Students

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

• Post-doctoral Trainees

  • Krystle-Lee Turgeon, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (May 2024 - April 2025). Supervisor.

  • Nigel Mantou Lou, Post-doctoral trainee. Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - August 2019). Now: Assistant professor in Psychology, University of Victoria

• Doctoral Students

  • Harvey Ngoe Kolle, Ph.D. student, Computing Science, University of Alberta (Sept. 2024 - present). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp (CS, University of Alberta).

  • Yimei Zhang, Ph.D. student, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Sept. 2024 - present). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Annie Savard (DISE, McGill). FD2D scholarship, 2024-2026: $60,000.

  • Sasha Li, Ph.D. student, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Jan. 2024 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

  • Mengqian Wu, Ph.D. student, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Jan. 2024 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

  • Jie Gao, Ph.D. student, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Sept. 2023 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

  • Yajie Song, Ph.D. student, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Sept. 2023 - present). Supervisor. FD2D scholarship: $60,000; Clifford Wong: $20,000; Incoming PhD: $30,000.

  • Yajie Song, Ph.D. student, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2022 - August 2023), Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship. Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Ying Cui.

  • Xiaoxiao Liu, Ph.D. student, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2022 - present). Co-supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Ying Cui. 

  • Hao-Yue Jin, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (2020 - present). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Ying Cui. Alberta Innovates 2023-2024; Congress Graduate Merit Awards (CGMAs) 2023; Alberta Education Internship (2023); Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE); GSA travel award 2023 ($500); FGSR Graduate Student Online Conference Award: $500; Alberta Education Internship (2022); Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship.

  • Mahnaz Shojaee, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (October 2021 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

  • Dalia Martinez Cano, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (June 2020 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

  • Yizhu Gao, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (March 2022 - Graduated January 2023). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Researcher, Alberta Education.

  • Chang Lu, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (2018 - Graduated Aug 2021). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Mark Gierl. Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship; Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship; GSA Graduate Student Research Assistant Award; Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE); Canadian Learning Sciences Graduate Student Engagement Award; Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Graduate Students Abroad. Now: Faculty Member, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

  • Fu Chen, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (2017 - Graduated July 2021). Supervisory Committee Member. Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship. Now: Assistant professor, University of Macau.

  • Lily Le, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (2017 - Graduated March 2021). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Registered Psychologist, DiveThru’s Director of Clinical Innovation, Alberta.

  • Lindsey Howard, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (2019 - Graduated February 2020). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Researcher, Alberta Health Services.

  • Stephanie Hayes, Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Graduated September 2018). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Psychologist, Algoma Family Services.

• Master Students

  • Thesis-based Students

    • Khaled Elbastawisy, M.Sc. (Thesis), Computing Science, University of Alberta (Sept. 2024 - present). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp (CS, University of Alberta).

    • Yajing Zhang, M.Sc. (Thesis), Psychology, University of Alberta (April 2022 - present). Supervisory Committee Member.

    • Zexuan (Echo) Pan, M.Ed. (Thesis), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2021 - Oct 2023). Supervisor. Alberta Innovates 2023, Congress Graduate Merit Awards (CGMAs) 2023, Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE), Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship 2022. Now: Doctoral student, University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Marshal Family School of Education and Department of Psychology.

    • Mohammad Karimiabdolmaleki, M.Sc. (Thesis), Computing Science, University of Alberta (Jan. 2021 - Sept. 2022). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp. Now: Data scientist senior consultant, KPMG.

    • Lydia Marion González Esparza, M.Ed. (Thesis), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2020 - Dec 2022). Supervisor. MITACS scholarship. Now: Software developer, JAAK.

    • Christofer Cruz, M.Sc. in Medical Sciences (Thesis), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta (2021 - 2022). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Doctoral student, University of Alberta.

    • Nicholas Denomey, M.Ed. (Thesis), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2019 - 2022). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Doctoral student, University of Alberta.

    • Jordan Southcott, M.Ed. (Thesis), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2019 - Graduated in March 2021). Supervisor. FGSR Graduate Student Online Conference Award. Now: Psychometrician, Multi-Health Systems (MHS) Inc., Toronto, ON.

    • Simran Ghoman, M.Sc. (Thesis) in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (MATCH Student), University of Alberta (Jan. 2019 - Graduated in May 2021). Co-supervisor. CIHR CGS-M, WCHRI graduate studentship, CFUW. Now: Medical student, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine.

    • Emily Zehnder, M.Sc. (Thesis) in Medical Sciences, Pediatrics, University of Alberta (Jan. 2019 - Graduated in June 2020). Supervisory Committee Member. Now: Medical student, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine.

