{"id":3052,"date":"2021-07-19T12:24:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.psychlabs.ryerson.ca\/cal\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3052"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:26:14","slug":"cassandra-skrotzki","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/cal\/portfolio\/cassandra-skrotzki\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassandra Skrotzki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ph.D Student<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cassandra completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts at York University and her Master of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. She joined the Cognitive Aging Lab in September 2018 and is actively pursuing her PhD in the Psychological Science stream at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research primarily focuses on cognitive control mode use in young and older adults and future thinking in cross-cultural populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Awards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awarded the RBC Partnership for Change: Immigrant, Diversity, and Inclusion Project Award, Toronto Metropolitan University (CAD $9,611.84 for 2020-2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Stone, C., Kandasamy, K., Yang, L. (2022). Event segmentation enhances older adults\u2019 reactive cognitive control bias. Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 1-15. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13825585.2022.2134548\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13825585.2022.2134548<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yang, L. &amp; <strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong> (2022). Aging and Goal-Directed Cognition: Cognitive Control, Inhibition, and Motivated Cognition. In K. D. Federmeier &amp; B. Payne (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 77). Elsevier Academic Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gervasio, J., Zheng, S., <strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Pachete, A. (2022). The effect of oral contraceptive use on cortisol reactivity to the trier social stress test: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 136, 105626. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2021.105626\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2021.105626<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lu, J., Moussard, A., Guo, S., Lee, Y., Bidelman, G. M., Moreno, S., <strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Bugos, J., Shen, D., Yao, D., Alain, C. (2022). Music training modulates theta brain oscillations associated with response suppression. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/nyas.14861\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/nyas.14861<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Presentations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Engagement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Givetash, S., Bolton, K., Kandasamy, K., Yang, L. (2022, Dec. 1). <em>Active aging workshop<\/em> [Webinar]. 50+ Programs, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.<br>Yang, L., <strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Stone, C. (2019, April 19). <em>Aging Myths and Active Aging<\/em> . Bernard Betel Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conference Poster Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Kandasamy, K. &amp; Yang, L. (2022, November 17-20). Event Segmentation and Cognitive Control Use. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society 63rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gervasio, J., Zheng, S., <strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Pachete, A. (2022, May 26-29) Oral Contraceptive Pills Blunt Salivary Cortisol Reactivity Relative to Naturally Cycling Females in Response to the Trier Social Stress Test. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Stone, C., Kandasamy, K. &amp; Yang, L.&nbsp; (2022, April 7-10). Investigating the Effect of Event Segmentation on Cognitive Control Use in Young and Older Adults. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Szpunar, K., &amp; Yang, L. (2021, November 4-7). Prospective Cognitions of Chinese Immigrants in Canada: The Self, Country of Origin, and Country of Residence. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Stone, C., &amp; Yang, L. (2021, May 26-27). Spatial Location and Event Segmentation: Enhancing Reactive Cognitive Control Use. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Truong, L., Yang, L. (2020, November 19-21) Age Differences in Cognitive Control: Which Cue Manipulations Matter? Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society 61st Annual Meeting, Houston, TX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Truong, L., Yang, L. (2020, April 16-19) Age differences in cognitive control: the effects of cue dichotomization and distinctiveness. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. (conference canceled)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skrotzki, C.<\/strong>, Stone, C., Yang, L. (2019, November 14-17). The Effect of Cue Salience on Cognitive Control in Younger and Older Adults. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society 60th Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:cskrotzki@torontomu.ca\">cskrotzki@torontomu.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ph.D Student Cassandra completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts at York University and her Master of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. She joined the Cognitive Aging Lab in September 2018 and is actively pursuing her PhD in the Psychological Science stream at Toronto Metropolitan University. 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