My academic interests fall within the lines of cognitive neuroscience and neural engineering, my goal is to both gain a deeper understanding into the neural correlates of consciousness and behavior, and potentially develop new technologies that will revolutionize the field. I was always fascinated by life in a sense that non living material can govern itself in a way that creates a structure able to comprehend its own existence and uncovering the intricate details of neurological function is the ultimate goal for my career. The current project I am working on with Dr. Sokolowski and Dr. Hawes is a meta-analysis of visual and spatial imagery referring to the mind’s ability to manifest vivid images and process transformations internally. It will shed light on what we currently know about the underlying processes and regions associated with such processing with hopes of defining collectively key areas that individual studies have struggled to pinpoint for years. My non academic interests include learning about other disciplines such as space, philosophy, and medicine, multimedia content manipulations through tools such as photoshop and premiere pro, and video games. When I’m not engaging in these I typically spend time with people around me, listen to music and enjoy casual shopping.

I am interested in how cognitive and social factors influence behaviour and learning. I am currently working with Dr. Sokolowski and fellow research assistant Sofia on a meta-analysis investigating the social influences of math anxiety. Specifically, the degree to which parent, teacher, peer and sibling math anxiety affects the development of one’s own math anxiety, or how it impacts their math achievement. I am honoured to work in the lab and further explore my research interests! In my free time you can find me binging tv shows while knitting up a sweater, or playing some obscure video game!