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Lab Director

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

Postdoctoral Fellows

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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 

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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 

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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

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

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

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Deanna Huestis, Junior Recruitment Coordinator

Psychology and Sociology Major, 2025

Lab Member since May 2024

Email: Deanna.huetis@mail.utoronto.ca

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

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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

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

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

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

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Dhruti Bhatti, Recruitment Coordinator

Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026

Lab Member since April 2024

Email: dhruti.bhatti@mail.utoronto.ca

Current Research Assistants

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Fernanda Valdivia, Research Assistant

Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2026

Lab Member since July 2024

Email: fernanda.valdivia@mail.utoronto.ca

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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

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Taziya Lalani, Research Assistant

Forensic Psychology Specialist, Biology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2025

Email: taziya.lalani@mail.utoronto.ca

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Aleena Mahveesh, Research Assistant

Psychology & Biology  Major, 2028
Lab Member since May 2025

Email: Aleena.mahveesh@mail.utoronto.ca

Outreach Assistant

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Lama Ammane, Outreach Assistant

Political Science and Economics Major, 2026

Lab Member since Winter 2025

Email: lama.ammane@mail.utoronto.ca

Lab Artist Team

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

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Dhruti Bhatti, Lab Artist 

Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026

Lab Member since April 2024

Email: dhruti.bhatti@mail.utoronto.ca

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