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Lab Director


Samuel Ronfard, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Email: samuel.ronfard@utoronto.ca
Website: www.samuelronfard.com
Postdoctoral Fellows


Kirsten Blakey, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Lab Member since August 2024
Email: kirsten.blakey@utoronto.ca
Graduate Students


Luis de la Viña, Graduate Student
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Lab Member since August 2021
Email: luis.delavina@mail.utoronto.ca


Alexa Sacchi, Graduate Student
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at St. George (External Project)
Lab Member since February 2022
Email: alexa.sacchi@mail.utoronto.ca


F. Ece Özkan, Graduate Student
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: fece.ozkan@mail.utoronto.ca
Senior Lab Members
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Samantha Cottrell, Lab Coordinator
Psychology Specialist, 2021
Lab Member since May 2019
Email: samantha.cottrell@mail.utoronto.ca


Allison Gutierrez, Lab Coordinator
Psychology Major, Biology and Business Minor, 2025
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: allison.gutierrez@mail.utoronto.ca


Kyli Kindree, Experimenter Coordinator
Biology and Psychology Major, Education Studies Minor, 2025
Lab Member since May 2022
Email: kyli.kindree@mail.utoronto.ca


Marta Mhanna, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: marta.mhanna@mail.utoronto.ca


Zoha Yousuf, Junior Experimenter Coordinator
Psychology and Biology Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: zoha.yousuf@mail.utoronto.ca


Afeefa Muskan, Junior Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology Specialist and Biology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: afeefa.muskan@mail.utoronto.ca


Deanna Huestis, Junior Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2024


Giulia Nuvoloni, Junior Recruitment Coordinator
Neuroscience Specialist and Political Science Major, 2027
Lab Member since September 2024
Email: giulia.nuvoloni@mail.utoronto.ca


Kanupreet Arora, Outreach Coordinator
Geographical Information Systems, Statistics Major and Computer Science Minor, 2027
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: kanupreetarora.arora@mail.utoronto.ca
Current Research Assistants


Rami Younis, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: rami.younis@mail.utoronto.ca


Rebeca Reyes Salazar, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: rebeca.reyes@mail.utoronto.ca


Gabriella Di Maio, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, 2027
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: gabriella.dimaio@mail.utoronto.ca


Linh Pham, Research Assistant
Psychology and Criminology, Law and Society Major, Statistics Minor, 2025
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: ngocphuonglinh.pham@mail.utoronto.ca


Fernanda Valdivia, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2026
Lab Member since July 2024


Karl Aquino, Research Assistant
Comparative Physiology Specialist and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2026
Lab Member since August 2024
Email: karl.aquino@mail.utoronto.ca
Outreach Assistants


Lama Ammane, Outreach Assistant
Political Science and Economics Major, 2026
Lab Member since Winter 2025
Email: lama.ammane@mail.utoronto.ca


Pranav Talwar, Outreach Assistant
Biological Chemistry Specialist, 2028
Lab Member since Winter 2025
Lab Artist Team


Farah Ismail, Lab Artist
Psychology and Communication, Culture, Information & Technology Major, 2027
Lab Member since April 2024
Email: farahsamehz.ismail@mail.utoronto.ca


Dhruti Bhatti, Lab Artist
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026
Lab Member since April 2024
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