    • Bryce Odell, M.Ed. (Thesis), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2018 - Graduated in Nov. 2019). Supervisor. Co-supervised with Dr. Mark Gierl. Now: Psychometrician, Multi-Health Systems (MHS) Inc., Toronto, ON.

  • Course-based Students

    • Chenxi Zhu, M. Ed., Faculty of Education, McGill University, Sept 2023 - present.

    • Elahe Ghanbarian, Master’s in Human Ecology, University of Alberta (Graduated in 2023), Second Reader.

    • Matthew Sarty, M.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland (Graduated in 2021), Second Reader.

    • Ann-Marie Kelly, M.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland (Graduated in 2021), Second Reader.

    • Junyi Li, M.Ed. (Capping Project), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Graduated in 2021), First Reader.

    • Alexander Diaz, M.Ed. (Capping Project), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Graduated in 2021), First Reader.

    • Jacalyn Neilmeyer, M.Ed. (Capping Project), Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Graduated in 2016), Second Reader. Now: Vice-Principal, Weyburn, SK.

• Graduate Research Assistants

  • Doctoral

    • Yajie Song, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (Sept. 2022 - Aug. 2023)

    • Hao-Yue Jin, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - December 2022)

    • Hao-Yue Jin, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2020 - December 2021)

    • Connie Yuen, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2019 - April 2021) - Queen Elizabeth II Award. Now: assistant professor, Athabasca University.

    • Chang Lu, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2019 - Aug 2021). Now: faculty member, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

    • Connie Yuen, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2018 - March 2019) - Queen Elizabeth II Award. Now: assistant professor, at Athabasca University.

    • Chang Lu, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (January 2018 - March 2019)

    • Krystle-Lee Turgeon, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May 2017 - Aug 2018). Now: Concordia University, Montreal.

    • Connie Yuen, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September - December, 2017) - Queen Elizabeth II Award

    • Majid Nikouee, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - August, 2017)

    • Connie Yuen, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - June 2017) - Queen Elizabeth II Award

    • Alexandra Aquilina, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - June, 2017)

    • Deepak Singh, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May 2017)

    • Majid Nikouee, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September - December, 2016)

    • Connie Yuen, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - August, 2016) - Queen Elizabeth II Award

  • Master

    • Yimei Zhang, Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University (Jan. 2024 - present)

    • Zexuan (Echo) Pan, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May 2022 - April 2023)

    • Bin Tan, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2021 - April 2022)

    • Zexuan (Echo) Pan, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September - December 2021)

    • Jordan Southcott, M.Ed., Research Associate, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - June 2021)

    • Mohammad Karimiabdolmaleki, Computing Science (May - August 2021) 

    • Lydia González Esparza, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2020 - April 2022)

    • Jordan Southcott, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2020 - April 2021)

    • Simran Ghoman, Medical Sciences, Pediatrics, University of Alberta (May 2019 - June 2021)

    • Bryce Odell, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (May - December 2019)

    • Susmita Saha, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September - December 2018)

    • Alexandra Aquilina, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2016 - April 2017)

    • Kriti Khare, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2016 - February 2017)

    • Elizabeth Gange, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (September - December, 2016)

• Undergraduate Students

  • Lea Bormann, B.A. in Cognitive Science, Osnabrück University, Germany, MITACS Globalink Research Internship Award (August - Oct 2023)

  • Patrick Sune, After-Degree B.Ed. Student, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award (May - August 2023)

  • María José Martínez Rodríguez, BA, Facultad de Lenguas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico, MITACS Globalink Research Internship Award (May - August 2022)

  • Hanan Attitalla, B.Ed. Student, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award (May - August 2021)

  • Katie Wolber, B.A., Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Major, Occidental College, CA, USA. MITACS Globalink Research Internship Award (May - August 2021)

  • Poulomi Ganguly, B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Volunteer (April – August, 2020)

  • Pushkar Sabharwal, B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Volunteer (April – August, 2020)

  • Shafa Mazidi, B.Sc., Psychology, University of Alberta (September 2019 - April 2020)

  • Vasyl Volodymyr Kokhan, B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine, MITACS Globalink Research Internship Award (June-September 2019). Now: M.Sc. graduate.

  • Rob MacDonald, B.Sc. student, Psychology, University of Alberta, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award (May - August, 2019). Now: M.Ed. student, Simon Fraser University.

  • Jingwen Yan, B.Sc. student, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, MITACS Globalink Research Internship (July - October, 2018). Now: M.Ed., University of Hong Kong.

