Education
- PhD in Developmental Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2024
- MA in Developmental Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2019
- BA (Honours) in Psychology, York University, 2016
Teaching Interests
- Human psychology and development across the lifespan
- Mental health, wellbeing, and personality
- Culture, identity, and psychology
- Artificial intelligence, technology, and behaviour
- Research design, statistics, and data analysis
- Applied and professional practice in human services
- Culturally responsive and trauma-informed teaching
Research Interests
- Human development in the age of artificial intelligence
- Digital wellbeing and the psychology of technology use
- How people form judgments and make decisions in information-rich environments
- Belonging and adjustment among newcomer and minority communities
- Language, culture, and learning
- Mixed-methods and longitudinal research design, and program evaluation
Service & Engagement
- Peer reviewer for international psychology and education journals
- Abstract reviewer for international academic conferences
- Co-supervisor of undergraduate theses and supervisor of practicum placements
- Session organiser for international academic symposia
- Speaker at more than twenty international scientific and community conferences
- Community-based research partner with minority-serving organisations
Summary
Dr. Ali Jasemi is a behavioural scientist, and a university lecturer based in Toronto, Canada, with a PhD in Developmental Psychology. He studies how people grow, learn, and stay well as AI and new technology reshape everyday life. His peer-reviewed research on learning, culture, and adjustment appears in international journals including Frontiers in Communication, and the International Journal of Bilingualism, and he contributes to edited scholarly volumes. He has served as Co-Principal Investigator on a national partnership grant and leads multi-year longitudinal, mixed-methods research. He writes for several outlets, including The Conversation, where his work is republished internationally by major news outlets, and he is interviewed by national and international broadcast media.
Dr. Jasemi has taught more than twenty courses across eight Ontario universities and colleges, applying culturally responsive pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, and trauma-informed practice, and has designed courses across developmental, social, and applied psychology, including one of Ontario's first university courses on AI and adolescent mental health. Alongside his academic work he advises organisations on learning, behaviour change, and the human impact of technology. He has led multidisciplinary teams and brings over a decade of applied experience in community mental health and rehabilitation to his teaching and research. He speaks five languages.