Profiles

I am a Professor in the Department 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.

4B BSc Honours Health Studies, Co-op with Pre-Clinical Specialization and Aging Studies Option

4th year, Honours Arts Psychology with a minor in Sociology

4A term Faculty of Science Honours Psychology.

4B, Psychology (Science), Honours, Co-op, Biology minor 

3A Bachelor of Arts in Honours Psychology 

4B Honours Arts, Psychology Co-op, with Research Intensive Specialization and Legal Studies Minor.

Cali is conducting research on the association between self-referential processing and social competence in 9- to 12-year-old children and whether this association is mediated by affective theory of mind abilities.

3A, Honours Science, Psychology Co-op with a minor in Medical Physiology, Co-op Research Certificate 

Elaria holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies from the University of Waterloo. She conducted her thesis under the guidance of Dr. Uzma Rehman and now serves as a Research Coordinator for the Social Development Lab and the Cognitive Development Lab. Elaria's future aspirations include pursuing graduate studies in clinical psychology with a focus on researching socio-emotional development in children and adolescents.

Completed Bachelors of Arts in Honours Psychology with the Research Intensive Specialization and minor in Human Resource Management.

Linda is a research affiliate of the Social Development Lab at the University of Waterloo. She received her MA in Developmental Psychology in 2021 at the University of Waterloo and her BSc in Biomedical Science in 2017 at the University of Guelph. Linda began the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology program at the University Guelph in September 2022. 

McLennon is a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology at the University of Waterloo. He completed his B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (Grenfell Campus) in April 2016.

Mya is a graduate student in the MA Developmental Psychology program at the University of Waterloo. She completed her B.Sc. (Hons) at Dalhousie University in 2021.

3A Honours Arts, Psychology with a Research Intensive Specialization and a minor in Gender Studies

Nadine completed her Bachelor of Science in Health Studies and a minor in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. She is currently completing her MA in Developmental Psychology, co-supervised by Dr. Heather Henderson and Dr. Stephanie Denison. Her research uses mobile eye-tracking to examine parent and child problem-solving and joint attention during challenging tasks.

3A Honours Arts and Business student with a major in Psychology, Research Intensive Specialization.

4A Honours Health Science and Psychology 

Sarah is a PhD student in Developmental Psychology at the University of Waterloo. She completed the MASc program in 2021. Sarah earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Mount Allison University in 2019, where she returned to complete her Honours Certificate in Psychology in 2020.

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.

4B, Honours Arts and Business, Psychology Co-op. 

Sucheta's honours thesis aims to investigate how shyness in children affects peer perception and whether effective conversational skills in shy children serves as a protective factor when evaluated by their peers.

4A, Honours Science, Psychology Co-op