Lab Members

Larissa Predy

Larissa Predy is a 3rd year PhD student. She completed her BA Honours in Psychology at Vancouver Island University in 2008, and her Master’s in School Psychology at the University of British Columbia in 2012. After working for a number of years as a school and registered psychologist in BC and AB, she has returned to complete her PhD. Her interests are in early development of executive functions in the context of intellectual abilities and psychopathology.

Vrushali Rao Gumnur

Vrushali Rao Gumnur is a 3rd year PhD student. She completed her BSc and MSc in Biology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. Her research interests focus on factors influencing decision making, how context affects executive function and emotional control, and how interacting processes develop in childhood.

Aizle Nyn Bernardo

Aizle Nyn Bernardo is a 4th year BSc Honours Psychology student. She is mainly interested in the underlying factors and manifestation of resilience in children. Her goal is to have a career where she can apply the knowledge and skills she has learned throughout her time in university.

Jenny Le

Jenny Le is a 4th year BSc Honours Psychology student and the lab website creator/coordinator. Her research interests focus on looking at how executive function contributes to parenting practices. She plans to complete graduate school in psychology.

Viktoria Wuest

Viktoria Wuest is a 4th year BSc Honours Psychology student. Her research interests focus on looking at the influence of different genes and gene x environment interactions on the development of executive function in childhood. She plans to complete graduate school in psychology.

Hana Graham

Hana Graham is a 1st year BSc Elementary Education After-Degree student. She completed her BSc Honours in Neuroscience at the University of Alberta last year. Her research interests focus on child development and educational outcomes. She plans to continue her studies in elementary education.

Megha Jose

Megha Jose is a 4th year BSc Specialization Psychology and PSYCO 496 student. She is interested in the development of executive function in young children and the factors of varying levels of functions across different populations. Her goal is to pursue graduate school in psychology or law.

Rimsha Phulpoto

Rimsha Phulpoto is a 4th year BSc Honours Neuroscience student. She is interested in childhood development, both cognitively (executive function) and physically (speech and motor skills), as well as developmental disorders. Her goal is to obtain a career in healthcare.

Darby Gynane

Darby Gynane is a 4th year BSc Specialization Psychology and PSYCO 496 student. She is interested in parenting strategies to improve childhood executive function development. Her goal is to obtain a career in clinical psychology.

Arshdeep Rattol

Arshdeep Rattol is a 4th year BSc Specialization Psychology and PSYCO 496 student. Her research interests focus on the influence of early social interaction and parenting styles on cognitive development in children. She plans to complete graduate studies in psychology.

Michelle Wu

Michelle Wu is a 4th year BSc Honours Neuroscience student. Her research interests focus on the neural basis of executive function, specifically how it changes across time. She plans to complete medical school or a master's in neuroscience or public health.

Julie Olsen

Julie Olsen is a 3rd year BSc Honours Psychology student. Her research interests focus on developmental and child psychology, and is working on the PACE study.

Jenna Cross

Jenna Cross is in her final year of the BEd Elementary Education After-Degree program. She completed her BSc with a major in Psychology and minor in Linguistics in 2019, and is currently a PSYCO 496 student. Her research interests focus on early childhood education, speech and language development, and resiliency. She plans to pursue a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.

Alexandria Fernandez

Alexandria Fernandez graduated from the BSc Specialization Psychology program in 2020 and was a PSYCO 496 student, and is currently a volunteer in the lab. Her research interests focus on child psychology, specifically speech and language development. She would like to be a Speech-Language Pathologist someday.

Karina Kaur

Karina Kaur is a 4th year BSc Specialization Psychology student and a PSYCO 496 student. Her research interests focus on executive function and attention and how that develops in infants and children. She plans to conduct research based on how mental illness impacts executive and cognitive functioning.

Nancy Tangon

Nancy Tangon is a 3rd year BA Psychology major and a PSYCO 398 student. Her research interests focus on early developmental psychology. She plans to pursue a master's degree in developmental psychology.

Billy Bear

Billy Bear is a long-time lab member. He is interested in the executive function of bears and bear brain development. His goal is to become the first bear professor in psychology.