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
Afeefa Muskan, Lab 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
Gabriella Di Maio, Experimenter Coordinator
Psychology Major, 2027
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: gabriella.dimaio@mail.utoronto.ca
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
Farah Ismail, Experimenter Coordinator
Psychology and Communication, Culture, Information & Technology Major, 2027
Lab Member since April 2024
Email: farahsamehz.ismail@mail.utoronto.ca
Dhruti Bhatti, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026
Lab Member since April 2024
Current Research Assistants
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
Taziya Lalani, Research Assistant
Forensic Psychology Specialist, Biology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2025
Aleena Mahveesh, Research Assistant
Psychology & Biology Major, 2028
Lab Member since May 2025
Outreach Assistant
Lama Ammane, Outreach Assistant
Political Science and Economics Major, 2026
Lab Member since Winter 2025
Email: lama.ammane@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