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Lab Director
Veronica Whitford, Ph.D.
I am an Associate Professor and NSERC Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). I received my Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from McGill University. Afterward, I completed two post-doctoral fellowships in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. The first was at the University of Western Ontario (Department of Psychology, Brain and Mind Institute), and the second was at Harvard University (Graduate School of Education) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research). I then was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) before joining UNB.
Graduate Students
Narissa Byers
I am a current MA/PhD student in Experimental Psychology. I completed a basic research project, honours thesis, and NSERC USRA internship with Dr. Whitford. While I enjoy a variety of research areas, my main interests are cognitive psychology, mainly reading and executive functioning, with a focus on clinical populations and brain imaging techniques.
Erika Guedea
I am a current MA/PhD student in Experimental Psychology. I completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Texas at El Paso where I investigated bilingual language processing and cognition. Under Dr. Veronica Whitford’s supervision, I continue to expand on this line of research and explore how individual differences in language learning contexts, proficiency, and cognition shape online language processing in both typically and atypically developing populations.
Courtney Stacey
I am an incoming first year graduate student at the University of New Brunswick. I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology, with a specialization in Neuroscience from UNB. I completed my honours thesis with the help of Dr. Whitford and her Language Development Lab. Currently, I am completing an NSERC USRA in Dr. Whitford's lab. Through my professional and personal experiences, I have developed a passion for providing support, education, and motivation for people impacted by various medical obstacles. I feel strongly about the impacts that cognitive disabilities and neurodegenerative disorders have on an individual’s daily activities and quality of life. I plan on investigating experimental psychology, specifically pertaining to cognitive neuroscience.
Undergraduate Students
Sarah MacIsaac
I received my B.A. honours degree in Psychology with a specialization in Neuroscience from UNB in the spring of 2022. Currently, I am the lab manager and a research assistant. Previously, I completed my basic research project and honours thesis with Dr. Whitford. While I enjoy several areas of psychology, I am most passionate about cognition and language. In the fall, I will begin my Master of Clinical Science in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Western Ontario.
Kate MacGregor
I am a 4th year undergraduate student at UNB pursuing a concurrent Arts & Science double degree with an interest in Biology for my B.Sc. and Psychology for my B.A. I worked as a Canada Summer Jobs research assistant in Dr. Whitford’s lab in 2021 and I was awarded an NSERC USRA in her lab for the summer of 2022. I worked as a part-time research assistant in her lab for the 2022-23 academic year. Currently, I hold a student undergraduate research experience award with a biology lab. Here, I am investigating neurodevelopmental processes in zebrafish. Through this experience I hope to explore my curiosity of neuroscience within psychology and biology as well as learn about various experimental techniques.
Victoria Matthews
I am currently working as a research assistant funded through an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Previously, I completed my basic research project and honours thesis with Dr. Whitford while completing my B.Sc. honours degree in Psychology. While I am interested in many areas of psychology, I am most passionate about cognition and language development. I hope to use the skills I have learned from Dr. Whitford to pursue a career in literacy education and curriculum design.
Past Members
Shaila Levi-Hachey: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2023)
Annabelle Strahsberger: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2023)
Madeline Wiseman: Undergraduate honours student, UNB (2022-2023)
Büke Dalkir: Undergraduate basic research student & research assistant, UNB (2022-2023)
Nicole Acupinpin: Undergraduate basic research student & research assistant, UNB (2022-2023)
Gabrielle Levasseur: Undergraduate basic research student & research assistant, UNB (2021-2022)
Emma Toole: Undergraduate research assistant, UNB (2022)
Yara Baroumi: Undergraduate research assistant & basic research student, UNB (2021-2022)
Alaina McInnes: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2021)
Kyle Murphy: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2021)
Samantha Shaw: Undergraduate honours student and research assistant, UNB (2020-2021)
Lauryn Munro: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2020)
Mallory Pittman: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2020)
Clarice Hoe Sue Yeen: Undergraduate basic research student, UNB (2020)
Arti Prajapati: Undergraduate work-study research assistant, UNB (2019-2020)
Astrid Portillo: Clinical Psychology M.A. student, UTEP (2018-2020)
Alejandra Gonzalez: Undergraduate research assistant, UTEP (2018-2019)
Raymond Mendoza: Undergraduate research assistant, UTEP (2018-2019)
Marjorie Rouse: Undergraduate research assistant & independent research student, UTEP (2018-2019)
Yassel Sanchez Romero: Independent research student, UTEP (2018-2019)
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