development Lab. Serena graduated with a BSc. Hons. in Health Studies & Gerontology from UW, a BEd. from Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Education, and a MASc in Developmental & Communication Science from the UW.
Baamie Dorazahi
Baamie is a first year MA student in the Clinical Psychology program with the Social Development Lab. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an HBSc in Psychology in 2023.
Zoe Florizone
Zoe is the lab coordinator for the Social Development Lab and Cognitive Development Lab at the University of Waterloo. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Queen's University in 2026.
Sarah D. English, Ph.D.
Sarah is a postdoctoral scholar in the Cognitive Development Lab and the Social Development Lab at the University of Waterloo. She recently completed her PhD in Developmental Psychology where she examined the multiple motivations underlying children and adolescents’ use of affiliative language during peer interactions.
Phoebe Macleod Emmer
Emilie Barro
Emilie is a first year MA student in the Social Development Lab. She graduated with a BSc. Hons in Psychology from Mount Allison University in 2025.
Rhyanna Korschin
Rhyanna is a fourth-year Life Sciences Psychology student with a minor in Biology at the University of Waterloo. She is currently completing her Honours Thesis under the supervision of Dr. Henderson.