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Lab Director
Samuel Ronfard, Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga
Email: samuel.ronfard@utoronto.ca
Website: www.samuelronfard.com
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
Esther Portillo-Cisneros, Lab Coordinator
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2023
Lab Member since August 2020
Email: esther.portillocisneros@mail.utoronto.ca
Rachel Lipson, Lab Coordinator
Neuroscience Specialist, Psychology Major, & Philosophy of Science Minor, 2024
Lab Member since May 2021
Email: rachel.lipson@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
Kyli Kindree, Experimenter Coordinator
Biology and Psychology Major, Education Studies Minor, 2025
Lab Member since May 2022
Email: kyli.kindree@mail.utoronto.ca
Marta Mhanna, Recruitment Coordinator
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: marta.mhanna@mail.utoronto.ca
Current Research Assistants
Rami Younis, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2022
Email: rami.younis@mail.utoronto.ca
Hannah Ang, Research Assistant
Psychology and Technology, Coding, and Society (TCS) Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: hannah.ang@mail.utoronto.ca
Maira Salman, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, Biology and French Studies Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: maira.salman@mail.utoronto.ca
Zoha Yousuf, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: zoha.yousuf@mail.utoronto.ca
Rebeca Reyes Salazar, Research Assistant
Psychology and Biology Major, 2025
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: rebeca.reyes@mail.utoronto.ca
Gabriella Di Maio, Research Assistant
Psychology Major, 2027
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: gabriella.dimaio@mail.utoronto.ca
Linh Pham, Research Assistant
Psychology and Criminology, Law and Society Major, Statistics Minor, 2025
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: ngocphuonglinh.pham@mail.utoronto.ca
Afeefa Muskan, Research Assistant
Psychology Specialist and Biology Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: afeefa.muskan@mail.utoronto.ca
Deanna Huestis, Research Assistant
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2025
Lab Member since May 2024
Marketing Team
Kanupreet Arora, Outreach Assistant
Geographical Information Systems and Statistics Major and Computer Science Minor, 2027
Lab Member since May 2023
Email: kanupreetarora.arora@mail.utoronto.ca
Abeer Mumtaz, Outreach Assistant
Psychology and Biology for Health Sciences Major, and Biomedical Communications Minor, 2023
Lab Member since September 2023
Email: abeer.mumtaz@mail.utoronto.ca
Nicole Tran, Outreach Assistant
Psychology Major and History of Religions and Sustainability Minor, 2026
Lab Member since May 2024
Email: nicole.tran@mail.utoronto.ca
Lab Artist Team
Farah Ismail, Lab Artist
Psychology and CCIT Major, 2027
Lab Member since April 2024
Dhruti Bhatti, Lab Artist
Psychology and Sociology Major, 2026
Lab Member since April 2024
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