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Psychological Research
Internal Research Department
Procrastination Team
Muntaha Marjia
Research Lead
Muntaha is a 3rd year biomedical science student at Ryerson. She has developed a miniature exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre, facilitated workshops, and wrote articles on medical topics.ion title
Kundan Ahluwalia
Research Vice Lead
Kundan is a 2nd year psychology, neuroscience, & behaviour – mental health specialization student at McMaster. After discovering the concept of the Felicity app, he was immediately captivated!
Margaret Dao
Research Associate
Margaret Dao is a 3rd year cognitive science of language student at McMaster. She hopes to dive more into the programming and research aspects in her field of studies!
Dana Kukje Zada
Research Associate
Dana is a 3rd year honours biochemistry student at McMaster. She hopes to continue contributing to the fields of scientific research and medicine!
Nazgol Tavakolizadeh
Research Associate
Nazgol is a 3rd year political science student at UBC. She’s extremely passionate about international politics, philosophy, and psychology. Nazgol is also involved in different on-campus organizations.
Motivation Team
Aaron Lio
Research Lead
Aaron is a 1st year engineering student at UofT with a passion for innovative technologies to improve social welfare. He believes the best ideas are created through discussion and critical analysis!
Harshdeep Dhaliwal
Research Lead
Harshdeep is an honours biology, psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour student at McMaster. She’s the blog lead for the Covid-19 Student Support Network, a LIVELab ambassador, etc!
Shakthika Balakrishnan
Research Associate
Shakthika is a 2nd-year student at Waterloo. She is studying Accounting and Financial Management in pursuit of the CPA designation and ultimately wants to go to law school!
Sorina Andrei
Research Associate
Sorina is an honours psychology, neuroscience & behaviour student at McMaster. Her interests encompass clinical and abnormal psychology. She looks forward to working with Felicity!
Learning Strategies Team
Jeffrey Ong
Research Lead
Jeffrey is a biology and psychology student at McMaster. He is interested in gaining more research experience and learning about app development. He has also played guitar for over 10 years now!
Tam Tran
Research Associate
Tam is a 2nd year in life sciences program at UofT. She is fascinated by the field of psychology and looks forward to seeing the Felicity app come to life.
Helen Hsiao
Research Associate
Helen is in her final year studying microbiology and immunology at UBC. Besides her interest in infectious diseases and the immune system, she’s passionate about mental health!
Yasmine Kollar
Research Associate
Yasmine is a 3rd year honours life sciences student at McMaster. Fascinated by the interactions between diverse scientific subfields, Yasmine has developed a great curiosity and passion!
Milena Vujicic
Research Associate
Milena is a 3rd year honours life science student at McMaster. Born in Serbia, she immigrated to Canada eight years ago under a full academic scholarship to pursue her education and passion for science!
Alyssa Wu
Research Associate
Alyssa is in the honours life sciences program at McMaster. Her research interests in academia include studying molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology and improving teaching pedagogy.
Psychological Capital Team
Rida Khan
Research Associate
Rida is a 3rd-year molecular biology and genetics student at McMaster. She’s passionate for healthcare advocacy and hopes to provide accessible healthcare to all people across the globe!
Aljeena Qureshi
Research Lead
Aljeena is a 4th year student in health sciences at McMaster. Her interest in life-long learning began when she founded Skillsphere, an organization equipping high-school students with real-life skills.
Yar Al Dabagh
Research Associate
Yar is a 4th year student in the Honours B.Sc. in neuroscience program at McMaster with a keen interest in research, specifically computational neuroscience!
Well-Being Team
Ami Patel
Research Associate
Ami is an undergraduate student at McMaster, majoring in psychology, neuroscience & behaviour and pursuing a minor in mental health, addiction & society. She’s an aspiring psychologist!
Helen Jo
Research Associate
​Helen is a student at the UofT currently studying life sciences. She hopes to pursue a career in medicine and contribute to making healthcare more approachable and accessible.
Amy Li
Research Associate
Amy is a 2nd-year student who is passionate about social development, volunteerism, and being a foodie! Over the past couple of years, she has immersed herself in her community!
Leena Noorbhai
Research Associate
Leena is a chemical and bioengineering student at McMaster. She is interested in learning about the complex psychology behind mental health and productivity.
External Research Advisory
Interventions Contributors
Dr. Tim Pychyl
External Research Advisor
From Carleton University, Dr. Pychyl focuses on volitional action in procrastination with relations to well-being with several books and numerous publications within the field.
Dr. Anne Wilson
External Research Advisor
From Wilfrid Laurier University, Dr. Wilson is the Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology, and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Successful Societies program.
Dr. James E. Maddux
External Research Advisor
From the University of Alabama, Dr. Maddux works within clinical psychology and has been a member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards' Examination Committee for 10 years.
Dr. Ashley Waggoner Denton
External Research Advisor
From the University of Toronto, Dr. Denton is an associate professor and teaching stream & acting associate chair for the undergraduate studies in the psychology department.
Dr. Matthew Smith
External Research Advisor
From Buckinghamshire New University in the United Kingdom, Dr. Smith is an associate professor specializing in positive psychology, applied social psychology, and exceptional human experience.
Dr. Carolyn Youssef-Morgan
External Research Advisor
From Bellevue University, Dr. Youssef-Morgon is considered an authoritative figure within psychological capital with two forefront books.
Clinician Jian Yang
External Research Advisor
From the University Health Network (UHN), Jian Yang is a mental health clinician with Toronto Western Hospital's Asian Initiative in Mental Health working in early intervention in psychosis programs.
Motivation
Learning Strategies
Well-Being
Psychological Capital
External Advisory
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