Lab Director
Samuel Ronfard, Associate 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
Mia Radovanovic, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Lab Member since September 2025
Email: m.radovanovic@mail.utoronto.ca
Website: https://radovanovicm.github.io/website/
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
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
Afeefa Muskan, Lab Coordinator
Psychology Specialist and Biology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: afeefa.muskan@mail.utoronto.ca
Emily Clark, Lab Coordinator
Neuroscience Specialist, Minor in Biomedical Communications, 2027
Lab Member since July 2025
Email: Emilyb.clark@mail.utoronto.ca
Maira Salman, Lab Coordinator
Psychology Specialist, 2027
Lab Member since May 2023
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
Dhruti Bhatti, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026
Lab Member since April 2024
Aleena Mahveesh, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology & Biology Major, 2028
Lab Member since May 2025
Vedika Awtani, Experimenter Coordinator
Psychology and Criminology, Law, and Society Majors, 2027
Lab Member since July 2025
Email: Vedika.awtani@mail.utoronto.ca
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Misa Tran, Experimenter Coordinator
Neuroscience Specialist, Minor in Biomedical Communications, 2028
Lab Member since September 2025
Email: Misa.Tran@mail.utoronto.ca
Current Research Assistants
Farah Ismail, Research Assistant
Psychology and Communication, Culture, Information & Technology Major, 2027
Lab Member since April 2024
Email: farahsamehz.ismail@mail.utoronto.ca
Erum Uppel, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, Biology and English Minor, 2026
Lab Member since September 2025
Email: erum.uppel@mail.utoronto.ca
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Zhenyu (Jenny) Wang, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, Environmental Ethics Major, Environmental Studies Minor, 2025
Lab Member since October 2025
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Anna John, Research Assistant (Independent Research Project)
Psychology Major, Anthropology and Sociology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since October 2025
Email: anna.john@mail.utoronto.ca
Claudia Agozzino, Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Forensic Psychology Specialist, 2028
Lab Member since May 2026
Alin Görgülü, Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Psychology Major, 2029
Lab Member since May 2026
Cyrenius Yuen, Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Forensic Psychology Specialist, 2029
Lab Member since May 2026
Sharleen Bains, Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Biology for Health Sciences & Psychology Major and Religion Minor, 2027
Lab Member since May 2026
Aseyah Safi,Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Forensic Psychology Specialist, 2028
Lab Member since May 2026
Email: aseyah.safi@mail.utoronto.ca
Ikhlas Abdulahi,Research Assistant (Research Opportunity Program)
Psychology Specialist and Forensic Science Minor, 2027
Lab Member since May 2026
Outreach Team
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Anna John, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Major, Anthropology and Sociology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since October 2025
Email: anna.john@mail.utoronto.ca
Sumehra Mamum, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Major and Art History Minor, 2028
Lab Member since May 2026
Email: sumehra.mamun@mail.utoronto.ca
Gabriella Christo, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Specialist, 2028
Lab Member since May 2026
Email: g.christo@mail.utoronto.ca
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