  • Leah Hackman, B.Ed. After-degree student, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award (May - August, 2018) 

  • Tasbire Saiyera, B.Sc. student, Psychology, University of Alberta, Research Assistant (January 2018 - August 2019)

  • Steven Chuong, B.Sc. student, Psychology, University of Alberta, Research Assistant (January - August 2018)

  • Tasbire Saiyera, B.Sc. student, Psychology, University of Alberta, Volunteer (September - December 2017)

  • Steven Chuong, B.Sc. student, Psychology, University of Alberta, Volunteer (September - December 2017)

  • Lydia Marion González Esparza, B.Sc. student, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico, Mexico, MITACS Globalink Research Internship (May - August 2017)

  • Noah Shillington, B.Sc. student, Computing Science, University of Alberta (July 2016 - May 2017). Now: Software developer, Amazon.

  • Ava Solez, B.Ed. After-degree student, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award (May - August, 2016). Now: M.Ed. student in Technology Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

• High-School Students

  • Helen Ma, Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology (WISEST), University of Alberta (July - August, 2016)

  • Wadika Faisal, High-School Internship Program (HIP), Computing Science, University of Alberta (July - August, 2016)

THESIS/DISSERTATION EXAMINATION

• Tingting Wang, Ph.D. defense, Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University (Apr 3, 2024)

• Dalia Martinez Cano, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (March 28, 2024)

• Yajing Zhang, M.Sc. in Psychology, Psychology, University of Alberta (Nov 6, 2023) 

• Cara Singh, Ph.D. defense, Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University (Oct 17, 2023)

• Zexuan (Echo) Pan, M.Ed. in Measurement, Evaluation, and Data Science, University of Alberta (June 6, 2023)

• Maliha Sultana, M.Sc. in CS, Computing Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta (April 27, 2023)

• Ammar Hussain Almutawa, Ph.D. in CS defense, School of Computer Science, University of Guelph (April 12, 2023). External examiner.

• Ana Alves Vieira, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (March 27, 2023)

• Yizhu Gao, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (January 9, 2023)

• Lydia Marion González Esparza, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (October 26, 2022)

• Ali Zamani, M.Sc. in CS, Computing Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta (September 12, 2022)

• Mohammad Karimiabdolmaleki, M.Sc. in CS, Computing Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta (June 3, 2022)

• Yizhu Gao, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (May 2, 2022)

• Dalia Martinez Cano, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (April 7, 2022)

• Mahnaz Shojaee, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (Dec 10, 2021)

• Chang Lu, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (Aug 9, 2021)

• Fu Chen, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (July 6, 2021)

• Simran Ghoman, M.Sc. in Medical Sciences, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta (May 26, 2021)

• Lily Le, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (March 26, 2021)

• Jordan Southcott, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (March 15, 2021)

• Chang Lu, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (March 10, 2021)

• Fu Chen, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (Nov 12, 2020)

• Jinnie Shin, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (Nov 5, 2020)

• Vrushali Rao Gumnur, Ph.D. candidacy, Psychology, University of Alberta (October 2020)

• Alicia Orr, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (Aug 2020)

• Lauren Trafford, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (June 2020)

• Emily Zehnder, M.Sc. in Medical Sciences, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta (June 2020)

• Lindsey Howard, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (February 2020)

• Anna Chakravorty, M.A., Art & Design, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta (January 2020)

• Bryce Odell, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (November 2019) 

• Jiaying Xiao, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (August 2019) 

• Gabrielle Pelletier, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (July 2019) 

• Pamela Eberharter, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (May 2019) 

• Brenda Law, M.Sc. in Medical Sciences, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta (April 2019)

• Stephanie Varga, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (April 2019)

• Heather Gautreau, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (February 2019)

• Nigel Mantou Lou, Ph.D. defense, Psychology, University of Alberta (January 2019)

• Alina Lutsyk, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (November 2018)

• Stephanie Hayes, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (September 2018)

• Derek Radford, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (August 2018)

• Lily Le, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (August 2018)

• Majid Nikouee, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (June 2018)

• Jinnie Shin, M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (June 2018)

• Qi Guo, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (April 2018)

• Karon Dragon, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (September 2017)

• Man-Wai Chu, Ph.D. defense, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (February 2017)

• Chantal Labonté, M.Ed., School and Clinical Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (December 2016)

• Angeliki Altani, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (December 2016)

• Qi Guo, Ph.D. candidacy, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta (November 2016)

• Sankalp Prabhakar, M.Sc., Computing Science, University of Alberta (September 2016).