Ph.D Student

Kelsey is a PhD student in Experimental and Applied Psychology after completing his Master’s degree in 2022. He has previously completed an Honour's undergraduate degree at Carleton University in Forensic Psychology and has a BASc from the University of Lethbridge with majors in Psychology and Sociology. He has been employed in federal law enforcement for the past 17 years, has worked across the country, and is currently policing in Saskatoon. He has received specialized training in many areas of Canadian law enforcement and is a certified instructor in police use-of-force/firearms training. His research interests include memory, witness testimony, police training, police interviewing, organized crime, and human trafficking.  He is also a research associate with the Canadian Society for Evidence-Based Policing.

Ph.D Student

Shaelyn is a first-year Ph.D. student in Experimental and Applied Psychology and completed her Master’s degree at the University of Regina in 2023. Shaelyn received a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship to support her doctoral studies for 2024-2027. In 2019, Shaelyn graduated from the University of Calgary with an honours in a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Shaelyn has extensive research and applied experience. She has worked as a research assistant in several labs and has held volunteer and work roles within the field of forensic psychology. Shaelyn’s Master’s thesis focused on a novel eyewitness lineup technique to use with children and the results are promising for continued research on the technique. Her research interests include the memory and accuracy of witnesses, both children and adults, lawyer interviewing with children, and police interview techniques with children. To read more about Shaelyn you can visit her academic website, https://shaelyncarr.wixsite.com/shaelyncarr. 

MSc Student

Kailey is a first year Master’s student in Experimental and Applied Psychology. In 2024, Kailey graduated from Brandon University with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology and a minor in Biology. Kailey has received a SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship to support her studies for 2024-2026. Kailey has extensive research and applied experience. She has worked as a research assistant for the Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health and has worked as a Mental Health Proctor for Prairie Mountain Health. Kailey’s research interests include interviewing techniques used with children as well as memory and accuracy of witnesses.

MSc Student

Katherine is a second-year Master's student in the Experimental and Applied Psychology program at the University of Regina. She received a SSHRC Canadian Graduate Scholarship to support her graduate studies for 2025-2026. Katherine completed her BA Honours in Psychology with a minor in History, and a Certificate in Forensic Psychology at the University of Regina. Since Spring 2023, she has volunteered, worked as a research assistant, and contributed to research projects in the Child Evidence Lab. Her Master’s thesis examines jury perceptions of cybersex crimes and how factors such as victim age, cybersex crime type, and education influence these perceptions. Her research interests include juror perceptions, cybersex crimes, patterns in crime, and child witnesses.

Honours Student

Eli is a fourth year student in the Honours Program at the University of Regina. He has completed a minor in Kinesiology and a certificate in Forensic Psychology. He’s been a member of the Child Evidence Lab since 2024 while doing volunteer transcribing. He has worked with children in the past, and his current Honours Thesis involves analysis of anchored questions in children’s eyewitness testimony.

Honours Student