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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 Fellowship

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Ashley Ransom, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga 
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: ashley.ransom@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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Esther Portillo-Cisneros, Lab Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2023
Lab Member since August 2020
Email: esther.portillocisneros@mail.utoronto.ca

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Rachel Lipson, Lab Coordinator
Neuroscience Specialist, Psychology Major, & Philosophy of Science Minor, 2024
Lab Member since May 2021
Email: rachel.lipson@mail.utoronto.ca

Julia Hu, Experimenter Coordinator
Psychology Specialist, 2024
Lab Member since September 2021
Email: julia.hu@mail.utoronto.ca

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Yiannie Lin, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology Major, Education and Society and Environmental Geography Minor, 2024
Lab Member since September 2021
Email: yiannie.lin@mail.utoronto.ca

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

Current Research Assistants

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

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

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Hannah Ang, Research Assistant
Psychology and Technology, Coding, and Society (TCS) Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: hannah.ang@mail.utoronto.ca

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Maira Salman, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, Biology and French Studies Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: maira.salman@mail.utoronto.ca

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

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

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Natalia Escobar-Mesa, Research Assistant
Psychology and Management Major, Education Studies Minor, 2025
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: natalia.escobarmesa@mail.utoronto.ca

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

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

Marketing Team

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Kanupreet Arora, Outreach Assistant
Geographical Information Systems and Statistics Major and Computer Science Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: kanupreetarora.arora@mail.utoronto.ca

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Abeer Mumtaz, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Major, and Biology and Biomedical Communications Minor, 2023
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: abeer.mumtaz@mail.utoronto.ca

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