About Me

I am the Coordinator of the Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST) Research Consultancy at Western University. My job in this role is to support teams of Social Science graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members in conducting research and evaluation for private, non-profit, and government organizations. If you or your organization are interested in discussing potential project ideas, please feel free to contact me.

In addition to my work at NEST, I am an on-call member of the Research and Assessment team at the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB). I am also an Adjunct Research Professor in Western's Department of Psychology and have ongoing research collaborations with Western Law. My work in Psychology focuses on the effects that mindfulness and meditation have on aspects of mental health, decision making, and problem solving. At Western Law, Dr. Thomas Telfer and I have been working to evaluate the student experiences and outcomes associated with a course that we developed on mindfulness and emotional intelligence in the legal profession. Other research areas of interest include the effects that environmental, situational, and individual factors have on wellness and cognition. 

I graduated with a B.Sc. in Psychology and a Minor in Biology from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2013. I then attended Western University, where I was a member of the Minda Lab and the Brain and Mind Institute. I graduated from Western with an M.Sc. in Psychology in 2015 and a Ph.D. in Psychology in 2021.