Lab Director

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

Postdoctoral Fellowship

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 

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

Samantha Cottrell, Senior Lab Member
Psychology Specialist, 2021
Lab Member since May 2019
Email: samantha.cottrell@mail.utoronto.ca

Esther Portillo-Cisneros, Lab Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2023
Lab Member since August 2020
Email: esther.portillocisneros@mail.utoronto.ca

Current Research Assistants

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

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

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

Taha Bosch, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology For Health Science Major, 2023
Lab Member since September 2021
Email: taha.bosch@mail.utoronto.ca

Jessica Hira, Research Assistant
Neuroscience Specialist and Biology For Health Science Major, 2023
Lab Member since February 2022
Email: jessica.hira@mail.utoronto.ca

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

May Khaled, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Science Major, 2023
Lab Member since May 2022
Email: may.khaled@mail.utoronto.ca

Shefali Bhalla, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Science Major, 2023
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: shefali.bhalla@mail.utoronto.ca

Jawahir Mohamed, Research Assistant
Psychology Specialist and Biology Minor, 2023
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: jawahir.mohamed@mail.utoronto.ca

Christi Markos, Research Assistant
Psychology Specialist and Education Studies Minor, 2023
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: christi.markos@mail.utoronto.ca

Andreea Mota, Research Assistant
Psychology Specialist, 2023
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: andreea.mota@mail.utoronto.ca

Mozna Ibrahim, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2024
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: mozna.ibrahim@mail.utoronto.ca

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

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

Marketing Team

Ana Beatriz Porto, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Major, Linguistics and Business, Science and Entrepreneurship Minor, 2025
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: anab.porto@mail.utoronto.ca

Yufei (Silvan) Yang, Outreach Assistant
Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology (CCIT) and Technology, Coding, and Society (TCS) Major, Cinema Studies Minor, 2025
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: silvanyufei.yang@mail.utoronto.ca

Lab Artist

Corrin Doucette, Lab Artist
Forensic Psychology Specialist and Biology Minor, 2022
Lab Member since January 2022
Email: corrin.doucette@mail.utoronto.ca

Lab Alumni